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An angered Churchill lectures comedians during Othuol Othuol’s burial (Video)

Posted on October 26, 2020 by Gloria Katunge

Churchill show founder, Daniel Ndambuki has clearly had enough of having to always carry the blame of comedians’ misconduct that either leads them to poverty or untimely death.

The godfather of comedy cleared the air once and for all, among young talents and established brands in the industry, in a long lecture during Othuol Othuol’s burial in Siaya over the weekend.

Also read: Fans and Friends turn out in huge numbers to pay their last respects to the late Othuol Othuol (Video)

Churchill comes clean

In a video as seen by Ghafla, Churchill warns comedians to stop living lives to impress fans on social media. Who take off soon as you land into problems.

Also read: Churchill speaks after rampant death of young comedians (Video)

It pissed him off that comedians dared to consider their online fans as their family while in reality they’re not! Clarifying that family are only blood relatives.

“Stop calling you fans family. Stop parading your every move online. You have a life! Your family is your parents, children, wife/husband. Stop frustrating them!” a bitter Churchill lectured the comedians.

“Those are fans, the moment you stop being funny, they stop becoming your family,” he clarified.

But warned them that the minute they get to the top, then they better exercise strict discipline because he had had enough of burying comedian after another.

In yet another clip, Churchill clarified that he made a platform from scratch, tiring day and night to see it grow and host millions of talents to become bigger and better. But has instead been dragged into mud and all sorts of controversies.

Jalang’o who was on stand-by, acted as the interpreter as Churchill spoke, so that the message gets to everyone present.

Fans on the comment section could not agree more with the renowned comedian.

Have a listen and tell us what you think:

Churchill speaks after rampant death of young comedians (Video)

Posted on October 19, 2020 by Gloria Katunge

As the comedy fraternity in Kenya continues to mourn the sad passing on of promising creative, Othuol Othuol, details of what is ailing the industry continue to emerge.

The most recent story, is one told by the platform founder himself, Mwalimu Churchill. Whose name has been dragged in mud time and again as young comedians continue to languish in poverty. A number loosing their lives in unclear circumstances.

Also read: Othuol Othuol’s burial plans underway with expenses running upwards of KSh1M

Mwalimu Churchill spills the beans

The Godfather of comedy in Kenya believes that so many upcoming comedians lack the ability to efficiently manage their money while busy chasing ‘the social media lifestyle’.

Also read: Captain Otoyo spills the beans on what killed Othuol Othuol (Video)

The minute a comedian starts earning some good money, they attract a certain circle of friends. Some good, others not so good.

Remember, a stand-up comedian of this kind, is not guaranteed a monthly salary, so when you spend all you have today, tomorrow you might have to live without.

“One of the biggest challenge in the entertainment industry is the social media. So you have a big name, have a big following and you have to impress people every single day. In order to remain relevant. But sometimes, it gets out of hand,” Churchill admitted.

However, the Churchill Show founder, believes he gave the deceased a golden platform to grow his brand which he at times took with a lot of seriousness.

It is sad that majority of people who shared this journey of life with the late comedian, admitted he was very stubborn. One with bad drinking habits that might have cost him his life.

Have a listen; but may his soul rest in eternal peace.

Why Betty Kyallo’s interview with Churchill was so special to her

Posted on September 17, 2020September 17, 2020 by Gloria Katunge

Betty Kyallo and Mwalimu Churchill got to have a sit down recently, an interview that gave fans so much insight into her private life especially her family background, admitting there was just something so special to her about the episode.

In her latest vlog on BK Lately, the young mom of one admitted it was a gamble deciding whether to first watch her interview on Churchill or her vlog that premiered almost at the same time.

However, her interview on Churchill received so much love and feedback, the beauty finally opened up on what made it one of the most special interviews she has had.

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A session that was not necessarily a Q&A but one that allowed her to give her original story, one that left her reflecting on her life and an interview that brought together her childhood family.

It was like I was reciting my life story directly to the lens and I got so emotional, at one point I nearly broke down but I tried to hold myself and be strong. I was literally being honest with myself in that interview; I accepted my not-so-pretty past and I openly spoke about it.

Also read: “Betty has always been a bully,” Mercy Kyallo spills unknown details about her celebrity sister (Video)

Rocky past with her dad

Betty further disclosed she had had a very rough relationship with her dad, but how he spoke about her during the interview on Churchill is what melted her heart.

