Tolulope ogunmefun biography books

For a long time, my perception of British comedy has been dominated by two fields. The first is the more mainstream, prime-time, Showtime at the Apollo types like Michael McIntyre, Lee Evans, Frankie Boyle, who are all national, well-known white faces visible to the public each week via Mock The Week, 8 Out of 10 Cats and other used-to-be-funny TV shows.

The second, the underground online milieu made visible by Richard Blackwood, Eddie Kadi and others, were instantly funnier, because they spoke to a community that was fairly underrepresented in that world. Despite their efforts, I was seeking out for more, for someone who broke the traditional mode of stand-up comedy with a novel approach that separated them from the norm.

Enter Tolulope Ogunmefun, better known as Don’t Jealous Me, who has transcended both sides of the comedy coin to become an international name.

The Hackney-born comedian with electric charisma and endearing likability has been in the collective field of blac