Daliso Chaponda: Citizen of Nowhere

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Malawian comedian Daliso Chaponda looks at the relationship between the UK and Africa.

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3. "...comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable..."

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A fourth series from Malawian comedian Daliso Chaponda.

A fourth series of Malawian comedian Daliso Chaponda's funny, informative and thought-provoking Rose D'Or-nominated series about the challenges of being a Citizen of Nowhere.

In this new series, Daliso is in a more philosophical mood. We find him working through his thoughts, feelings, and opinions by sharing his stories with a live audience in his hometown of Manchester.

Episode 3 - 'comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable'

After experiencing the threat of arrest for a joke he once made about Malawi, and as he sometimes gets in trouble for talking about certain topics, this week Daliso is contemplating attitudes towards censorship and freedom of speech, and he's trying to work out where he stands. He gives examples of the kind of things that have caused controversies in the past and asks the audience what they think. 

Writer... Daliso Chaponda
Additional Material... Meryl O'Rourke
Production Coordinator... Katie Baum
Sound Manger... Jerry Peal

Theme music by Lawi
Image by Steve Ullathorne

Producer... Carl Cooper

This is a BBC Studios Production for Radio 4.

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Daliso Chaponda shot to fame on Britain’s Got Talent, making it to the final of the 2017 series and establishing himself as a firm favourite with the judges and the British public. He became a Facebook and YouTube star amassing over 200 million views of his performances. He's also appeared on the Royal Variety Performance.

He has performed around the world and at the Edinburgh, Melbourne, Singapore, and Cape Town comedy festivals. He has also toured the UK and Africa to sell out audiences and rave reviews.

In addition to stand-up comedy, Daliso is also a prolific fiction writer. He has published science fiction, murder mysteries and fantasy fiction in numerous magazines, and anthologies. He is currently working on his new novel and a children’s book.

This is this fourth series of his Rose D'Or nominated Radio 4 series.

Daliso Chaponda: Citizen of Nowhere: Series 4

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Fourth series from Malawian comedian Daliso Chaponda.

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