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E15: Grand Komanda on the power of your community
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E15: Grand Komanda on the power of your community

Grand Komanda, the founder of the first Nigerian-Canadian comedy club, talks about community, starting again, and turning his experience with the police in Canada into jokes.
Dozie Anyaegbunam
Nov 23, 2023
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Community is everything. And Grand Komanda is no stranger to the beauty of tapping into your community as an immigrant. In this episode, we chat about:

  • The origins of the Nigerian-Canadian comedy club

  • The things he misses most about Nigeria

  • Tips for Nigerian/African acts looking to immigrate to Canada

  • Using his immigrant experience as fuel for his jokes.

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