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Munya Chawawa
Munya Chawawa

Munya Chawawa

  • Writer, comedian, executive producer and actor

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Eddie Kadi, Michelle De Swarte and Munya Chawawa guest in TV Version of Crongton adapted by Archie Maddocks

With a focus on nurturing homegrown talent from across the UK, Crongton held an open casting call on social media for underrepresented young actors.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 19th December 2024

Munya Chawawa: 'There's a dictatorship brewing with Trump'

The in-demand comedian uses parody videos to get his message across in How To Survive A Dictator.

Steven MacKenzie, The Big Issue, 25th October 2024

Remember those cheeky Revolut ads from the summer? The poster campaign that said: "The salary wants out of old banks" and the TV spot with comedian Munya Chawawa trying to pitch his film script in a restaurant, only to find everyone there just wanted to talk about how great online bank Revolut was?

Well, no one's laughing now. Last week the BBC's Panorama found that Revolut was named in more reports of fraud in the last financial year than any of the major high street banks.

Chawawa's ad saying that Revolut "has 24/7 transaction monitoring" now looks a bit silly; likewise, the posters' claim that "the salary wants out of old banks". What "the salary" doesn't want, presumably, is to wind up in a new bank, only to be funnelled out of its rightful owner's Revolut account by fraudsters.

PS - In matters entirely unconnected, Revolut has still not been granted full status as a bank in the UK by the FCA.

Private Eye, 23rd October 2024

Dating Horror Stories sketch show launches on Comedy Central

Comedian Kyrah Gray fronts Dating Horror Stories, an eight-part sketch show for Comedy Central's online channels.

British Comedy Guide, 19th September 2024

Munya Chawawa to satirise election in Radio 4 series

The three-part topical series Munya Chawawa's Election Doom Scroll will launch on BBC Radio 4 on Tuesday 18th June.

British Comedy Guide, 13th June 2024

Munya Chawawa & Morgana Robinson star in animated satire Sweet Dreams

Munya Chawawa, Morgana Robinson and US musical comic Reggie Watts are to star in Sweet Dreams, an interactive, satirical artwork about fast food coming to Manchester in July.

British Comedy Guide, 30th May 2024

Munya Chawawa: "I want to be the Swiss army knife of TV shows - I'm up for all of it"

The comedian on his rise from lockdown sensation to double Bafta nominee, approval from Stormzy and splitting apples with his bare hands.

Tim Lewis, The Observer, 13th April 2024

Chortle Awards 2024 results

Paddy Young, Sam Campbell, Lorna Rose Treen, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, John Kearns, James Acaster, Joe Lycett, Munya Chawawa, Fern Brady and Taskmaster are amongst the winners of the Chortle Awards 2024.

British Comedy Guide, 4th March 2024

Chortle Awards 2024 nominees announced

Julia Masli, Ian Smith, Ahir Shah, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Paddy Young and Sam Campbell are amongst the comedians nominated in the 2024 Chortle Awards.

British Comedy Guide, 8th February 2024

Munya Chawawa, Eddie Kadi & more bring Christmas to BBC Radio 1Xtra

Comedians, including Munya Chawawa, Darren Harriott, Kyrah Gray, Slim, Cassandra Maria and Eddie Kadi, are taking over BBC Radio 1Xtra this Christmas, as they try to find the best joke of 2023.

British Comedy Guide, 15th December 2023

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