By UK media
ENGLAND: A Norfolk comedian who became famous for his social media skits during lockdown will change his tune when discussing life in Zimbabwe under the direction of Robert Mugabe.
Munya Chawawa, 29, who grew up in Framingham Pigot, near Norwich, found fame for the likes of chef Jonny Oliver and a stylish rapper named Unknown P, but will now present How To Survive A Dictator, a documentary about the Mugabe years in office. from the African country.
Chawawa was born in Derby in 1992 and spent his childhood in Zimbabwe before moving to Norfolk, where he began his career in comedy, which has seen him nominated for a MOBO Award.
When she was filming the show, things started out heated, her bags were packed and flights were booked, but she later found out that the Zimbabwean government had banned her and her filming visas were cancelled.
Former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe
So he decided to travel to South Africa to talk to Mugabe’s friends, family, victims and henchmen.
Chawawa said: “I love Zimbabwe. It’s so fundamental to who I am, almost like a template for my personality.
“I never fully understood why I had to leave and this documentary, for me, was an opportunity to find out.
“But let me tell you, it’s an emotional roller coaster, especially after I found out my filming visa was refused.
“But in true sly satirical style, we managed to tell the story in another way and I can’t wait for people to see it.”
The series uses interviews, archival footage, and even comedy sketches to help viewers understand history as it tries to document the man behind the dictatorship.
Chawawa, who attended Notre Dame Secondary School in Norwich, meets with Mugabe’s nephews, his former friend Wilf, who fell out with Mugabe after a massacre of 20,000 civilians, his spiritual advisor and some of his victims.
Finally, he comes face to face with a Mugabe ally accused of brutal violence and intimidation.
How To Survive A Dictator will air on Channel 4 at 10pm on Thursday 3rd November.
