Munya Chawawa
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| Born | Munyaradzi Chawawa December 29, 1993 |
| Occupation | Comedian and Satirist |
| Known for | Producing comedy sketches |
Munya Chawawa is a Zimbabwean born British comedian and satirist. He is known for portraying a number of characters including the posh drill rapper Unknown P.
Background
Munya Chawawa was born on 29 December, 1993.[1] He grew up in Zimbabwe before moving to Framingham Pigot, a small village in Norfolk, United Kingdom.[2] His family moved to the UK when he was 11. Chawawa's mother is white and his father is black.[3]
Education
Munya attended Notre Dame High School in Norwich.[4]He holds a BSc Psychology from Sheffield University. Whilst at Sheffield he worked at Forge Radio and was a presenter for Forge TV which are the student radio and television stations of the University of Sheffield. With the help of the university, he presented on the red carpet at the BRITs 2014, became a music presenter for PopShack TV and 4Music. [5]
Career
Munya shot to fame after filming his entire graduation day from his point of view, using Google Glass. He has worked with 4Music, Reprezent Radio and Buzzfeed.[5]
Munya Chawawa is signed to Atlantic Records as the parody rapper Unknown P.[6]
He created the character of racist newsreader Barty Crease after attending a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest and seeing the media characterise it as violent.[3] Munya also created the character Johnny Oliver whom he describes as Jamie Oliver’s ‘Caribbean cousin’.[4]
In November 2020, he was announced as the host of the Edinburgh TV Awards which were held on November 18 that year.[7]
Discography
Singles
- Piers Morgan
Awards
- MOBO Award for Best media personality (2020)(nominated)
Videos
References
- ↑ 8 facts you need to know about Munya Chawawa, Capital XTRA, Published: No Date Given, Retrieved: December 15, 2020
- ↑ Jade Wickes, Munya Chawawa: “I want to break the mould of being from a classically trained, elitist background”, The Face, Published: June 26, 2020, Retrieved: December 15, 2020
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chanté Joseph, 'It's been a battle to express my personality': Munya Chawawa, Instagram's finest satirist The Guardian, Published: December 7, 2020, Retrieved: December 15, 2020
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Georgina Taylor, Norwich comedian and presenter nominated for MOBO Award, Eastern Daily Press, Published: November 25, 2020, Retrieved: December 15, 2020
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Where are They Now? Munya Chawawa, Sheffield University, Published: No Date Given, Retrieved: December 15, 2020
- ↑ Will Lavin, Munya Chawawa’s Unknown P signs label deal with Atlantic Records, NME, Published: November 23, 2020, Retrieved: December 15, 2020
- ↑ MUNYA CHAWAWA TO HOST NEW-LOOK EDINBURGH TV AWARDS FOR 2020, Edinburgh TV Awards, Published: November 3, 2020, Retrieved: December 15, 2020
