Njambi McGrath
Born
Kenya
Occupation(s)Comedian, actor
Years active2010[1]–present

Njambi McGrath is a Kenyan-British comedian and actor.[2][3][4]

Background

McGrath was born in Kenya. She grew up in Riara Ridge, near Limuru.[5] She later moved to the United Kingdom and then to New York, where she met her husband, Dave. She speaks English, Swahili and Gikuyu.[6] McGrath lives with her husband and two daughters in Ealing.[7]

Career

McGrath has performed annually at the Edinburgh Fringe since 2013.[8] Her 2020 memoir Through the Leopard's Gaze, published by Jacaranda Books, was optioned by Expectation Entertainment.[9]

Awards

McGrath reached the final heat of the 2013 BBC New Comedy Awards and the first heat of the 2014 competition.[8] She was nominated for Best Female Newcomer at the 2013 Black Comedy Awards.[10] She won the 2019 NATYS: New Acts of the Year Show.[11]

Radio

  • Becoming Njambi (2021) - BBC Radio 4
  • The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected (2020) - BBC Radio Scotland
  • Breaking the News (2019) - BBC Radio Scotland

Filmography

  • What the Frick (2020) - Imani

Bibliography

  • Through the Leopard's Gaze (2020) - memoir[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Stream Njambi McGrath stand-up comedy". The Home of Stand-Up Comedy | NextUp Comedy. 21 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Mark, Monica (27 December 2013). "How a Kenyan upbringing helped Njambi McGrath become a standup". The Guardian.
  3. ↑ "Njambi McGrath". IMDb.
  4. ↑ "The Kenyan comic making Brits laugh at themselves". www.bbc.com. BBC. 3 June 2018.
  5. ↑ Charlesworth, Antonia (2 March 2020). "Stand up to the past". Big Issue North.
  6. ↑ "Njambi McGrath | HuffPost". www.huffingtonpost.co.uk.
  7. 1 2 Dessau, Bruce (20 August 2019). "Njambi McGrath: 'This country is traumatised by its own history'". www.standard.co.uk.
  8. 1 2 Guide, British Comedy. "Njambi McGrath". British Comedy Guide.
  9. ↑ Kante, Jake (June 2020). "Expectation Options Njambi McGrath Memoir 'Through The Leopard's Gaze'". Deadline.
  10. ↑ "Njambi McGrath Top Secret Comedy Club Covent Garden London". Top Secret Comedy Club.
  11. ↑ Bennett, Steve (3 February 2019). "Njambi McGrath crowned 'top of the bill'". www.chortle.co.uk.
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