Comedy Store Uganda
Comedy Store Uganda (sometimes just Comedy Store or Comedy Store Ug), is a weekly live stand-up comedy show that was created in 2016 by comedian Alex Muhangi, who is also the host since the show’s inception. The show is recorded on Thursdays at UMA Exhibition Hall Lugogo in Kampala and airs Tuesdays on NTV Uganda. Comedy Store premiered at Diner's Lounge in Bukoto in May 2016, moved to The 400 Bar in October 2017, and in January 2018, the show moved to UMA Main Exhibition Hall in Lugogo. Overview. The show features a live  band, comedy performances, talent showcases and celebrity musicians’ performances. The show opens with the red carpet and Alex Muhangi interviews the day’s performers and celebrity guests. The bands that have performed on this show include Undercover Brothers Ug and The Kava Band in 2017, Jemimah Sanyu with her Unit 446 band in 2018 Comedians from Uganda and the rest of Africa have performed at Comedy Store including Eric Omondi from Kenya, Arthur Nkusi from Rwanda and many others. The show ends with a performance from a guest musician, and has featured: Bebe Cool, Sheebah Karungi, Bobi Wine, Cindy, Navio , Maddox Ssematimba, Jose Chameleone, Juliana Kanyomozi, Eddy Kenzo, Nameless, Afrigo Band and others. Cast. Some of the comedians that have performed at Comedy Store Uganda are; Themes. The show's performers tackle different themes ranging from politics, love, family, life in Kampala and more. Some performers just engage the live audience in word play, others perform skits as some tell stories and others perform satirical pieces against the politics and politicians in the country and worldwide.