5 Kenyan female comedians and their American equivalent

 Across the globe, women - in a world of hurt - are taking the reins  [Photo: Courtesy]

Kenyan standup comedy scene in 2020 took a back seat courtesy of restrictions put in place to help stop the spread of the novel coronavirus.

The economic plummet amid Covid-19 forced some comics to reinvent, dig deep and diversify or take a break to reflect, recoup and strategize. Comediennes, who were pre-covid already in the trenches fighting to overcome the odds stacking against them in the male-dominated industry, found another layer of glass in the ceiling to break.