If the small screen (television shows) and silver screen (movies) are more lucrative than stand-up comedy, why haven’t Ugandan comedians transitioned to sitcoms and movies? “First of all, ...

uganda telecom took up the popular Comedy Nite and entered a sh51m deal ... their DVDS next to our PAM Award winners' CDs and Ugawood movies. AllAfrica publishes around 500 reports a day from ...

And the place where Uganda's first ever action movie was made ... it has to be with a lot of action in it and comedy. Those two, if you spice them, if you mix them then they make a Wakaliwood ...

this movie spotlights his character to embody the argument that likes are not indicative of comedic artistry. Is the playing field level? Several younger comedians felt that Ugandan comedy was ...

and quite unlike the real violence Nabwana witnessed growing up during Uganda's 1981-86 civil war. "I don't put that in my movies, what I saw in the past," he says. "I include comedy - there was ...

Comedy Store Uganda has announced the second edition of the Comedy Store Awards, which seek to reward the most outstanding comedians as well as the funniest personalities of 2022. The Comedy Store ...

The director Cathryne Czubek’s documentary “Once Upon a Time in Uganda” is as playful as Nabwana’s audacious movies, explaining how the unlikely partnership between the Ugandan filmmaker ...

However, he has followed an unorthodox path to success, having spent years working as a switch engineer for one of Uganda’s biggest telecoms companies. It was only when he entered a comedy ...

DSTV’s Comedy Club has been in Kampala throughout ... Although the comedians came from all over East Africa, they related more to the Ugandan experience. Zambian Bob, the only non- East African ...

Wakaliwood is a studio making low-budget action movies in Uganda - despite a shoestring budget it's films feature car chases, special effects and choreographed fight scenes.