Njambi McGrath explained

Njambi McGrath
Birth Place:	Kenya
Occupation:	Comedian, actor
Yearsactive:	2010^[1] –present

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

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 .^[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]

Notes and References

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