Njambi McGrath

Njambi tackles some big issues in this highly entertaining special - told via her experiences of moving from Kenya to New York City to inform the audience whilst also delivering big laughs.

Njambi’s darkly comic, bittersweet ode to her abusive father is hard hitting comedy at its best. Spanning global topics like colonialism, the wealth divide, and Trump’s wall to the more intimate hilarity found within a family wedding, Njambi takes us on a rollercoaster that will make you laugh (and probably cry) at every turn.

In the era when the British people are re-examining who they are as a people, and in relation to the rest of the world, Njambi scrutinises her own story; from the other side of the empire. Expect brilliantly observed political jibes, cracking one-liners and surprising punchlines from this inimitable rising star.

The night before Njambi McGrath’s wedding, her English mother-in-law whispered in her ear a well-intended if not bizarre compliment ‘at lease you are not black black'. Black Black is a ground breaking show that’s educational, funny and spell binding. It’s a brave spotlight on issues rarely spoken of and the impact colonialism had on Njambi’s grandmother, family and tribe in colonial Kenya.

A cutting edge voice in comedy, Kenyan-British comic McGrath offers acerbic takes on living in a white neighborhood, the British Empire, and more.