Ayoade Zahrah Bamgboye is a Nigerian and British comedian and actress.[2] She won the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer in 2025.
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| Born | Ayoade Zahrah Bamgboye 1993 or 1994 (age 31–32)[1] London, United Kingdom |
Early life
editCareer
editAt the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Bamgboye's debut solo show Swings and Roundabouts was awarded The DLT Entertainment Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards;[5] she is the first Black woman to win the award.[6] Swings and Roundabouts also won NextUp Comedy's 'Biggest Award in Comedy',[7] and Bamgboye performed the show in a run at the Soho Theatre in October 2025.[2]
Bamgboye names Jack Black, Maya Rudolph, and Chris Morris as her comedy influences.[8]
Bamgboye is part of the Saturday Night Live UK cast.[9]
in 2026, she appeared on Make That Movie, a Channel 4 comedy created by Sam Campbell.[10]
Personal life
editBamgboye lives in London.[4]
References
edit- ↑ Saunders, Tristram Fane (23 August 2025). "The Edinburgh Comedy Awards' first trans winner is a goofy, geeky star-in-the-making". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - 1 2 "Ayoade Bamgboye: Swings and Roundabouts". Soho Theatre. 6–11 October 2025. Archived from the original on 24 August 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ↑ Harding, Tim (14 August 2025). "Ayoade Bamgboye: Swings and Roundabouts". Chortle. Archived from the original on 24 August 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- 1 2 Logan, Brian (17 August 2025). "Ayoade Bamgboye: Swings and Roundabouts review – commanding comic's thrilling debut". The Guardian. Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh. Archived from the original on 24 August 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ↑ Logan, Brian (23 August 2025). "Sam Nicoresti's Baby Doomer wins best comedy show at Edinburgh fringe 2025". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 23 August 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
- ↑ McCool, Mary (23 August 2025). "First trans comedian to win Edinburgh comedy award". BBC News. BBC Scotland. Archived from the original on 23 August 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
- ↑ "Ayoade Bamgboye wins the Biggest Award In Comedy". Chortle. 23 August 2025. Archived from the original on 24 August 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ↑ Logan, Brian (7 January 2026). "'I'd never told the same joke twice!': the explosive rise of Ayoade Bamgboye, Edinburgh's best new comedian". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ↑ Grobar, Matt (4 February 2026). "'Saturday Night Live UK' Sets Inaugural Cast Of 11". Deadline. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ↑ "Make That Movie - Full Credits". www.imdb.com. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
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