His father Abu Zed, was the potbellied chief of three African villages ... simply imitating the gaits of his British officers. And, home at last, his army pay buys him a bride and a great feast.

Nigerian comedian and event host, Opeoluwa Campbell, popularly known as COWBELL, has emerged as a fresh voice in African comedy following ... with audiences both at home and in the diaspora.

Laughter and tears, insult and injury; motherhood, sisterhood and the lifeblood of a neighborhood is all in a day's work at Jaja's African Hair Braiding, the eponymous Harlem salon of Jocelyn Bioh's ...

In the case of Jocelyn Bioh’s “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” which takes ... who yearns to return to her home country and resume her acting career; and Jennifer (Hampton Richards ...

“Kneecap,” the wild Irish comedy biopic that took Sundance by storm earlier this year, is heading to Africa. The film, which is Ireland’s submission to the Oscars international film category ...

In May 2025, Showmax is bringing back the Laugh Africa Comedy Festival, and this time, it’s even louder, sharper, and packed with an unstoppable wave of comedic talent. If last year’s festival was a ...

Prime Video is set to release its first South African original film, the Cape Town-set crime caper comedy “The Shakedown,” which will be available globally on the streamer Aug. 8. Variety has ...

As is the case with the show’s theme, Abbott Elementary is committed to breaking through the bubble sitcoms often end up trapped in, extending past the situation-based comedy to reflect the real world ...

The Laugh Africa Comedy Festival is back for 2025, promising an even bigger, bolder, and funnier experience. Taking place from May 2 to 4 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg ...

In Netflix's weirdly compelling dark comedy The Decameron, the bubonic plague is ravaging Florence in 1348.A group of rich nobles and their servants decide to retreat to a picturesque villa in the ...

Nigerian comedian and event host, Opeoluwa Campbell, popularly known as COWBELL, is gaining international recognition as a rising voice in African comedy, following a string of successful ...