The jury of the 8th edition of the "RFI Talents du rire" award has honored Cameroonian comedian Stephan Dipita. He will receive his award on Sunday, February 12, during the "Abidjan Capitale du rire" festival in Ivory Coast.
Initiated by comedian Mamane
, a columnist* on RFI, in collaboration with Gondwana-City Productions, the "RFI Talents du rire" award showcases new talent in French-language comedy in Africa, the Indian Ocean, and the Caribbean.
Stephan Dipita
was born in 1994 in Cameroon, in a small town on the outskirts of Douala, the economic capital. In 2017, at just 23 years old, he produced his first one-man show, Mon ami virtuel
(My Virtual Friend
), which questions human relationships in the age of social media. In the following years, he tried his hand at comedy scenes that were flourishing all over Cameroon. He stood out for his originality, the freshness of his writing, and his acting skills, which came from his experience in theater. In 2021, he presented a more mature and accomplished show, How
, which revealed an interesting modernity: digital technology, ecology, education, insecurity, and the status of African women are some of the themes he tackles with great observational finesse. It was really after his appearance in 2022 on the pan-African show Le Parlement du Rire,
broadcast on Canal Plus+, that he made a name for himself and joined the ranks of young talents to watch.
Previous winners of the "RFI Talents du rire" award
: Manitou (Gabon, 2021), the duo Les Nyota (DRC, 2020), Michaël Sengazi (Burundi-Rwanda, 2019), the duo Les Zinzins de l'Art (Ivory Coast, 2018), Ronsia (DRC, 2017), Moussa Petit Sergent (Burkina Faso, 2016), Basseek Fils Miséricorde (Cameroon, 2015).
* "La chronique de Mamane": Every day on RFI, the comedian brings the very, very democratic Republic of Gondwana
to life. He looks at the news from every angle, from above, from below, from the side; he turns it every which way, weighs it up and makes it completely offbeat, twisted and hilarious.
Source: press release