{"id":150836,"date":"2020-11-03T14:15:48","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T11:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.com\/ke\/?p=150836"},"modified":"2020-11-03T14:17:04","modified_gmt":"2020-11-03T11:17:04","slug":"wild-reactions-after-americas-steve-harvey-endorses-19-year-old-kenyan-comedy-star-elsa-majimbo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wild-reactions-after-americas-steve-harvey-endorses-19-year-old-kenyan-comedy-star-elsa-majimbo\/","title":{"rendered":"Wild reactions after America\u2019s Steve Harvey endorses 19-year old Kenyan comedy star Elsa Majimbo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It takes talent to reach the stars but it takes authenticity for the world to maintain you at the top.<\/p>\n<p>Elsa Majimbo is no longer a name bound within its locality, turning from a local comedian into an International star amid a pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Now rubbing shoulders with the who<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2019<\/span>s who in the media and entertainment industry at a global level.<\/p>\n<p>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/young-kenyan-female-comedian-lands-lucrative-deal-with-comedy-central\/\">Young Kenyan female comedian lands lucrative deal with Comedy Central!<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Elsa<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2019<\/span>s viral fame<\/h2>\n<p>Ms Elsa Majimbo is a barely 19-year old funny girl whose sense of humor, authenticity and unique ability to convert what has been a tough year into humorous escapades, earned her a seat at the high table.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_148122\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-148122\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/10\/BeFunky-collage-2020-10-02T093825.484-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-148122\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/10\/BeFunky-collage-2020-10-02T093825.484-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/10\/BeFunky-collage-2020-10-02T093825.484-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/10\/BeFunky-collage-2020-10-02T093825.484-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/10\/BeFunky-collage-2020-10-02T093825.484-1024x603.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/10\/BeFunky-collage-2020-10-02T093825.484-768x452.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/10\/BeFunky-collage-2020-10-02T093825.484-1536x904.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/10\/BeFunky-collage-2020-10-02T093825.484-2048x1206.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-148122\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elsa Majimbo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/19-year-old-elsa-majimbo-nominated-for-americas-e-peoples-choice-awards\/\">Popular Kenyan comedian nominated for prestigious US Award<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today, you talk of Elsa Majimbo, and you don<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2019t need to introduce her to the crowd.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Because she is already a brand, an International star who broke the chain, surpassed boundaries and crossed oceans to become one of the youngest female celebrities whose works, the world is talking about.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_148124\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-148124\" style=\"width: 966px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-2020-10-02-at-09.28.25-e1601622677676.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-148124\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-2020-10-02-at-09.28.25-e1601622677676.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"966\" height=\"1309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-2020-10-02-at-09.28.25-e1601622677676.jpg 439w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-2020-10-02-at-09.28.25-e1601622677676-221x300.jpg 221w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 966px) 100vw, 966px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-148124\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elsa Majimbo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Just in June, she landed a brand endorsement for Rihanna<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2019<\/span>s Fenty fashion line and before she knows it, she lands an nomination for the global E! People\u2019s Choice Awards 2020.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So honoured to be the youngest ever nominated for E! Peoples Choice Awards, African Social Star category. Vote by tweeting both <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ElsaMajimbo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ElsaMajimbo<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AfricanSocialStar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AfricanSocialStar<\/a> in one tweet. Vote up to 25 times a day!<\/p>\n<p>You can also vote online at:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mESblNyaWo\">https:\/\/t.co\/mESblNyaWo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4vys76gae3\">pic.twitter.com\/4vys76gae3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elsa Majimbo <\/p>\n<p>So now, America<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2019s favorite comedian and business mogul, Steve Harvey has endorsed the Kenyan straight-talking comedy star.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This is after sharing one of the internet sensation<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2019s comedy theatrics, busy munching crisps while making fun of the global COVID-19 situation, labeling her an \u2018introvert\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_150837\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-150837\" style=\"width: 903px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/11\/Screenshot-2020-11-03-at-13.15.24.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-150837\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/11\/Screenshot-2020-11-03-at-13.15.24.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"903\" height=\"1762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/11\/Screenshot-2020-11-03-at-13.15.24.png 305w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/11\/Screenshot-2020-11-03-at-13.15.24-154x300.png 154w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 903px) 100vw, 903px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-150837\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steve Harvey endorses Kenya\u2019s Elsa Majimbo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A tweet that has received well over 1.9k retweets and 7.8k+ likes inside 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>The awe-struck campus star could only caption <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u201cLmao, right?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lmao, right ? <\/p>\n<p>Fans could only keep their eyes glued on their screens, with multiple thoughts running through their mind, wondering what they just never did right.<\/p>\n<p>But there you have it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It takes talent to reach the stars but it takes authenticity for the world to maintain you at the top. Elsa Majimbo is no longer a name bound within its locality, turning from a local comedian into an International star amid a pandemic. 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