Athena Kugblenu
Athena Kugblenu

Athena Kugblenu

  • Actor, writer and stand-up comedian

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Female Pilot Club launches 2024 script call

Female Pilot Club are seeking 30 minute TV and radio scripts, with two finalists set to have their scripts performed by comedy actors in front of a live audience.

British Comedy Guide, 1st November 2023

6 comedians on their worst (and best) times in Camden

The stars of new monthly local stand-up night Good News / Bad News spill the beans.

Camdenist, 26th October 2023

Morgana Robinson pilots historical sketch show Blast From The Past

Morgana Robinson is piloting Blast From The Past, a historical sketch show with the creative team behind Horrible Histories, that also features Youssef Kerkour, Dan Skinner and Athena Kugblenu.

British Comedy Guide, 31st August 2023

The comics motherhood can't stop

Some lied. Some hid it. And few ever mined it for jokes. Becoming a mum used to be near-fatal to a comedian's career. But now, in a Mother's Day special, we meet the new wave taking on taboos.

Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 14th March 2023

Radio 4 2023 comedy commissions

Radio 4 has announced a raft of comedy commissions, including the return of Room 101 to the airwaves with Paul Merton as host. Stars involved in other new shows include Jonathan Pie, Maisie Adam, Chris McCausland and Jordan Gray.

British Comedy Guide, 16th January 2023

DMs Are Open to return, but with changes

The BBC has confirmed that open door sketch show DMs Are Open is to return to Radio 4 Extra for a second series. However, this time the format will be non-topical and recorded in front of an audience.

British Comedy Guide, 16th January 2023

Live At The Pinter at Harold Pinter Theatre review

Stars including Aisling Bea and Simon Amstell brought the laughs to this West End venue.

Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 29th September 2022

DMs Are Open - Slide into a Comedy writing credit

DMs Are Open is BBC Radio 4 Extra's new open submission radio show. It's the successor to Newsjack with one vital difference, it's not tied to the news cycle.

Athena Kugblenu, BBC, 31st May 2022

Athena Kugblenu: Shaking Her Class review

She has plenty of thoughts on the matter, if few clear-cut conclusions, as she considers the topic more subtly than simply dividing the world into quinoa-consuming Tarquins and chip-munching Daves.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 20th May 2022

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