Cover Story
Brown distressed-leather
jacket by Malboro Classics
Green T-shirt by Tom Wolfe What Kojo thinks about
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Indigo blue jeans by RRG
Olive trilby by New Era
Khaki belt b New Era Richard Blackwood…He’s good at being spontaneous
Brown boots by RRG – a very funny comedian. I just think that he’s stopped
writing and when you’re spontaneous you loose some
White linen trousers by Feraud good stuff ‘cos you don’t put it down on paper. He’s doing
Blue and white stripe shirt by a lot of acting at the moment, and channeling his energy
Luke White into something new and being successful at it. I believe
Tie by Luke White that when he comes back to do stand up properly, he’ll go
Dollar bill cap by New Era back to writing again.
Black trainers by Converse
Gina Yashere…Gina’s a beast, man. Gina’s funny, she
Grey and blue pinstripe gambles, she’s a brave soul. She’s out in LA now and the
suit by Feraud first person to do Def Comedy Jam she opened the door
White motif T-shirt by New Era for me to go out and do Def Comedy Jam this year.
Black trainers by Converse
Curtis Walker…is the best comedian I have ever seen
from this country. He’s the only comedian who says a joke
and I’ll think ‘Why didn’t I think about that?’ They call him
When the Hackney-born star first arrived on the
The Don of Comedy for a reason, cos he is The Don.
comedy scene he was described as ‘the new Richard
Blackwood’. With the fanfare that surrounded his Wayne Rollins…is one of the true pioneers. Wayne’s
predecessor’s attempt to make it in Hollywood, is he
been around for a long time so now, I’m just waiting for
not afraid that he too will come back disappointed
him to do something major with his character Dibbi,
not having succeeded? ‘Nothing’s guaranteed,’ he
instead of doing show’s for the sake of doing shows.
Then that will be his chance to shine.
firmly states as he moves to get comfortable in his
seat. ‘But this game is 10% talent. There are a lot of Eddie Kaddie…For me Eddie’s not a stand up comedian.
funny people but there’s not a lot of people that have Eddie is the same bracket as Kat. He can do comedy,
their business right so that’s why I will stick out.’
but his comedy is more personality driven and he gives
you energy, he’s an entertainer. Eddie has one of the best
From Hackney to Hollywood
personalities that you can get in this game, and that’s
why people are drawn to him. When I stopped doing
With Hollywood stunner Sanaa Lathan’s dad, Stan
the university circuit, Eddie was their new host and I
Lathan as his US agent and with fellow Hackney set a high standard, but he kept up the level and that’s
resident Leona Lewis making-history with her US No someone that’s got their business right.
1 hit single and album, the idea of Kojo starring in a
US box office smash comedy in the future is easy to
Babtunde…is the new Kojo. As I was the new Richard
envision as he lists his friends who have also attained
Blackwood, that kid just oozes talent and he could make
people at a funeral start busting up. When you’ve got it
success in the States. ‘Estelle’s just had a number
you can’t explain it. Angie Le Mar said to me ‘celebrities
one, Floetry had Grammy nominations and Idris Elba, are made and stars are born’. Eddie’s a star, and
who is also a friend of mine, went away and he’s Babatunde’s a star. They walk into a room and you think
come back with a huge name. Providing that I can
‘who is that person?’ He’s the next one 100% to blow.
Styling by Afua Acheampong, Make-up by Carmel still do what I’m doing in terms of being British, I
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