Boe Olaleye, better known as Boe The Comedian , is a British born comedian known for his stand-up

Stand-up comedy

Stand-up comedy is a comedic art form. Usually, a comedian performs in front of a live audience, speaking directly to them. Their performances are sometimes filmed for later release via DVD, the internet, and television...

 and character-based comedy. He is also a comedy writer and presenter.

Career

Boe was born the last of four children to Nigerian parents and grew up in
Islington

Islington

Islington is a neighbourhood in Greater London, England and forms the central district of the London Borough of Islington. It is a district of Inner London, spanning from Islington High Street to Highbury Fields, encompassing the area around the busy Upper Street...

, North London. It was while studying for a BSc (Hons) in Microbiology

Microbiology

Microbiology is the study of microorganisms, which are defined as any microscopic organism that comprises either a single cell , cell clusters or no cell at all . This includes eukaryotes, such as fungi and protists, and prokaryotes...

 at university that Boe would make his first foray into the world of stand-up comedy. 2009 marked a significant milestone in Boe’s career with two One-Man comedy shows at London theatre venues; Mark My Words at The Bloomsbury Theatre and Did I Say That Out Loud at Shaw Theatre

Shaw Theatre

The Shaw Theatre is a theatre in Somers Town, in the London Borough of Camden. It is located near the Euston Road, beside the British Library and St Pancras Chambers , equidistant from King's Cross station and Euston station....

.

Boe The Comedian has also performed at most of London’s top comedy venues including The Comedy Store (London), Jongleurs, Hackney Empire

Hackney Empire

The Hackney Empire is a theatre on Mare Street, in the London Borough of Hackney, built in 1901 as a music hall.-History:Hackney Empire is a grade II* listed building...

, Comedy Cafe and Choice FM Comedy Club (amongst many others). In Jan 2011 Boe made an appearance on The Vanessa Show on Channel 5 (UK) as a panellist and in series 22 of Channel 4

Channel 4

Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...

’s popular show Come Dine With Me

Come Dine With Me

Come Dine With Me is a popular Channel 4 television programme shown in the United Kingdom, produced by Granada Television and first broadcast in January 2005. The show has either four or five amateur chefs competing against each other hosting a dinner party for the other contestants...

. Boe also presents his own radio show on London-based radio station Voice of Africa Radio

Voice of Africa Radio

Voice of Africa Radio is a London-based FM radio station, founded on 1 January 2000 to correct the exclusion and marginalisation of the African community from the electronic media. Initially, the station operated unlicenced, covering the Greater London area. It attracted a wide range of African...

, which is a mix of humour, light entertainment and topical news debate.

External links

• Boe The Comedian official website