This archive report was first published on 18 June 2020.
TAKE FIVE: Sharon 'Shazz' Nderitu ¶
Published on June 18, 2020
Sharon Nderitu, aka Shazz, is a multi-talented individual who wears many hats, including stand-up comedian, interior designer, mathematics teacher, curvy fashion model, blogger, artist, and video-vixen.
She has climbed Mt Kilimanjaro, but prefers not to talk about it, and has played in several theatrical productions, including Kambi Gathesha's play, Decalage and The Vagina Monologues.
Shazz hosts a monthly comedy show called Linner with Shazz, which is a celebration of comedy, music, and conversations.
She believes that everyone has the right to look good and should not be forced to 'earn' it, and that there is no place for a black woman, let alone a fat, black woman, in the beauty standards of the colonized eye.
Shazz admires the works of comedians such as Emmanuel Kisiangani, Mammito, Doug Mutai, Brian Onjoro, Ty Ngachira, Eric Lusava, Jason Runo, Amandeep Jagde, John Ribia, Justine Wanda, Ciku Waithaka, Maina Murumba, George Waweru, and David Macharia, and internationally, Ak Dans, Long John, and Don Andre.
