Michael Odewale | |
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Born | 22 May 1995 28) | (age
Occupation | stand-up comedian |
Years active | 2014–present |
Website | www |
Michael Odewale (born 22 May 1995) [1] [2] is an English stand-up comedian.
Odewale was born into a British Nigerian family and grew up in Dagenham. [3]
Odewale began performing in 2014 while at university. [4]
In 2016 he was nominated for the BBC New Comedy Award and was a finalist for the Chortle Student Comedy Award. [2] He was named on the BBC New Talent Hotlist 2017. [5]
Odewale's 2019 show, #BlackBearsMatter, was nominated for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Festival and won Best New Show at the Leicester Comedy Festival. [6] [7] [8]
In 2020 and 2021 Odewale appeared on Mock the Week . He also co-wrote Death to 2020 . [9]
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