Throughout the years, the comedian has assumed different characters most of which have performed well in the showbiz industry. He has come all the way from comedy to cross-dressing, and now activism.
Eric Omondi has once again found himself on the wrong side of the law after he led a demonstration outside the parliament building protesting against the high cost of living.
A few days before he led a number of shirtless men in a demonstration, Eric attacked the gospel artists, threatening to expose them, a thing that shocked most Kenyans.
Eric Omondi is a Kenyan comedian who has amassed over 140000 subscribers on his YouTube account and 3. 9M on Instagram. However, he has added some other titles due to his frequent change of characters such as cross-dressing and actions of activism.
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His cross-dressing style has elicited mixed reactions from netizens. Currently, he is playing a diva character which has been highly criticized due to LGBTQ allegations. Eric Omondi started cross-dressing back in 2008 as one way to entertain his fans.
Eric Omondi has always dressed as a woman since 2008. I don't know why every time I do it people act shocked.
Times have changed, fashion ya leo sio fashion ya 2008, confirmed Eric.
He has won the Best Comedian Africa in the African entertainment Awards four
times; the Year 2018, 2019, 2020, and, 2021 which according to him won him the title of the President of Comedy Africa.
Eric is a self-proclaimed President of Comedy Africa. The comedian was born on March 9, 1985, and started comedy in 2008.
During a YouTube interview with Eric Mboya, Mr. Omondi explains divalicious as a
young girl only 21, lesbian, and has been in the industry for a short time but outdoing
the rest who have been in the industry for a long playing a similar character. He says he
is dynamic and unpredictable in showbiz and advice actors to push themselves
and do their work to perfection.
During the interview, the comedian claims to be the most talked about comedian in the industry. According to him, this justified the recent criticism he has received from the likes of Khaligraph Jones, a musician, and Oga Obina a KissFm presenter.
Sometime back, he posted a video holding a pack of beauty products with the caption: Flat tummy gel, advertising for a company that most people think made him come up with his divalicious character. This video of him whining his waist while dressed in a swimsuit went viral and attracted a number of negative comments from netizens. According to the comedian, he only cross-dresses to create content that is relatable to women who happen to be the majority of his followers.
Eric has been in the past caught up in controversial situations. Back in 2018, the comedian was forced to apologize after he shared a video on his Instagram while dressed inappropriately.
Despite not being a musician, the comedian has been very vocal in fighting for Kenyan music and he has found himself on the wrong side of the law in the process. Tuesday, November 16th Eric was arrested after an attempt to storm parliament where he lead a section of his supporters wanting the Kenyan media to be compelled to play 75% Kenyan content. "All local media to play 75 percent of local music just like it is in Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana, and Zimbabwe" said Omondi. The comedian was arrested for the offense of causing a disturbance near the parliament building.
Unfortunately, most musicians feel Eric should only concentrate on matters of comedy
and leave music issues to only the musicians since according to them, he has no
grounds to speak or share his opinion regarding the music industry simply because he
is not a musician. Speaking in a press conference, Khaligraph Jones clarified that Eric
should direct his energy toward the comedy industry.
