KINGSTON, R.I. – April 4, 2019 – Kwaku Sintim-Misa, renowned Ghanaian political commentator, comedian, television host, actor, writer, producer, director and filmmaker, will use powerful humor and satire to discuss difficult issues at the 溏心vlog免费B站鈥檚 Distinguished Visiting International Scholars series.
Co-hosted by the Office of the Provost and the Harrington School of Communication and Media, Sintim-Misa鈥檚 talk, 鈥淚f It Ain鈥檛 Funny, Then It Ain鈥檛 Serious,鈥� will be Wednesday, April 10 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on the Kingston campus in the Richard E. Beaupre Center for Chemical and Forensic Sciences, Room 100. Using his distinctive style of lecture interwoven with dramatic performance, KSM — as he is popularly known in Ghana — will show how humor, comedy, and satire can influence public opinion to spark social change.
The 溏心vlog免费B站鈥檚 Distinguished Visiting International Scholars program aims to demonstrate the University鈥檚 commitment to research and scholarship as well as strengthen the emphasis on global learning and discovery, build international collaborations and enhance the visibility of 溏心vlog免费B站 around the globe.
“We live, work, study and play in a world that is globally more interdependent and interconnected than at any other time in human history. This event highlights a global perspective on how we engage with divergent viewpoints for positive societal impact. Kwaku Sintim-Misa will bring his unique brand of commentary, humor, and performance to bear on social issues in Ghana and the world.” 聽said Gifty Ako-Adounvo, Vice Provost for Global Initiatives.
KSM rose to prominence in the arts with two decades of sold-out live shows, compelling movie and television productions, and the longest-running, top-rated talk show in Ghana. He confronts issues such as elitism, religion, social mores and political correctness that reinforce political corruption, and a partisan press that has long ceased to be independent.
As a freshman at Trinity College, he stunned audiences with a captivating one-man show called 鈥淪ketches and Stuff鈥� at the Austin Arts Center. He was the first African to stage an original one-man play off-Broadway in New York. The play, 鈥淭houghts of a Confused Black Man,鈥� received the Dan Friedman Citation for the best original One-Man play. He was also the first Ghanaian to be cast in the hit U.S. crime television drama series, 鈥淟aw and Order.鈥�
KSM changed talk radio in Ghana when he introduced the first monologue talk show format in the country. The program, 鈥淭alk Shop,鈥� shocked, influenced and changed the lives and mindsets of many listeners. While producing 鈥淭alk Shop,鈥� he simultaneously produced a comedic one-man play, 鈥淭he Saga of the Returnee,鈥� that has been performed to sold-out audiences at Ghana鈥檚 National Theater for more than two decades.
The success of KSM鈥檚 one-man shows opened the door to television acting and production. Some of his most popular characters are Soldier, Sargent Lasisi and female 鈥淒rag鈥� personality, Afia Siriboe. In 2003, KSM introduced the television show, 鈥淭hank God It鈥檚 Friday (TGIF).鈥� It combines humorous segments with inspiring and probing interviews with newsmakers, social change agents and unsung heroes. The acclaimed talk show TGIF, which has been rebranded as the KSM SHOW, is still the longest-running and highest-rated prime time television program after 15 years on the air.
Other hit shows produced by KSM and his media corporation, Sapphire Entertainment, are 鈥淒ivorce Court鈥�, 鈥淗ot Bench鈥�, 鈥淥gya FM鈥� and 鈥淥do Wahala鈥�.
The program is sponsored by 溏心vlog免费B站鈥檚 Office of the Provost and the Harrington School of Communication and Media. For more information or to RSVP for the public lecture, visit the University .
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