Kansiime Kubiryaba Anne (born 13 April 1986) and popularly known as
Anne Kansiime, is a Ugandan entertainer, comedian, and actress. She
has been referred to as "Africa's Queen of Comedy" by some African
media outlets.She was born in Mparo in Kabale District now Rukiga
District, in the Western Region of Uganda. Her father is a retired
banker, and her mother is a housewife. Kansiime attended Kabale
Primary School. For her O-Level and A-Level education, she studied at
Bweranyangi Girls' Senior Secondary School in Bushenyi. She holds a
Bachelor of Arts in Social Science from Makerere University, Uganda's
oldest and largest public university.Beginning in 2007, while still an
undergraduate at Makerere University, Kansiime began to participate in
drama skits acted by the theatre group Theatre Factory, who played at
the Uganda National Theatre in Kampala's central business district.
When Theatre Factory disintegrated, she joined Fun Factory, that
replaced it. The group plays every Thursday evening. The best skits
were broadcast on NTV Uganda in the Barbed Wire TV show that later
became U-Turn. She partnered with Brian Mulondo as a Taxi interview
conductor in the MiniBuzz series and provided comic video
dramatizations of topical issues that random passengers discussed.
Anne Kansiime, is a Ugandan entertainer, comedian, and actress. She
has been referred to as "Africa's Queen of Comedy" by some African
media outlets.She was born in Mparo in Kabale District now Rukiga
District, in the Western Region of Uganda. Her father is a retired
banker, and her mother is a housewife. Kansiime attended Kabale
Primary School. For her O-Level and A-Level education, she studied at
Bweranyangi Girls' Senior Secondary School in Bushenyi. She holds a
Bachelor of Arts in Social Science from Makerere University, Uganda's
oldest and largest public university.Beginning in 2007, while still an
undergraduate at Makerere University, Kansiime began to participate in
drama skits acted by the theatre group Theatre Factory, who played at
the Uganda National Theatre in Kampala's central business district.
When Theatre Factory disintegrated, she joined Fun Factory, that
replaced it. The group plays every Thursday evening. The best skits
were broadcast on NTV Uganda in the Barbed Wire TV show that later
became U-Turn. She partnered with Brian Mulondo as a Taxi interview
conductor in the MiniBuzz series and provided comic video
dramatizations of topical issues that random passengers discussed.
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