5 Facts You Didn’t Know About Somali Comedian Nasra Yusuf

This cute lady is one of the cute comedians in Kenya shocking waves in 2019.

Here are 10 facts you should know about the female comedian

1. She was born as Nasra Yusuf Ahmed, a second born in a family of three
2. She was born 24 years ago, in 1995
3. She features on NTV’s top comedy show Churchil show
4. Nasra came to light first in 2018, when she began constantly appearing on the NTV comedy show
5. She holds the record of being the first female Somali comedian ever to air on a national TV
6. To make her career breakthrough, she had to fight with Somali stereotype where as a young girl, they were taught never to stand before men or talk before big crowds of men
7. She also faced discrimination during the wake of terrorism in Nairobi. She says that at one moment she was called a terrorist by a matatu tout.
8. When her career shot up, she says that she has garnered huge support from muslim and Somali culture
9. Most of her early life, she was brought up in Nairobi’s slum Mukuru Kwa Njenga
10. She started comedy at KBC’s comedy arena, moved to Altimate Comic before joining Churchil show