Comedy Store Uganda

Comedy Store Uganda
GenreComedy, Reality Show
Created byAlex Muhangi
Directed byAlex Muhangi
Starring
Country of originUganda
Original languagesEnglish, Luganda
Production
Executive producerAlex Muhangi
ProducerAlex Muhangi
Production locations
  • Diners' Lounge Bukoto
  • The 400 Bar and Restaurant Bukoto
  • UMA Main Exhibition Hall Lugogo (Current)
Camera setupMultiple-camera setup
Running time6 Hours live, 30 Minutes TV
Original release
NetworkNTV Uganda
ReleaseMay 5, 2016 (2016-05-05)
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Comedy Store Uganda (sometimes just Comedy Store or Comedy Store Ug), is a weekly live stand-up comedy show that was created in 2016 by comedian Alex Muhangi, who is also the host since the show’s inception.[1] The show is recorded on Wednesdays at UMA Multi-Purpose Hall Lugogo in Kampala and airs Fridays on NTV Uganda.[2][3]

Comedy Store premiered at Diner's Lounge in Bukoto in May 2016,[4] moved to The 400 Bar in October 2017,[5][6] and in January 2018, the show moved to UMA Main Exhibition Hall in Lugogo.[7] In 2022, After the covid pandemic the show moved to UMA Multi-purpose hall and os held every Wednesday.

  1. ^ "Comedy Store moving to a new venue". Big Eye. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  2. ^ Habre, Muriisa. "Alex Muhangi Shifts Comedy Store Show To A New Venue Again". Chano8. Archived from the original on 22 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  3. ^ Ssejombwe, Isaac. "Comedy store and Dinners comedy find new home". Sqoop. Archived from the original on 22 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Uganda: Comedy Store Opens in Bukoto". All Africa. Archived from the original on 1 November 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Comedy Store finds new home/". Big Eye. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  6. ^ Eupal, Felix. "Bukoto hosts two competing comedy shows". The Observer. Archived from the original on 21 October 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Comedy Store Moves To UMA Hall". How We. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.