Hello, and welcome back to The Newcomers - where we explore what it means to be an immigrant.
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Alfred Kainga is the funniest comic I've listened to in a long while. No jokes. But it took some work to get to where he is today.
Here’s a clip from one of his shows:
Alfred moved to the United States as a 19yo and worked hard at honing his craft after his day job. After years of pushing hard to break through the noise, Rudy Rush passed his name to Kevin Hart as an upcoming comic who could open for Kevin on his 2016 Comedy Central show.
Everything changed for Alfred after that gig.
Alfred joined me on The Newcomers to chat about adjusting to life in the United States. We also explored:
Dealing with survival mode
Why he’s never regretted immigrating to the United States even though he originally wanted to move to South Africa
The American diet
And a ton of jokes along the way.
This was a hilarious conversation.
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