- Awards
- 100 Most Influential Young Africans – 2016
- 100 Most Influential Young Africans – 2017
- Ugandan
- Actress & Comedian
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Anne Kansiime is a talented multiple award winning comedian, Actress and entertainer dubbed “Africa’s Queen of Comedy”. Beginning in 2007, as an undergraduate, Kansiime began to participate in drama skits acted by a theatre group who played at the Uganda National Theatre in Kampala’s central business district.
Anne began posting some of her sketch comedy skits on YouTube and received positive feedback and that encouraged her to post more videos leading to a breakthrough when Citizen TV from Kenya offered her a slot to produce, star and present a comedy show, Don’t Mess With Kansiime.
She is a brand ambassador for Old mutual Kenya and boasts of many awards including; Teeniez Funniest Comedian 2016, African Entertainment Awards USA, Best Comedian’s Award 2015, Rising Star – Comedian of the Year 2015, African Oscar Award for favorite comedian 2015, YouTube silver play button 2015, AIRTEL Women of Substance Awards 2014 etc.
In 2016 and 2017 Africa Youth Awards named her among the Inaugural 100 Most Influential Young Africans, an initiative instituted to promote African youth movements and achieving and also restoring excellence in the works of young people across Africa.
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