Controversy continues to emerge on award-winning
show-Churchill Show with the creative director Victor Ber responding to accusations
that he is frustrating comedians, resulting in depression among them followed
by death.
In a scathing interview with Jalang’o as well as in a
series of posts on social media, comedian
Zainabu
Zeddy who accused him (Ber) of frustrating
comedians and sabotaging female comedians to give his wife (Teacher Wanjiku) an
edge.
In an
interview with Daily Nation, Ber sought to clear his name and dismissed the
claims, adding that Zeddy shall remain a friend and invited her to Churchill
show.
“Yes, without a doubt (I will welcome her). Since she
wrote those things, I tried to keep it to myself, but she kept posting more and
more and it wasn’t until Wednesday (July 8) that I picked up my phone and
texted her and she called me back. I know her very well and when you watch the
videos, she cannot edit the way they were,” Ber said.
He pointed an accusing figure at unnamed individuals keen on sowing discord among the team behind the epic Churchill show.
A number of comedians in the show have suffered
depression followed by untimely death.
Njenga Mswahili and Kasee are among the Churchill Show
comedians whose recent deaths raised concerns.
“Ber never
wanted any female comedians to succeed so that his wife could shine. That is
the reason we have few female comedians. When Wanjiku put up her Comedy Queens
show at KICC, the girls were threatened to perform,” posted Zeddy.