He called me “daddy’s girl”. He was so proud of me and that was so special to me. I even texted him and said, “dad thank you so much for saying all those amazing words to me”. Because I never got to hear them many times while growing up. I got to hear what he actually thought about me.

Also read: Betty Kyallo’s mum reveals the ‘one thing’ she expects from her future son-in-law

Apart from her dad, Ms Kyallo was impressed by her mum’s and sister’s kind words to her, telling stories of her younger years that she got to hear for the first time in her life, courtesy of the Churchill interview.

“I’m happy I was alive to hear what my family had to say about Betty. In life, tell the people you love, what you think about them, what you love about them, what they do that makes you happy. Don’t wait to say it to them at their funeral or on their sick bed,” she urged her fans.

Churchill should be responsible for the well-being of his comedians

Posted on July 30, 2020July 30, 2020 by Branny

Over the past few months, many comedians who the public came to know after they featured on Churchill Show, have come out to reveal that they are depressed.

Also read: Some Churchill Show comedians might be depressed because of living beyond their means

They have cited different issues which include; poor pay, frustration at work, being denied a chance to go on stage, being insulted by the creative director etc.

Churchill

All this time Daniel Ndambuki, better known Churchill, has been very quiet. He is going about his life like nothing is happening and I have issues with that.

You see, most of these comedians see Churchill as their mentor. That aside, he’s also their employer which means that he should be responsible for their well-being.

The fact that he is yet to say a word has me very worried because it now seems like what is happening, even the deaths, don’t bother him.

Also read: It’s about time Churchill spoke up on the serious allegations touching on his show

Interestingly, when Kasee and Njenga Mswahili died under unclear circumstances he was among the first people to send a condolence message on social media.

Churchill

You would think he would even honor them by attending their funerals to pay his last respects but he didn’t.

The message that he is subtly sending to upcoming comedians is that he will just give them a platform but when things hit the fan, he will be nowhere to be seen.

One day when all is said and done we’ll ask the question that people are too afraid to ask and that is “Where was Churchill when all this was happening?”

Churchill finally speaks after Zeddy’s angry rants on social media

Posted on July 21, 2020July 21, 2020 by Gloria Katunge

Churchill Show was known to be a platform that gives young creatives the opportunity to grow their talent, but for the last couple of months, it has been painted in a totally different light.

Comedienne, Zainabu Zeddy recently came out to accuse the national comedy platform for sending creatives into depression and eventually death but this did not sit well with it’s founder, Daniel Ndambuki alias Mwalimu Churchill.

The respected Godfather of comedy has finally come out public to respond to these allegations leveled against him and his platform.

Churchill Responds

During his show’s episode on Sunday, July 19, Churchill admitted he had come across the allegations, having taken him a solid 20 years of sweat and blood to raise himself to where he currently is and nothing will bring him down.

Watu wanaongea sana hadi unashindwa where do you start. Everything is a journey and it has taken me almost 20 years now to do these journey series and we are not stopping.

Also read: “Whatever job you have, I will do,” Churchill Show comedian appeals to Kenyans, after attempting suicide 3 times in a row

Daniel Ndambuki better known as, Churchill

Fortunately, he was more than glad the era of digital media was with us, therefore lifting restrictions off comedians regards time and space to grow their skills.

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He hoped majority would take advantage of online platforms to grow their own brands without having to queue at Churchill Show for auditions and all that.

10 years ago you had to audition to become great but right now you can use social media. Now we are not in that era where unasema “mtu amekukazia kukua kwa stage”, oooh “sasa huyu hanitaki”.

Churchill Show hosts, Daniel Ndambuki and MC Jessy

Closing off:

We did time for you guys. Now you are a brand, you even don’t need to be a brand, you just need to have great content to change that social media to media. You don’t have to be on TV, you don’t have to be on radio.

Mwalimu Churchill publicly declares how he prefers to get fired after ugly K24 saga

Posted on June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 by Gloria Katunge

The recent mass firing from Mediamax Limited over text is nothing the company should be proud of. At least I think so.

The incident painted such a vague and messy picture of the media network. First, for its lack of professionalism and second, for the way it merely communicated to the employees.

On the same regard, Mwalimu Kinga´ang´i born Daniel Ndambuki expressed total disgust from the Mediamax conglomerate.

He considered this insensitive of the media house, stating that such texts might not only come as a shock to employees but who knows, people might get into serious accidents.

Also read: “Congratulations!” Mwanaisha Chidzuga seemingly mocks K24 employees fired through night SMS

Publicly declaring his preference, the comedian articulated that he´d rather his employer takes him out, wait for him to get high then he/she can break the news.

