The announcement has been made during a press conference held at the National Theatre, addressed by Fun Factory and representatives from Uganda Breweries Limited the makers of Uganda Waragi.
The show will bring together lovers of comedy to celebrate the laughs they have shared with the comedy group from their origins at TLC in 2003 to their weekly ‘Comedicine’ show that happens every Thursday at the National Theatre.
The show will feature performances from some of Uganda’s kings and queens of comedy including, Richard Tuwangye, Isaac Kuddzu, Frobisher Lwanga, Veronica Kiwanuka, Dickson Zizinga and others.
Richard Tuwangye, one of the founding members of Fun Factory, said, “Big Sunday is going to be a one-of-a-kind grand comedy show to celebrate 20 years of weekly comedy.
Our journey has been filled with both ups and downs, but above all, we have delivered laughter to millions of Ugandans, and this is the biggest point of pride for us.”
According to Fun Factory, weekly sketch comedy shows were birthed in October 2003 under the stewardship of University Lecturer and theatre maestro Philip Luswata.
After four years of slow growth in audiences and losing talent, they received their big breakthrough in 2007 as the only sketch comedy show on TV with NTV’s “BarbedWire”, which ran every Sunday at 7:30 pm.
Tuwangye added, “It was from this point that the comedy scene entered the fast lane and has been growing since, and after 20 years of weekly comedy, we feel that celebrations are in order.
This is a dream come true for us, to see just how far we’ve come and how much we’ve grown as artists, and I appreciate all those who have stood with us through the years.”
