Churchill: I want to be the Mugabe of comedy in Kenya

Daniel Ndambuki aka Churchill has opened up about his aspirations after he recently turned 40. The king of comedy says he’s not retiring anytime soon.

Churchill’s most expensive gift for his 40th birthday was a convertible BMW 320i. Maina Kageni parted with 10 million to buy his friend the German machine.

Churchill recently talked to Word Is about his aspirations now that he has entered the midlife crisis bracket. The comedian says he wants to do comedy until he clocks 90s.

“Boss, I am not going anywhere. I want to be the Mugabe of comedy in Kenya, I have built my industry so why leave? I will keep pushing even up to my 90s or beyond if God grants me that permission doesn’t matter even if I will be performing for three people I will still do it,” said Churchill.

There is no single day that I will ever join politics

Churchill also asserts that politics is not his cup of tea. He explains that he can’t deal with the pressure politicians face in their work.

“I get that pressure all the time but I keep asking them why do they want me to join them yet I am just doing fine and they can clearly see that. What’s the fuss? , I’m not just ready to deal with the kind of pressure they get. I experienced it with my uncle, presha ndio sitaki. They should leave me alone to do my thing because there is no single day that I will ever join politics.”

I got an opportunity to study drama in US

Churchill reveals that Chicago University offered him scholarship to study comedy when completed high school. The comedy king however let the opportunity slip away.

“You see after high school I could have joined drama school immediately. I got an opportunity to study drama via a scholarship in Chicago University in the United States but I hesitated. I let that chance go. Maybe if I had grabbed it, I would have been doing things differently today and maybe I would have been much better at comedy.

“It has taken me a long time to get where I am right now, 15 years is quite some time you now. But I tend to think that had I joined Chicago University, I would have achieved what I have now earlier and faster. For instance, I would have learnt production earlier which is something I have had to take lessons on while on the job. Juggling production and comedy hasn’t been easy. Not having the knowledge of production earlier made me lose much both financially and creative wise.”