The day you decide to fire me, don´t send me an SMS, I can even be driving or doing something that might cause an accident. Let´s get this straight, you don´t do that sh*t to me. Call me for a drink and when I am high, drop the news. Some things can kill you.

Giving his two cents on the same, his Classic 105 co-host Maina Kageni questioned the kind of treatment the TV journalists had been given after years of serving tirelessly at the media station.

Shame on you, how can you do that? How can you ask someone to meet you at a certain hotel and then drop such news?

Also read: K24 unveils new faces taking over the newsroom after firing its entire old team (Video)

K24 SMS

Just to take you back to the Sunday SMS from Mediamax to its employees, one Mr Wandera shared the redundancy notice across its employees and it read in part:

Mediamax´ text of redundancy to employees

Mwalim Churchill reveals his biggest regret in life

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Pauline Syombua

Most 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.

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

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?

Also read: Churchill, MC Jessy among others to perform alongside top African comedians, now this is a big deal!

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.

Churchill explains why he barred Raila Odinga and Uhuru Kenyatta from attending his show at KICC

Posted on November 27, 2017November 27, 2017 by Martin Oduor

Apparently both Raila Odinga and Uhuru Kenyatta had sent requests to attend Churchill’s show. The comedian however turned town the requests from the two political rivals.

Daniel Ndambuki ‘Churchill’ hosted a show at KICC to celebrate his 40th birthday. Churchil@40 show went down on Friday evening November 24th.

Raila and Uhuru wished to attend the show but unfortunately they were both barred by Churchill. The comedy king has hosted both Raila and Uhuru in previous episodes of Churchill Show.

Raila Odinga when Churchill hosted him on his show

I explained to them both

Speaking to Nairobi news Churchill explained why he couldn’t allow either Uhuru or Raila at his show. He says that he couldn’t host the two rivals because of the volatile political situation in the country.

Uhuru Kenyatta when Churchill hosted him on his show

Churchill also reveals that he barred the Raila and Uhuru for his own sake. He explains that the two political rivals could have stole his moment.

“Uhunye (Uhuru) wanted to attend but I asked him not to and explained why. The same case was with Rao (Raila). With the situation still volatile in the country and as things seems to be, my event won’t be an ideal place for them because they will steal my moment,” Churchill explained.

Churchill aka Daniel Ndambuki celebrates 40th birthday in style, check out how his party went down

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Pauline Syombua

Top comedian Daniel Ndambuki has finally turned the big 4-0. His party was however one of a kind as Kenyans flocked KICC to celebrate the comedian’s birthday.

Together with fellow comedians Churchill hosted one of the biggest shows dubbed @40 at KICC this past Friday. The show aw many Kenyans rush to grab their tickets as this was going to be one of a kind celebration witnessed in the entertainment industry.

From the photos, seems like most of the comedians who have been mentored by Churchill availed themselves to perform at their ‘father’s’ party.

Invited guests

Well, this was not an invite only party but an open party for every Kenyan who could make it. However, word has it that Churchill turned down Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga’s requests to come to the party.

Speaking about the two political leaders, Churchill said:

“Uhunye (Uhuru) wanted to attend but I asked him not to and explained why. The same case was with Rao (Raila)”

He went on to add,

“With the situation still volatile in the country and as things seems to be, my event won’t be an ideal place for them because they will steal my moment,”

Below are a few photos from the party;

“All comedians working at Churchill will die poor” Former renown comedian fires at Churchill

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Pauline Syombua

Hot 96 radio presenter Raptcha is not happy with Churchill aka Daniel Ndambuki. He claims that Churchill is behind the reason why most of the comedians who work for him are still broke despite showing how gifted they are.

Raptcha who was part of Churchill show in the past says that Daniel Ndambuki fails to pay his comedians what they truly deserve and so far he is using this money to enrich himself.

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Raptcha had an outburst on twitter saying that the late Ayeiya did not deserve to have a fundraising judging from how hard he had been working. He went on to say that Ayeiya is a man who could have had his own good money only if he was being paid right.

In the series of tweets shared by Rapcha, it is easy to tell that he believes that Daniel Ndambuki has been using his comedian’s talent to enrich himself. According to him, these comedians pretend to be happy to avoid losing their jobs yet they have a right to speak up.

He tweeted…
I’ll say this again every comedian that performs at Churchill show will die poor, Mark this tweet…

Seems that what triggered his outburst is seeing Churchill and his comedians plan a fundraising to raise money for the comedian yet he