UK Black Comedy Night: Behind the scenes

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Some of Britain's most exciting up and coming comics came together under one roof at an event celebrating black British talent. Stand-ups from across the country performed at the BBC Local Radio African-Caribbean Comedy Night on Saturday 11th October at the Radio Theatre in London. The night saw performances from Toju the Militant Black Guy, A Dot Comedian, Michelle De Swarte, Aurie Styla, Nabil Abdulrashid, London Hughes, Daliso Chaponda and Annette Fagon. The show was presented by BBC London’s Eddie Nestor and Brenda Emmanus. In this extract BBC's Reya El-Salahi goes backstage just before the performance....