Jump to content

Eddie Kadi

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Wii35 (talk | contribs) at 16:36, 6 August 2023 (→Broadcasting). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Eddie Kadi
Eddie Kadi - Comedian-Actor-Presenter-Philanthropist
Born (1983-05-18) 18 May 1983 (age 41)
Kinshasa, Zaire
Websiteeddiekadi.com

Eddie Kadi (born 18 May 1983 in Kinshasa) is a British-Congolese comedian, presenter and actor.

Early life

A resident of South-West London since 1992, he is a past student of Fulham Primary School, Henry Compton Secondary School, William Morris Academy and Kingston University from which he graduated with BSc Honours in Media Technology.[1][2] Kadi served as President of the Afro-Caribbean Society at the University.[3]

Career

Comedy

Kadi won the BECA Award for Best Comedy Newcomer In 2006. He was the first Black British solo comedian to sell out London's IndigO2 – two of those during 2009.[2][4] In September 2010, he performed at London's O2 Arena where he sold out the 13,000 seat arena.[4] He has since made appearances around the world including The Joburgh Comedy festival, Africa Laughs in Uganda, night of a thousand laughs in Ghana, as well the AMVCAs broadcast across all 54 states in Africa live from Nigeria.

Kadi joined hiphop star Lauryn Hill at the prestigious venue Radio City Music hall in New York City performing stand up comedy in 2017 followed up with Lauryn Hill and Nas on their powernomic tour in the US, performing stand up comedy across various states.

He hosted the historical Mo Gilligan and friends at the O2 arena in 2021.

Broadcasting

Kadi is a presenter on BBC Radio 1Xtra on the Official UK Afrobeats Charts Show,[5] and appeared as team captain on series 3 of ITV’s comedy panel show Sorry, I Didn't Know.[6] He is a regular contributor on BBC Radio 5 Live's sports comedy panel show Fighting Talk.[7] He also co-hosted Amazon Music +44 Podcast The Noughties alongside Nadia Jae.[8]

In 2023, he was announced as a contestant on the twenty-first series of Strictly Come Dancing.

Acting

Kadi's work as a voiceover artist includes a characterisation in the Tiger-Aspect-produced animated TV series Tinga Tinga Tales.[9]

His film projects include the lead role in the short film Area Boys (2007),[10] shot in Africa (Lagos, Nigeria) and premiered at the 51st London Film Festival.[11] He also appears as Reggy in Shank (2010);[12] the parking attendant, Tunde, in Anuvahood (2011);[13] and the Radio DJ in Gone Too Far! (2013).[14]

Music

Kadi has also featured vocally alongside UK Hip Hop Artist Sway and was invited to Senegal in 2008 to host the inauguration of the Senegalese rap artist Akon on his "Konfidence Foundation".[15] He has been heavily Involved in the rise of afrobeats and its presence in the UK.

He has hosted various concerts including Wizkid, Davido, Burnaboy and many other artists. Kadi joined Wizkid, Yemi Alade and Harmonize on an Australian tour as the host. He has presented The All Africa Music awards in 2019 and 2021 alongside South African superstar Pearl Thusi.

Kadi is the current host of the biggest Afrobeats festival in the world Afronation.

References

  1. ^ Kingston's funny bone Kingston University, 10 May 2010
  2. ^ a b From Penrhyn Road to the O2 Archived 2011-06-09 at the Wayback Machine Kingston University, 5 July 2010
  3. ^ Kingston graduate inspires others to 'unwrap the gift within' Kingston University, 19 April 2010
  4. ^ a b The most famous comedian you've never heard of BBC News, 4 September 2010
  5. ^ "The Official UK Afrobeats Chart Show with Eddie Kadi". Radio 1Xtra. BBC. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Sorry, I Didn't Know (TV Series 2016– ) - Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. IMDb. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  7. ^ "BBC Radio 5 Live - Fighting Talk - Episode guide". BBC Radio 5 Live. BBC. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Introducing: +44 Presents The Noughties-+44 Podcast". +44 Podcast. Amazon Music. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  9. ^ Tinga Tinga Tales Archived 2010-01-24 at the Wayback Machine Tiger Aspect
  10. ^ Area Boys Trailer YouTube
  11. ^ 51st London Film Festival Archived 2010-01-11 at the Wayback Machine Up-Close Film
  12. ^ Shank (2010) Internet Movie Database
  13. ^ "Anuvahood (2011) - Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. IMDb. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  14. ^ "Gone Too Far! (2013) - Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. IMDb. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  15. ^ Konfidence Foundation
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Eddie_Kadi&oldid=1169031819"