Athena Kugblenu
Athena Ata Kugblenu (born 14 November 1981)[2] is an English stand-up comedienne and writer.[3]
Athena Kugblenu | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 November 1981 (age 39) |
| Occupation | Comedian |
| Years active | 2012–present[1] |
| Website | athenakugblenu |
Early life
Kugblenu describes herself as mixed-race: half British Indo-Caribbean and half Ghanaian.[4] She worked as a project manager in London before breaking into comedy.[5]
Career
Kugblenu was nominated for the 2015 BBC New Comedy Award.[6]
In 2017 she performed at the Johannesburg international Comedy Festival and followed that with her debut hour, KMT, at the Edinburgh Fringe.[7]
On television, Kugblenu has appeared on Sam Delaney's News Thing, The Dog Ate My Homework, The Big Night In and Mock the Week and has written for Frankie Boyle's New World Order.
On the radio, she has appeared on The News Quiz and The Museum of Curiosity
Kugblenu hosts the podcast Keeping Athena Company and is a regular cohost on The Guilty Feminist. She has also appeared on Richard Herring's Edinburgh Fringe Podcast.[8]
Kugblenu is a member of the BBC Comedy Room 2019/20 and was awarded the BBC Felix Dexter Bursary for BAME up-and-coming comedy writers in 2020.
References
- "Caribbean Comedy Week: Kane Brown and Athena Kugblenu". The British Library.
- July 2017, 24. "Athena Kugblenu Reveals The Inspiration For Her New Show 'KMT'". www.femalefirst.co.uk.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- "Athena Kugblenu: 'Kelli from Insecure is the funniest comedy character ever'". the Guardian. July 31, 2020.
- "These weird assumptions about black people feed my Edinburgh show". BBC Three. August 15, 2017.
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5SqSxDB4S81dQ5jd8SDTlxD/meet-the-winner-of-this-years-bbc-radio-new-comedy-award
- "Athena Kugblenu". The Home of Stand-Up Comedy | NextUp Comedy.
- Bennett, Steve. "Athena Kugblenu: KMT : Reviews 2017 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk.
- Frances-White, Deborah (December 31, 2019). The Guilty Feminist: You Don't Have to Be Perfect to Overthrow the Patriarchy. Basic Books. ISBN 9781580059534 – via Google Books.