¨Larry Madowo is the brain behind my growth in comedy¨ Dr Kingori reveals
NTV´s Wicked Edition is coupled with brand name, Dr King´ori who has scaled heights in the comedy industry to become one of the most acclaimed comedy acts in Kenya.
The TV comedian however achieved his success through the support of others. BBC journalist, Larry Madowo is among Dr Kingori´s key influencers.
The comedy kid always dreamt of having his own TV show but that meant: money, and resources that he never had.
His journey started when he left Embu for Nairobi, to pitch his idea to NTV who ultimately demanded more.
This forced Dr Kingori to seek financial aid from sponsors all to zero success. Couple of years later, he landed himself a gig at NTV´s ´Offside Show´ and ´Churchill Show.´
It was at this time, that he met Larry who took up the role of being a friend and a mentor.
Larry saw something in me. He asked ¨Why are you fixed on writing? Do you know how many forms of comedy there are?¨
Madowo took it upon himself to download comedy shows from around the world and go through the footage with the comedian.
Dr King´ori then changed his perspective of comedy, sharing this with ´The Trend´ producer, Kevin Gitau.
A year later ´The Wicked Edition´ was up on our screens, as part of ´The Trend.´
The rest was….
