Njambi McGrath

Njambi McGrath is a Kenyan-British comedian and actor.[2][3][4]

Njambi McGrath
Born
Kenya
Occupation(s)Comedian, actor
Years active2010[1]–present

Background

McGrath was born in Kenya. She grew up in Riara Ridge, near Limuru.[5] She later moved to the United Kingdom and then to New York, where she met her husband, Dave. She speaks English, Swahili and Gikuyu.[6] McGrath lives with her husband and two daughters in Ealing.[7]

Career

McGrath has performed annually at the Edinburgh Fringe since 2013.[8] Her 2020 memoir Through the Leopard's Gaze, published by Jacaranda Books, was optioned by Expectation Entertainment.[9]

Awards

McGrath reached the final heat of the 2013 BBC New Comedy Awards and the first heat of the 2014 competition.[8] She was nominated for Best Female Newcomer at the 2013 Black Comedy Awards.[10] She won the 2019 NATYS: New Acts of the Year Show.[11]

Radio
  • Becoming Njambi (2021) - BBC Radio 4
  • The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected (2020) - BBC Radio Scotland
  • Breaking the News (2019) - BBC Radio Scotland

Filmography
  • What the Frick (2020) - Imani

Bibliography
  • Through the Leopard's Gaze (2020) - memoir[7]

References
  1. "Stream Njambi McGrath stand-up comedy". The Home of Stand-Up Comedy | NextUp Comedy. 21 May 2018.
  2. Mark, Monica (27 December 2013). "How a Kenyan upbringing helped Njambi McGrath become a standup". The Guardian.
  3. "Njambi McGrath". IMDb.
  4. "The Kenyan comic making Brits laugh at themselves". www.bbc.com. BBC. 3 June 2018.
  5. Charlesworth, Antonia (2 March 2020). "Stand up to the past". Big Issue North.
  6. "Njambi McGrath | HuffPost". www.huffingtonpost.co.uk.
  7. Dessau, Bruce (20 August 2019). "Njambi McGrath: 'This country is traumatised by its own history'". www.standard.co.uk.
  8. Guide, British Comedy. "Njambi McGrath". British Comedy Guide.
  9. Kante, Jake (June 2020). "Expectation Options Njambi McGrath Memoir 'Through The Leopard's Gaze'". Deadline.
  10. "Njambi McGrath Top Secret Comedy Club Covent Garden London". Top Secret Comedy Club.
  11. Bennett, Steve (3 February 2019). "Njambi McGrath crowned 'top of the bill'". www.chortle.co.uk.
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