Comedian Wagithomo Hits Out At Churchill: Explains Why He Is No Longer On the Show

Yesterday, one of Churchill show Comedians took to social media to lash out at his employer Churchill calling him a wolf in sheepskin, adding that he was one mean guy.

This is what he posted:

“To all of you calling me and in-boxing me asking why I’m no longer on Churchill Raw/Show, let me state it here that you shouldn’t expect me anytime soon.
Some things are not always what they seem to be. That is one “f-ed up” company. Churchill is one guy that hides in sheepskin to create this facade of goodwill. The fact is, an artiste would rather do his act in a bar and for free than assume that his/her efforts will pay off under the “Churchill” umbrella. That is one mean guy. Too bad comedy in Kenya is still under a monopoly. But a day will come when..(let me not say more)..
‪#‎NoAssKissing”

I reached out to Churchill’s manager to find out what was going on in the Churchill forte that made Wagithomo rail at his employer on such a public platform.

“The biggest challenge we have in the comedy industry is that Churchill show happens once a week and has 70 comedians and it is difficult to give them a stage every week so only 15 are picked per week.” He started. Adding that “For one to be picked, all Churchill Show/ Raw comedians are expected to attend a meeting on Tuesday at the carnivore so that their acts are reviewed and they get to practice on Wednesday before they perform on Thursday.”

No one is exempted from the Tuesday even comedians who have made it such as Eric Omondi, Chipukeezy and David the student. Churchill is also expected to sending in his jokes for vetting incase he is not available . The jokes have to be vetted to make sure that they are up to par. If you do not attend the Tuesday meetings you do not perform at Thursday show. But Wagithomo allegedly failed to comply and did not attend the preliminary Tuesday meeting so he could not perform on Thursday with his partner. Making him dead weight since the other half of the Wagithomo duo showed up, but still could not perform as his partner was not present at the Tuesday meeting.

Churchill’s management reckons that Wagithomo’s failure to comply with the rules at Churchill is because Wagithomo felt frustrated that his career was not taking off as expected. There were no big cars, no fat checks, and the high life was a distant dream.

So was Wagithomo just acting out of frustration? Or did he have legit grievances? Make your opinion heard below.