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Topic: Comedy

'Red Handed': Heartstrings blends comedy, chaos in story of three troubled couples

By Anjellah Owino   2026-04-28 12:46:22

Heartstrings Entertainment’s Red Handed is a comedy about three couples whose overlapping dinner parties in a dual-timeline staging expose infidelity, deception and strained relationships.

Laughter, lessons: 'Husband for Breakfast' comedy play shows how easily relationships strain

By Anjellah Owino   2026-03-26 11:47:12

Husband for Breakfast, staged by Heartstrings Entertainment, is a comedy that explores how small misunderstandings and mistrust can spiral into major marital conflicts.

Family-owned school descends into chaos in Kikuyu comedy 'He Wega'

By Anjellah Owino   2026-03-18 20:52:11

A Kikuyu comedy play, He Wega, follows an alcoholic heir whose mismanagement of a family-run school fuels corruption, betrayal and comic chaos as insiders secretly plot to sell it off.

Love, lies, TikTok take centre stage in Luo comedy 'Nyuka Onge Kwero'

By Anjellah Owino   2026-02-22 09:59:31

Nyuka Onge Kwero (Pok Imetho?) lit up Nairobi Cinema while industry players reflected on the evolving economics, improvisational style and growing appetite for vernacular theatre.

Comedy royalty? Eddie Murphy's son, Martin Lawrence's daughter expect first child

By Joan Oyiela   2026-02-03 12:45:44

Eddie Murphy’s son Eric and Martin Lawrence’s daughter Jasmin are expecting their first child, uniting two comedy dynasties less than a year after their private wedding.

Crazy Kennar takes on Uganda's controversial elections with hard-hitting comedy skit

By Gloria Bridget Ochwada   2026-01-27 13:00:18

Crazy Kennar has sparked regional debate after releasing a sharp satire of Uganda’s presidential election, challenging Africans to confront their political realities from within.