Looking For A Visa

They say when life gives you lemon, you make lemonade, however, when you are born and raised in a Refugee Camp, Life doesn't; give you fruits. The World Food Program does. Life gives you trauma!

But if you are a Comedian like Akau Jambo, you can still turn the Trauma to Humor. “Looking For A Visa” is a show written and performed by Akau Jambo, a South Sudanese Stand-Up Comedian telling his story from a Refugee Camp to an award winning touring Stand-Up comedian. In this show, Jambo outlines the struggles of traveling as an African Comedian.

50 minutes

"Depending on his stories, Jambo had an innate ability to either reframe traumatic stories and histories with dark humour, or do so in empowering ways." ArtsHub 2023

Akau Jambo

Akau Jambo is a South Sudanese stand-up comedian with a body of work that transcends nationalities and borders . Akau’s comedy is a mix of sociopolitical criticism and autobiographical reflections on his life and that of his mates. Drawing on the realities of being a South Sudanese who was born and raised up as a Refugee in Kenya & Uganda. He does this in a self deprecating manner, traversing various issues facing today’s societies. Since his debut in 2016, Akau has toured his special “The Woke Refugee” across Africa featuring in comedy festivals and comedy clubs in South Africa, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Egypt, Botswana & U.S.A. It is through these tours that he got the inspiration to introduce the Juba International Comedy Festival.