And Kate Smurthwaite says that while her News At Kate video series has gained some new sponsors, it also lost sponsors who could no longer afford to contribute because of the coronavirus crisis.
"In the first few months there was a big Instagram boom of comedians who were finding ways to harness content in a way that was so impressive but also really intimidating, because I felt like the things that are in my head are not going to translate to a live performance," Ayo Edebiri says. "Around three months ago one of my videos got super popular, so I just got a bigger audience and my growth has skyrocketed from there," Majimbo says.She has since signed deals with consumer brands MAC Africa beauty products and telecoms firm MTN, and is working on projects with Comedy Central, who has also put her content on its social channels.
The new comedians are about as funny as a fart in a lift.
No, that was also woke culture. People aren't funny anymore because they forgot how humour works.
How many images of black people do the BBC have in it's archives? Significantly more than white people it would appear. BlackLaughsMatter
Perhaps because they aint funny & aint no comedians?
Kate Smurthwaite nearly did something useful like train as a teacher but decided society was better off with a joker boom boom
The news became so funny they were no longer needed?
Haven't seen anything resembling comedy on the BBC for well over a decade. Other than the news channel.
Hopefully for the better, sort the wheat from the chaff . Quiz programmes had become stuffed with recycled and self diagnosed Comedians.