Cotilda Inapo

Cotilda Inapo is a Ugandan female stand-up comedian,^[1] actress, freelance copywriter, motivational speaker and events host (or MC) who joined professional comedy in 2009 and grew as a member of the Crackers (sometimes spelled Krackers). Their performances were broadcast on NTV^[2] and NBS. Cotilda left Laftaz unceremoniously and joined Comedy Files at Theatre La Bonita.

Career[]

Cotilda attended the M-Net Search for Uganda's Top Stand-up Comedian because her buddies were trying out. When it ended, a section of participants formed The Crackers. Initial shows were at Efendy's Turkish Restaurant in Kampala. When they asked a member of the audience to come up and crack a joke or two, she went on stage thrice and made people laugh^[3] all those times. So they asked her to try permanently. Cotilda started the Queens of Comedy group that has over 11 members. She has performed in Zambia, Kenya (Churchill Show), Nigeria (Night Of A Thousand Laughs alongside comedians like Basketmouth in 2012)^[4] and Malawi (hosted with Teacher Mpamiire and Anne Kansiime). Her motivation to go on came from the fact that she had already made up her mind "there is no turning back". She worked as a Creative Director for Anne Kansiime^[5] and believes there aren't enough women in stand-up comedy because of the fear of being judged. She sets her own boundaries, says whatever she wants and believes passion is what any comedian needs plus aligning your destiny with GOD. Her skits are available on YouTube and other social media platforms.

Personal life[]

Cotilda was married^[6] to Joseph Omoding for 2 years before divorce proceedings started but conceived a son. She likes dancing in supermarkets, enjoys dry tea and groundnuts. Cotilda is a Computer Science graduate from Makerere University Kampala. At campus, she was a liturgy secretary. She is an Old Girl of Gayaza High School and Uganda Martyrs SSS, Namugongo. Inapo is a Talent Manager at Concepts 360 Gurus.

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