1. Who is Amooti Omubalanguzi?
Amooti Omubalanguzi real name Mujuni Allan is a Ugandan legendary
comedian, performing artist radio presenter.
He gained his popularity in a hit
TV comedy show Side mirror which was showing on Bukedde TV which made him a
country darling in the mainstream media.
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2. What was his name before Amooti Omubalanguzi?
The comedian says he had named himself Bugiwugi 4VC to represent 4 Voice
Changer which he later dropped after getting his new name Amooti Omubalanguzi.
3. Where does Amooti Omubalanguzi work?
Currently Amooti Omubalanguzi works at radio and is still active with his
long comedy career spanning for over 24 years
4. When did Amooti Omubalanguzi start Comedy?
While looking for a job during his youth the comedian was given a job in
Nansana where he had to work as an emcee on the karaoke performances where he
started his career while craking jokes in the performances which gained him
attention hence pushing forward on the career.
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5. Why is he called Amooti Omubalanguzi?
He got the Nickname Amooti while at a screen test for radio samba where
he wanted to appear a Munyoro so the general manager suggested Amooti which he
picked and moved on with for all his time. The name also made him the highest
comedy sensation during that time.
6. When did Side Mirror start?
Paddy Bitama wa invited by WBS TV during his peak and was asked by Gordon
Wavamuno to make skits of their comedy acts for TV who talked to Amooti then
they together came up with side mirror a hit show which was showing on WBS
later moved to Bukedde TV which develop the Amarula brand to its highest.
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7. How did Amarula Family start in Uganda?
The Amarula family started in 1997 where Amooti Omubalanguzi met with
Paddy Bitama, Eddy Kigere who worked together at Park View in Central Kampala after
their work in Nansana where they used to crack jokes for free as open acts of emcees
before karaoke performances.
They continued with their work until they got an opportunity to perform
at Serena Hotel which gained them popularity.
Their name Amarula came from a drink called Amarula which they always
took with Paddy Bitama.
8. How did Amarula break?
After the death of Paddy Bitama there a disjoint in the group which
failed the group with Messe hence Amooti after receiving little payment change
his strategy to opening a new group which he called the new Amarula production
a fresh group using the ideas of the old group which helped them to rebrand.
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9. Where did Amooti study from?
Amooti Omubalanguzi studied at St Kizito primary school in
Mpigi, he later continued to Masaka secondary School. He moved to Kisubi Technical
institute where he studied a certificate in Mechanical technology which he says
he didn´t practice after school.
10.
Why was Amooti Omubalanguzi so
successful at his time?
The legendary comedian credits his success to his fight to push new
talent and looking for better ways to entertain people.
He says he has tried
more than 50 new original ideas to create new content to entertain people that’s
why his prime was the best performances.
