Eddie Kadi (born 18 May 1983) is a British-Congolese

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and

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Early life

A resident of South-West London since 1992, he is a past student of Fulham Primary School, Henry Compton Secondary School, William Morris Academy and

Kingston University Kingston University London is a Public university, public research university located within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, in South London, South West London, England. Its roots go back to the Kingston Technical Institute, founded ...

from which he graduated with BSc Honours in Media Technology.From Penrhyn Road to the O2
Kingston University, 5 July 2010 Kadi served as President of the Afro-Caribbean Society at the University.

Career

Comedy

Kadi won the BECA Award for Best Comedy Newcomer In 2006. He was the first Black British solo comedian to sell out London's IndigO2 – two of those during 2009.The most famous comedian you've never heard of
BBC News, 4 September 2010 In September 2010, he performed at London's

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. He has since made appearances around the world including The Joburg Comedy festival, Africa Laughs in Uganda, night of a thousand laughs in Ghana, as well the AMVCAs broadcast across all 54 states in Africa live from Nigeria. Kadi joined hiphop star Lauryn Hill at the prestigious venue Radio City Music hall in New York City performing stand up comedy in 2017 followed up with Lauryn Hill and Nas on their powernomic tour in the US, performing stand up comedy across various states.

Television and radio

Kadi is a presenter on

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on the ''Official UK Afrobeats Charts Show'', and appeared as team captain on series 3 of ITV’s comedy panel show ''

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''. He is a regular contributor on

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's sports comedy panel show ''

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''. He also co-hosted

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''+44 Podcast'' ''The Noughties'' alongside

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. In 2023, Kadi competed in the twenty-first series of ''

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'', partnering with professional dancer

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. They were the fourth couple to be eliminated from the competition.

Acting

Kadi's work as a voiceover artist includes a characterisation in the Tiger-Aspect-produced animated TV series ''

Tinga Tinga Tales ''Tinga Tinga Tales'' is an animated children's television series based on African folk tales and aimed generally at 4 to 6-year-olds that ran for two seasons (2011–2012). It was commissioned by the BBC for its CBeebies channel. Named afte ...

''. His film projects include the lead role in the short film ''

Area Boys Area boys (') are loosely organized gangs of street children, teenagers and youths, composed mostly of males, who operate on the streets of major cities in Nigeria, including Lagos, Ibadan, Onitsha, Aba, Umuahia, Akure, Ado-Ekiti and Enugu. ...

'' (2007), shot in Africa (Lagos, Nigeria) and premiered at the 51st London Film Festival. He also appears as Reggy in '' Shank'' (2010); the parking attendant, Tunde, in ''

Anuvahood ''Anuvahood'' is a 2011 British urban comedy film directed by Adam Deacon, who also plays the film's lead character. It also stars Paul Kaye, Wil Johnson, Ollie Barbieri, Femi Oyeniran, Jocelyn Jee Esien, and Ashley Walters. Critics of the fil ...

'' (2011); and the Radio DJ in '' Gone Too Far!'' (2013).

Music

Kadi has also featured vocally alongside UK Hip Hop Artist Sway and was invited to

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in 2008 to host the inauguration of the

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Akon Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam (born April 16, 1973), known mononymously as Akon (), is a Senegalese-United States, American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, businessman, and philanthropist. An influ ...

on his "Konfidence Foundation".

References

External links

Eddie Kadi website
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''The Official UK Afrobeats Chart Show with Eddie Kadi''
(BBC Radio 1Xtra) {{DEFAULTSORT:Kadi, Eddie Alumni of Kingston University BBC Radio 1Xtra presenters Black British male comedians Black British comedians British radio personalities British radio DJs 1983 births Living people British television presenters British male film actors Black British male actors Democratic Republic of the Congo emigrants to the United Kingdom People from Kinshasa British male voice actors Actors from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Male actors from London Comedians from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham People from Fulham