E15: Grand Komanda on the power of your community

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Join us as we explore the bitter-sweet world of the immigrant.

In this episode, I'm speaking with Grand Komanda, a Nigerian comedian who moved to Canada in 2019.

Community is everything. And Grand Komanda is no stranger to the beauty of tapping into your community as an immigrant. Grand shares his journey into comedy, highlighting how he misses his home country, and he expresses his immigrant experiences on stage. I learn how his role as a comedian lets him pass social commentary on immigration, and how comedy is important in coping with hardships.

In this episode, Grand Komanda and I chat about:

* The origins of the Nigerian-Canadian comedy club

* The things he misses most about Nigeria

* Tips for Nigerian/African acts looking to immigrate to Canada

* Using his immigrant experience as fuel for his jokes.

Official Links

✅ Connect with Grand Komanda on Instagram

✅ Watch him on YouTube

✅ Reach out to him on Facebook

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