Ghafla Poll Result: It’s Time To Settle This! Who Is The Funnier Comedian? Churchill Or Jalang’o?
Yesterday I sought to find out what type of comedy appeals to Kenyans: tribal buffoonery or sarcasm and satire and I chose to use the two main protagonists of both; Jalang’o and Churchill respectively.
And boy did readers respond! We got 450 or so people to vote and let us know their preference. I for one abstained from voting because I had already given my opinions very clearly. I find that tribal humour simply insults my intelligence. Gone are the days when being told that Luhya’s dress funny, lack ambition and eat alot is funny.
Good riddance to the days when being told Kikuyus are thieves was considered funny. I find such jokes crass -and as my mother so aptly put it, if even I find something crass, then there is something terribly wrong with it!
And Kenyans seem to agree with me. They overwhelmingly voted to imply that crass tribal humour is being forced down our throats. Kenyans prefer jokes that aren’t worn out where the person playing a villager comes complete with some ridiculous outfit! A harlequin -look it up nibling!
Statistics:
| Churchill | |
| Votes: 324 |
71.4% |
| Jalang’o | |
| Votes: 130 |
28.6% |
| Number of Voters | 454 |
| Start Voting | 2013-08-12 09:02:23 |
| End Voting | 2013-08-13 09:02:23 |
The thing about tribal humour is that it not only assumes you want to be force fed tired stereotypes, but it isn’t scalable. Churchill can be called to perform at Big Brother Africa, a continental platform but I would love to see Jalang’o perform the same routine of Luo jokes on a platform where people will undoubtedly be unable to relate.
And Kenyans agree that the stereotype jokes are tired. They’re played out! And with that ladies and gentlemen, your winner, the funnier comedian is:
