Munya Chawawa

Munyaradzi Chawawa is a British-Zimbabwean comedian.

Munya Chawawa
BornMunyaradzi Chawawa
Derby, England
OccupationComedian[1][2]
Alma materUniversity of Sheffield
GenrePolitical satire, observational comedy, black comedy, improvisational comedy, character comedy

Early life

Chawawa was born in Derby, England,[3] but spent his childhood in Zimbabwe.[4][5] In his youth, his family returned from Zimbabwe to Framingham Pigot, a village close to Norwich in Norfolk.[1] He studied at the University of Sheffield, earning a BSc degree in psychology in 2014.[4][6]

Career

Chawawa is known for his development and portrayal of characters such as a posh drill rapper called "Unknown P"[7] and the chef "Jonny Oliver".[8] Chawawa has said that he "created Unknown P as a nod towards the appropriation and false ownership of black culture that often happens in western societies".[9] His comedic influences are John Oliver, Andy Zaltzman and Sacha Baron Cohen.[3]

His popularity grew during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, with the main focus being his 2019 Fire in the Booth freestyle, for the parody news sketches he created.[10] In November 2020, Atlantic Records released his first single, "Piers Morgan", as well as a Daily Duppy on GRM Daily in December. His second single, 'Pain Au Chocolat' was released in August 2021. He has collaborated with the likes of comedians Mo Gilligan, Michael Dapaah and musicians Unknown T, (from whom he derived Unknown P) S1mba, and KSI.[11][9]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2020Murking From HomeVarious11 episodes
Deep Issue MassageHimself3 episodes
2021Belly Must GoHimselfEpisode 6: Wes Nelson and Munya Chawawa
Samsung Galaxy GauntletHimself5 episodes
The Lateish Show with Mo GilliganHimself (guest)1 episode
Complaints WelcomeHimself6 episodes
Superfan vs Super FanHimself2 episodes; host
The MOBO Awards 2021HimselfHost
2021-Race Around BritainHimself5 episodes

References
  1. "'It's been a battle to express my personality': Munya Chawawa, Instagram's finest satirist". The Guardian. 8 December 2020.
  2. "Munya Chawawa takes aim at Royals with diss track from 'Archie'". Metro. 13 March 2021.
  3. Kwai, Isabella (9 April 2021). "For a U.K. Satirist and His Online Fans, Comedy Is Catharsis". New York Times.
  4. "Munya Chawawa: "I want to break the mould of being from a classically…". The Face.
  5. "Munya Chawawa: 'Saying abracadabra was the equivalent of blurting out the C-word in my house'". The Independent. 22 February 2021.
  6. "Where are They Now? Munya Chawawa | Alumni | The University of Sheffield". www.sheffield.ac.uk. 30 October 2020.
  7. "Watch Munya Chawawa's hilarious parody of Stormzy and Chip beef". NME. 10 October 2020.
  8. "Munya Chawawa Wants To Help You Laugh, Think & Most Of All, Get It Right". Bustle.
  9. "Munya Chawawa's Unknown P shares debut single, 'Piers Morgan'". NME. 26 November 2020.
  10. "Viral comedian talks parodying news and being black in Norfolk". ITV News. 10 June 2020.
  11. "Piers Morgan responds to Munya Chawawa's hilarious single named after him". Metro. 28 November 2020.
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