Mwalim Churchill reveals his biggest regret in life
Image: Churchill at 40Most adults have things they regret doing or having not done. Comedian Churchill also has one and it’s about an opportunity he let go of after being offered to study in the United States back in the day.
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As revealed by a popular news outlet, the comedian apparently had a chance to start his comedy earlier but his choices mislead him. Apparently he had been offered a full paid scholarship to study at Chicago university. But, he took a bit too long to make up his mind which somehow costed him as he lost the chance.
Is it true that you regret not starting comedy earlier?
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.
Would he have done it any different if given the chance?
Speaking during the interview he went on to confess saying;
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.
