THE ADAM BUXTON PODCAST EP.261 0 AYOADE BAMGBOYE
Oct 8, 2025
Ayoade Bamgboye is a Nigerian-born writer and performer who won the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe Best Newcomer award. She shares her journey from a conservative upbringing to the world of comedy, discussing how her accent shifts and influences her performance. Ayoade reflects on the complexities of identity, the impact of grief on her art, and the desire to inspire curiosity rather than guilt in her audiences. She humorously critiques societal norms while using her platform to discuss privilege, and the responsibility that comes with it.
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Unrecorded Comedy And The iPad Revelation
- Ayoade recounts the five minutes of unrecalled funny chat before they realised they hadn't pressed record.
- She jokes that getting an iPad rearranged her frontal lobe and amplified her intelligence.
Accents Reflect Comfort And Intention
- Ayoade explains accent-switching as both instinctive and purposeful tied to comfort and performance.
- She says her 'base' thinking voice is a generalized Nigerian accent she returns to when relaxed.
From Lagos To The Lake District: A Shock
- Ayoade describes moving from Lagos to a Lake District boarding school at 15 and feeling like an exile.
- She recalls shock at being the racial outsider and the unsettling malevolence she couldn't name.
