Kojo Anim: From Foster Care to Golden Buzzer | Working with Dave Chappelle & Kevin Hart | Full story
The Shizzio ShowShow Notes
Kojo Anim sits down for his realest and most emotional interview yet. From growing up in foster care to earning Simon Cowell’s Golden Buzzer on Britain’s Got Talent, Kojo breaks down the journey that shaped him — the pain, the purpose, and the power of staying true.
Chapters
(0:00) — Intro skit / title sequence (2:02) — Local Geeza Out now! (2:36) — Welcome Kojo Anim / I’ve left the UK! (5:40) — Born & bred / South or East LDN? (7:08) — Raised in foster care (12:09) — Reunited with parents in Ghana (13:15) — Mum sent me back to UK without her (15:54) — Was it justified for your mum to leave you? (20:39) — Did you resent your mother for leaving you? (22:10) — School in Ghana / getting canned (26:16) — The two sides of Hackney (28:21) — School (29:15) — I wanted to be a footballer (33:31) — I chose girls over football (35:09) — I always had wit & humour (37:54) — My trauma helped my comedy (39:40) — People expect you to always be funny (41:51) — Most people think they can do comedy (42:36) — Having bad days but still have to be funny (43:24) — Camp America changed me! (46:12) — Seeing stand up comedy for first time (49:46) — Best stand ups of all time / UK role models (52:38) — Black comedy / proving yourself (55:25) — Perfecting the craft (56:07) — When jokes don’t land (57:30) — Same jokes with different reactions (58:06) — My BGT taxi joke was 20yrs old! (1:00:03) — Starting own comedy club in London (1:02:12) — It’s not about the money (1:03:05) — Dave Chappelle & Kevin Hart visit club (1:04:53) — Going USA / Nick Cannon & Wild N Out (1:06:11) — Why go on Britain’s Got Talent? / ego control (1:09:25) — Risk factor of failing on BGT / crying on TV (1:10:17) — BGT offer / fighting depression / always ready (1:12:04) — How BGT audition process works (1:15:24) — Simon Cowell presses the golden buzzer (1:16:55) — Being blocked in this industry & overcoming (1:20:41) — Getting BGT Golden Buzzer / relief tears (1:22:30) — Validation / born to do this / radio (1:24:19) — Natural vs stage funny / Kevin Hart (1:26:11) — BGT straight to live shows pros & cons (1:28:42) — I tested friendships before BGT aired me (1:32:49) — I won without winning the show (1:35:34) — Being on Wild N Out show USA (1:40:44) — Why did you leave Wild N Out? / return? (1:45:48) — Is BGT voting rigged? (1:48:26) — Black comedy is the best (1:49:06) — Life after BGT / tour / money / Monaco (1:55:13) — Tour / comedy audiences vs fans (2:00:04) — Relationship with mum after BGT / Africa (2:02:16) — Axel Blake winning BGT (2:03:59) — Friends with Dave Chappelle & Kevin Hart (2:09:16) — Overnight TikTok comedians (2:10:57) — Comedy specials are not special anymore (2:15:20) — Kojo Netflix special? / Earthquake comedian (2:16:23) — Leaving UK for USA / evolving my message (2:24:43) — No one can do what I do! (2:30:19) — New regular comedy night / book / TV show (2:39:10) — The No Strings podcast (2:41:33) — Jay Z / 500k (2:44:01) — Self value / best crowd / masking (2:45:44) — Therapy / book / dad moments (2:47:29) — Chappelle advice / price / alone (2:49:02) — Your followers don’t like you! (2:49:53) — UK vs USA comedy / did he just say that? (2:51:02) — UK comedy flowers / Gina Yashere (2:54:16) — New sports app (2:56:07) — New comedy night / autobiography (2:57:26) — TikTok comedy / hardest crowd (2:58:18) — Outperforming Dave Chappelle (3:00:00) — Son’s disability (3:05:10) — Quick fire questions (3:10:27) — Best Jay Z songs (3:11:09) — Thank you Kojo / flowers / outro
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