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Open mike… in Uganda?

Oh, yeah. There’s a comedy open mike contest, going on for two months, in Uganda. So says the article from AllAfrica.com:

The promotion, that kicks off at Punchline Bar in Kabalagala on Saturday, will set the stage for ‘talented’ Ugandans to do stand-up comedy for five minutes in selected bars.

There’s a Punchline in San Francisco, a Punchline in Atlanta… and now there’s a Punchline in Kabalagala.

Fifteen years of murder and mayhem, followed by twenty years of growth and stability produces a country and a people with enough security and perspective to laugh.

And, apparently, they like to drink beer.