Comedian Timothy Kimani, also known as Njugush, recently hosted the fifth edition of his comedy show, Through Thick N Thin (TTNT).
The sold-out show, which was attended by over 6,000 people, was held at The Sarit Expo Centre on Saturday, July 27.
The event was headlined by Njugush who was also joined by his wife, Celestine Ndinda, popularly known as Wakavinye, on stage at some point.
Entertainment was served by DJ Daffy and MC Gogo who are synonymous with hosting live events, weddings and club shows.
Among the 6,000 attendees are some Kenyan celebrities including comedian Eddie Butita, comedian Abel Mutua and his wife Judy Nyawira, media personality Miss Katiwa and filmmaker Philip Karanja.
The event was sold out a few hours before the show with Njugush announcing through his Instagram page that there will be no tickets at the gate.
Tickets for the event were strictly sold online with students’ tickets going for Ksh 1,000, regular tickets going for Ksh 1,500 and VIP tickets going for Ksh 3,500.
By July 15th, students and VIP tickets had already sold out with only regular tickets remaining.
A look at the number of tickets sold, Njugush made at least Ksh 10 million or more from hosting the event, however, with the expenses used to set up the event not put into consideration.
This is assuming 1,000 seats were reserved for VIP tickets, some 2,000 seats reserved for students and 3,000 seats reserved for regular tickets.
Note that VIP and students tickets were the first ones to sell out, indicating that number of seats reserved for regular tickets were more than the rest.
TTNT 1 and the Ksh 6 million loan
Speaking in a previous interview, Njugush explained how he found himself with a Ksh 6 million loan after hosting the first edition of TTNT.
He described 2020 as one of his toughest years after poor planning resulted in a significant financial setback for his TTNT show.
Additionally, restrictions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic could not allow him to organize additional events to settle the debt.
Njugush shared how one creditor, who had offered him a Ksh 400,000 loan, imposed a 30 percent interest rate, adding to the financial strain.
While he was still struggling to make ends meet, he noted that most of his earnings were allocated to servicing the loan’s interest.
However, the shylock showed leniency, waiving the accumulated interest, allowing Njugush to focus on repaying the principal amount.
Fortunately, with a renewed strategy to monetise his online content, Njugush successfully cleared the outstanding debt.
