Stand -up comedians dominating Kenya's humour platform are quite funny on stage but some are very serious in the business empire.
What about looking at a close range the net worth of these comedians and rank them accordingly. The ranking is based on how much they charge per show and how often they get called for shows, their endorsement deals and assets, their successful shows and digital market’s worth.
Here are the top 4 richest comedians in Kenya:
1.Daniel Ndambuki alias Churchill.
Mr Ndambuki is the main shareholder of the most watched entertainment show in East Africa, Churchill Show. The show is aired on NTV every Thursday and Sunday. His videos on YouTube have more than 20,000 subscribers.
Apart from being on stage, Churchill appears on Classic FM alongside Maina Kageni and appears as an MC on several occasions. Reports indicate that he gets Sh10 million in 6 months from NTV while Classic FM pays him over 1M per month.
2. Walter Mong'are aka Nyambane.
Nyambe became popular in the household comedy television program, Reddykyulass. He joined Kiss FM while acting as a comedian in the 2000’s and used to pocket up to Ksh 250,000 alongside radio queen, Caroline Mutoko.
The Reddykyulass artist who known for imitating former president Moi was later poached by the government and made the MD for Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC).
He then joined Kisii County as Director of Communication and finally Nairobi City County as the Director of Communications. He is said to make over Sh1 million per month from investments.
3. Felix Odiwour aka Jalang'o.
Jalango who first appeared on TV in the renown Papa Shirandula TV series is one of the most famous comedians in the entertainment industry.
The comedian has garnered several endorsement deals on TV from the most lucrative companies such as Safaricom which pays millions every year, Molo Milk, Hannan Tissue and many others. According to reliable sources, Jalango charges at least Ksh 250,000 when he appears as an MC at your event.
He is currently a Radio presenter at Hot 96 Fm one of the radio stations of the lucrative Royal Media services. He is said to pocket up to sh.800,000 per month.
4. Eric Omondi.
One of the most famous comedians in East Africa, Eric Omondi began his career in Churchill before walking out. He is known for his witty lines and hilarious jokes. Much of his cash flow is from Emceeing and corporate endorsements.
Eric owns a Youtube channel which is known for the funny "How To be " webisodes. Here he explains how to live a life of some celebrities. The hilarious Eric is engaged to an Italian girlfriend whom she has bought expensive gifts. His net-worth is estimated at Sh.30 million.