Shawn Uyosa: To Be Young, Black And Genius

Shawn Uyosa is a Nigerian born Irish comedian who has been performing stand up comedy since he was 17 years old and has since performed all over the World including in London, Glasgow, Dublin and even New York!

Shawn won “Ireland’s Best New Act” competition at the Bray Comedy Festival in 2020 and The Comedy Cavern’s “Cork Comedian Of The Year” competition in 2023.

Shawn performed at The Paddy Power Comedy Festival in 2023, 2024 and 2025 featuring Tommy Tiernan and Dara O’Briain and was picked by The Irish Times as one of “Three Comedians To Watch In 2024” and by LadBible Ireland as “One Of The Acts They’re Most Looking Forward To Seeing.”