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'I'd never told the same joke twice!': the explosive rise of Ayoade Bamgboye, Edinburgh's best new comedian

by Brian Logan

The Londoner from Lagos wowed the fringe with a show about language, family and cross-cultural identity. She talks about dread, dreams and her bid for 'controlled chaos' Before her first Edinburgh fringe run last summer, Ayoade Bamgboye put a question to her comedy friends: "How do you debut?" She recalls their advice: "You introduce yourself, and there's a point of view. There should also be a narrative arc. And you…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:06am on January 7, 2026