Teacher Mpamire

Herbert Mendo Ssegujja (born 27 September 1983 in Mukono, Uganda[1]), better known by his stage name Teacher Mpamire is a Ugandan comedian, actor and high school teacher. He is most famous for mimicking the Ugandan president, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.[2]

Teacher Mpamire
Birth nameHerbert Ssegujja
Born (1983-09-27) September 27, 1983
Mukono, Uganda

His performances have seen him stage shows in Ugandan, Zambia,[3] Malawi[4] and other African countries.

He also forms part of the Fun Factory cast in their weekly comedy shows at the National Theatre.

In 2016, Teacher Mpamire was named "discovery of year" at the Africa Youth Awards held in Accra, Ghana.

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The teacher rose more to fame with the addition of a characters Destiny Mutaasa, Umar Gocher, pola, peter, Lyshia juliet, Buuzabalyawo and "Boniface" real names Muwanga Arnold in the video clips who acted as the aggrieved student. The director of these successful video clips was Collines Mayambala renown for promoting Anne Kansiime and Taata Sam a real household name in Ugandan sketch comedy.

Early life and education

Ssegujja was born in Mukono, Uganda on 27 September 1983, started his education at Bbowa primary school from where he graduated to Bbowa secondary school. He later went to Greenlight high school in Namasuba, Zana.[1]

At Kyambogo University, Ssegujja studied for bachelor of arts in education. He eventually went to Makerere University where he studied drama.

Having been sponsored by Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, he was admitted to the American Comedy Institute where he studied comedy performance and writing.[1]

Awards and nominations
Year Awards Category Recipient Outcome
2015 Youth Expo Stand-up Comedy Awards Best Comedian Teacher Mpamire Won
2016 Africa Youth Awards Discovery of the Year Teacher Mpamire Won
Rising Star Awards Comedian of the year Teacher Mpamire Won
Starqt Awards Comedian of the Year Teacher Mpamire Won

See also

References
  1. "Interview: Comedian Mendo and How He Juggles Mimicking Museveni and Being Teacher Mpamire". chimpreports.com. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
  2. "In teacher Mpamire's class, there is no time to doze". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
  3. "Teacher Mpamire To Host Zambia's First Ever Comedy Class". chano8.com. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
  4. "Kansiime coming back, with Teacher Mpamire". The Nation Online. 2016-09-26. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
  5. Abeka, Moses (2017-01-02). "Comedian Teacher Mpamire wins Africa youth award, to be honoured by presidents at AU summit". Matooke Republic. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  6. "Teacher Mpamire Voted 'Discovery of the Year' in Africa Youth Awards". chimpreports.com. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  7. "Teacher Mpamire wins continental award". Bigeye.ug. 2017-01-02. Retrieved 2017-02-07.


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