Sharon Wanjohi
- English
- Stand-up comedian, actor and writer
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Sharon Wanjohi interview
We caught up with Sharon to talk about the Funny Women Awards, why truth can be funny and her comedy wife Abbie Edwards.
Funny Women, 14th December 2021Funny Women 2021 final review
One word for Lara Ricote: Wow! The Mexican-born, Dutch-based comic exploded onto the vast stage with several megawatts of vibrant energy - an electric presence for funny, sparkly, self-deprecating stories of her sexual inexperience. Her funny bones are apparent, and she has a well-used knack for physical comedy, too. It was instantly obvious she would be the one to beat... but no one could. Her victory was surely a runaway one.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 24th September 2021Funny Women Awards 2021 results
The winners of the Funny Women Awards 2021 are Lara Ricote, Kathryn Bond, Ada Player, Hayley Morris and Sophie Duker.
British Comedy Guide, 24th September 2021Chortle Student Comedy Award final 2021 review
This has not been a good year to be a student, or to be a comedian - and twice as challenging to be both. Yet you would never have guessed there had been such unprecedented disruption from the final of the Chortle Student Comedy Award on Monday night, with the young acts providing as strong a line-up as ever.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 22nd September 2021Funny Women stage award shortlist revealed
In our search for the 10 acts to go through to final of the 2021 Funny Women Stage Award, our team and a select panel of industry judges scored 372 submission videos in multiple stages; two preliminary rounds, 13 virtual heats rounds and four live online semi-finals, all in these crazy times!
Funny Women, 3rd September 2021Chortle Student Comedy Award final to finally happen
Postponed from last year and moved from its usual Edinburgh Fringe home, the event will now take place at the Bloomsbury Theatre in London on September 20, and will be hosted by Mark Watson.
Chortle, 21st July 2021Chortle Student Comedy Award finalists named
The finalists have been named in the week the final should have taken place at the Edinburgh Fringe. Details of what form the final will actually take will be revealed once we know them!
Chortle, 20th August 2020