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“I never knew that one day I would come to do comedy as a career. I was never involved in drama or any other activity that involved acting while in school but deep in my heart I wanted to become a rapper,” says Mc Allandoz. He also claims that he can make 15 different funny faces thus being nicknamed “King of Funny Faces” by fellow thespians and fans.
Mc Allandoz whose real name is Allan Kisali started his journey into the world of comedy way back in campus as he was always the “funny guy” in class.
“I noticed I had a talent in comedy while in college when one of my classmates advised me to go and try doing comedy. Anytime I uttered a word in class people would burst out in laughter due to my funny nature,” said Mc Allandoz as he sipped some water during his interview with Standard Digital Entertainment.
After college, Mc Allandoz decided to go for acting auditions at the National Theatre and it is there that he landed his first role as a comedian in a play known as “Divorce made in Kenya” by Heartstrings productions directed by Victor Bell. This, he claims, was his breakthrough into the world of comedy. The now popular actor was later chosen to take part in acting set books for high school students and this helped him discover himself and learn a lot from other actors he met and socialized with during his stint as a set book actor.
Mc Allandoz later met Phillip Bresson (Producer of Comedy Club) who called him up as an extra for his show “Mheshimiwa” and it is here that he started involving himself with Television production at the same time acting as an extra in the show.
“Phillip Bresson the producer of Comedy Club called me up to act as an extra for his show Mheshimiwa. I got involved with television production work holding the boom microphone as the production works went on. I grew through the ranks to be the sound technician then finally rose up to the post of a production assistant,” narrates Mc Allandoz.
In 2011, Mc Allandoz along with other comedians like JB Masanduku came together to do Comedy Club which was a production by Insignia productions under producer Phillip Bresson and the show was a huge success as it helped increase Mc Allandoz’s fan base owing to his his popularity on the screens.
“Comedy Club opened doors for me as my character in the ‘Luhya Mini Series’ segment. This helped me gain recognition from different audiences who loved my unique character as a comedian and the new ideas I had brought forward into the show,” said Mc Allandoz who is also known as “Laana” due to his character of a lamenting village man in the show Comedy Club.
Comedy Club ended when it was already big on television screens all over the country. Mc Allandoz then decided to rebrand himself from just an acting comedian to an emcee doing events and shows on entertainment.
“The show Comedy Club ended and I decided to rebrand myself from an acting comedian to an MC and this is when the name Mc Allandoz came up. I have emceed for big events like beauty pageants, music concerts and big corporate events for companies like Safaricom,” the emcee says on how his stage name was born. Mc Allandoz says that his inspiration to do comedy and entertain his fans comes from the day to day experiences he faces in his life.
“My plans are to help set up various platforms where upcoming comedians can showcase their talent and come out successful in the entertainment industry without facing the various hurdles and challenges I had to overcome in my journey as an upcoming comedian,” said Mc Allandoz who currently plays the role of “Brayo” in the show Real Housewives of Kawangware.
“After landing the role of Brayo on House wives of Kawangware my name changed from Allan to Brayo, everyone including my family call me Brayo,” said MC Allandoz who claims to have lactose intolerance – hates milk.
“Parents should encourage their children to explore their talents and not limit them to only education as a way of helping them make it in life.”
“Nowadays talents pay and young people should focus on tapping their talents and once they have known that they have a certain talent they should not let money control them but focus on working smart and maintaining discipline. Discipline is key before achieving success,” concluded Mc Allandoz who is also involved in numerous charity activities by various charity organizations.
