- Comedian Blessed Njugush had a lighthearted session on the Mic Cheque podcast where he spoke about his journey as a comic
- He detailed his laugh growing up, schooling, even recounting how he was bullied in school by people who now flood his DMs
- Njugush touched on his beef with musician Jua Cali, saying he believes the singer got what was coming to him after slamming his comedy
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Comedian Blessed Njugush has hit back at Jua Cali over his remarks about his style of comedy earlier this year.
Jua Cali on Njugush's comedy
In July, musician Juacali slammed Njugush, saying that while he likes him as a person, he does not think what he does is comedy.
"Njugush ni boy wangu but hakuna comedian hapo not funny at all," he said at the time.
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The sentiments ignited a heated online debate, with several netizens coming to Njugush's defence.
Njugush revisited the issue during an interview on the Mic Cheque Podcast on December 10.
Njugush's thoughts on Jua Cali's snide remarks
He took a swipe at Jua Cali, saying that the singer was trying to promote an album he had just released around the same time he dissed him.
The funnyman then asked the show's hosts whether they had heard of the album or its tracks, implying that it had been a flop.
"Hiyo time Jua Cali alikuwa anaoongea hivo unajua kuna album alikuwa anapush. Umeiskia?" he asked the podcasters who all went silent.
Njugush advised them never to forget their haters, saying he never does and instead uses the hate to motivate him.
"I'm not being petty..hii singeacha islide.....kwanza tunaenda msimu wa kusameheana... but never let it slide and it should fuel you," he said.
He explained that such experiences give him thick skin such that when he encounters an even worse situation in future and remembers how he came out on top of the previous one, he is not shaken.
Njugush added that he believes in Karma; when something like Jua Cali's album flopping happens, he sees it as poetic justice.
Jua Cali apologises to Njugush
Meanwhile, after facing intense criticism for bashing Njugush, Jua Cali apologised to the comic.
The musician made a U-turn on his previous statement, noting that his remarks were wrong and uncalled for.
Jua Cali said that as a veteran, he needed to spread love to young creatives rather than pinning them down with his words.
Part of the tweet read:
"As a veteran in the game, my job has been spreading love to the young creatives and giving them valuable info about the industry. I have always been sending and spreading Positive vibes throughout my career, with that being said I want to apologise to @BlessedNjugush sorry sana wewe ni boy wangu. We have known each other for long and that tweet was wrong and uncalled for."
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