Born in Derby in 1992, comedian Munya Chawawa is best known for his online sketches skewering politicians, musicians and celebrities. Aged 11, Munya and his family moved back to England from Zimbabwe, to the village of Framingham Pigot in Norfolk. He went on to study psychology at Sheffield University before working for 4Music and Reprezent Radio. It was his catalogue of characters – newsreader Barty Crease, drill rapper Unknown P, and his most famous video, Matt Hancock’s It Was Me (Shaggy parody) – that rocketed Chawawa’s career during the Covid pandemic and led to millions of followers and a BBC show, followed by writing for Charlie Brooker. Chawawa is on his first live tour until 28 October.
My dad would have inspired this kind of swag – he loves a high pulled-up sock. The shoes look Thomas the Tank Engine-affiliated – that cartoon shaped my fashion choices for a bit too long. I was still wearing Velcro Tank Engine shoes as a teenager – it might explain the late onset of my romantic life.
