Akite Agnes is a Ugandan stand‑up comic, actress, MC and philanthropist. She is best known for playing Arach in the television series The Hostel. She also appears in Pearl Magic’s drama Girl from Mparo as the nosy neighbor Mama Brian. Her comedy focuses on the everyday challenges people encounter in their daily lives.
Based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Arthur Simeon performs as a stand‑up comedian. He was born in Kampala, Uganda, on November 14, 1983, and attended Namilyango College from 1996 through 2001. In the autumn of 2001, he moved to Canada to begin university studies in Peterborough, Ontario.
Born in Kenya, Imran Yusuf is a British stand‑up comic of Indian Konkani Muslim heritage who has featured on numerous British radio and television comedy programmes.
Kenneth Kimuli Amooti is a Ugandan comedian, playwright and journalist. In Uganda’s comedy scene he is known as Pablo. He captured the title in the inaugural Multi‑Choice Stand Up Uganda competition. After the early loss of both parents to HIV/AIDS, he set up the charitable groups Pill Power Uganda and Tangaza Arts Centre, which focus on helping young people living with HIV/AIDS.
Patrick Idringi, who works under the stage name Patrick Salvado, is a Ugandan comedian, actor, master of ceremonies, radio host and engineer, also dubbed “The Arrogant Man.” He finished as the runner‑up in the MultiChoice Africa‑backed Standup Uganda competition in 2009. In 2016 he made it to the semi‑finals of the World's Funniest Person contest, and he earned nominations for the Savannah Comic Choice Awards’ Pan‑African Comic of the Year title in both 2017 and 2018. He is likewise noted for his pronounced arrogance and hypocrisy.
Paul Kato Lubwama was a Ugandan filmmaker who also acted in theater, most prominently in leading roles for the Bakayimbira drama, pursued a career as a musician and radio presenter, and served as the Member of Parliament for Lubaga South from 2016 until 2021.
Stella Nanteza, a Ugandan musician, co‑founded the Ebonies—a drama and music ensemble that surged to nationwide fame in the 1980s. Alongside Jimmy Katumbawere she helped shape the beloved philippic music style in Uganda, securing a spot among the nation’s foremost artists. The Ebonies dominated the Ugandan music scene throughout the ’80s and ’90s.
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