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

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, who is also the host since the show’s inception. The show is recorded on Wednesdays at UMA Multi-Purpose Hall Lugogo in Kampala and airs Fridays on

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. 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. In 2022, After the covid pandemic the show moved to UMA Multi-purpose hall and os held every Wednesday.

Overview

The show featured a live band, comedy performances, talent showcases, and celebrity musicians’ performances. The show opened with the red carpet and Alex Muhangi interviewed the day’s performers and celebrity guests. The Undercover Brothers Ug and The Kava Band were the regular live performers in 2017, Jemimah Sanyu with her Unit 446 band in 2018 Comedians from Uganda and the rest of Africa performed at Comedy Store including Eric Omondi from Kenya, Arthur Nkusi from Rwanda, and many others. Every episode of the show ended with a performance from a guest musician, and since the shows' inception in 2016, it featured;

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, Cindy, Navio, Maddox Ssematimba,

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and others. In 2019, the show awarded its best comedians who were some of the regulars on the show. MC Mariachi won the Best Comedian, Madrat & Chiko won Best Comedy Duo, Mighty Family won Best Upcoming Comedian(s), Maulana and Reign won the Fans’ Choice Award, Bizonto won Best Comedy Group, Amooti Omubalanguzi won Legendary Comedian Award and Senga Justine Nantume Outstanding Performance Act. The show also introduced a segment called The Chill under the lockdown edition called Stress Clinic, where comedians discuss news that made headlines in Uganda in the previous week, with a dose of comedy.

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 wordplay, others perform skits as some tell stories and others perform satirical pieces against the politics and politicians in the country and worldwide.

Filming

Regular filming of the show started 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 until the Covid19 pandemic when it moved to Levels Lounge in Kitante until 2022. The set was returned to UMA Lugogo in 2022. The show has also been filmed in Mbarara and a few other places around the country.

References

{{Reflist Ugandan comedy television series Comedy venues Stand-up comedy television series 2016 Ugandan television series debuts 2010s Ugandan television series NTV Uganda original programming