 | A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject.(October 2023) |
| Eddie Kadi | |
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 Kadi in 2014 | |
| Born | 18 May 1983 Kinshasa, Zaire |
| Website | eddiekadi |
Eddie Kadi (born 18 May 1983) is a British-Congolese comedian, presenter and actor.
A resident of South-West London since 1992, he is a past student of Fulham Primary School, Henry Compton Secondary School, William Morris Academy and Kingston University from which he graduated with BSc Honours in Media Technology. [1] [2] Kadi served as President of the Afro-Caribbean Society at the University. [3]
Kadi won the BECA Award for Best Comedy Newcomer In 2006. He was the first Black British solo comedian to sell out London's IndigO2 – two of those during 2009. [2] [4] In September 2010, he performed at London's O2 Arena where he sold out the 13,000 seat arena. [4] He has since made appearances around the world including The Joburg Comedy festival, Africa Laughs in Uganda, night of a thousand laughs in Ghana, as well the AMVCAs broadcast across all 54 states in Africa live from Nigeria.
Kadi joined hiphop star Lauryn Hill at the prestigious venue Radio City Music hall in New York City performing stand up comedy in 2017 followed up with Lauryn Hill and Nas on their powernomic tour in the US, performing stand up comedy across various states.
Kadi is a presenter on BBC Radio 1Xtra on the Official UK Afrobeats Charts Show, [5] and appeared as team captain on series 3 of ITV’s comedy panel show Sorry, I Didn't Know . [6] He is a regular contributor on BBC Radio 5 Live's sports comedy panel show Fighting Talk . [7] He also co-hosted Amazon Music +44 PodcastThe Noughties alongside Nadia Jae. [8]
From 23 September 2023, Kadi competed in the twenty-first series of Strictly Come Dancing, partnered with professional dancer Karen Hauer. The couple made it to week five, but were eliminated on 22 October 2023 after losing the dance-off to Zara McDermott & Graziano Di Prima. [9]
Kadi's work as a voiceover artist includes a characterisation in the Tiger-Aspect-produced animated TV series Tinga Tinga Tales . [10]
His film projects include the lead role in the short film Area Boys (2007), [11] shot in Africa (Lagos, Nigeria) and premiered at the 51st London Film Festival. [12] He also appears as Reggy in Shank (2010); [13] the parking attendant, Tunde, in Anuvahood (2011); [14] and the Radio DJ in Gone Too Far! (2013). [15]
Kadi has also featured vocally alongside UK Hip Hop Artist Sway and was invited to Senegal in 2008 to host the inauguration of the Senegalese rap artist Akon on his "Konfidence Foundation".[ citation needed ]
In 2023 Kadi was a contestant on the 21st series of Strictly Come Dancing , where he was partnered by professional dancer Karen Hauer. Eddie Kadi won the first 10 of Strictly 2023 rewarded by Shirley Ballas for his Couple's Choice. 2 weeks later, they were the fourth pair to be eliminated from the competition on 22 October, finishing in 12th place by losing the dance-off to Zara and Graziano.
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