‘Nite Of A Thousand Laughs’ Founder To Launch An Exciting New Project In Kenya

He is responsible for bringing Africa’s funniest comedians on One stage for One amazing night in an event called Nite of a Thousand Laughs.

His name is Opa Williams and he wants to expand his business to Kenya .

Opa told Word Is, “I’m planning to shoot a Kenyan soap opera.It will be a Kiswahili and English production with 26 episodes that starts production later this month.” Adding that, “The soap opera is titled Hujuma. It is a show about snitching, betrayals and a love triangle.”

The soap opera is estimated to cost 6Million shillings.

He then added, “I would like to develop the acting talent here. So I will use only two known faces in the acting arena then choose the rest from the Kenyan talent pool. I will choose faces from Nairobi neighborhoods like South B, Kibera and Buru Buru. I want to cast faces that viewers are familiar with and feel like they know the characters. I’m going to get a Kenyan co-director for the production.”

The idea came to him when he attended a Discop conference six years ago in Nairobi but he could not go through with the project as his focus was previously on Shooting Night Of A Thousand Laughs