Daliso Chaponda

Star BBC Radio 4's Citizen Of Nowhere, QI and Have I Got News For You

With over 300 million views of his stand up online, Daliso shot to fame on Britain’s Got Talent making it to the final of the 2017 series and establishing himself a firm favourite with the judges and the British public. He is currently on tour with his show, ‘Topical Storm’ – tickets here.

Since then, Daliso has gone on to become a TV and Radio regular. Appearances include Have I Got News For You (BBC1), Qi (BBC2), Celebrity Mastermind, Celebrity Pointless (BBC 1) winner, Pilgrimage (BBC 2), Sorry I Didn’t Know (ITVX), The Royal Variety Performance (ITV1), Good Evening Britain and Britain’s Got Talent Champions 2019 (ITV), The Complaints Department and Rhod Gilbert’s Growing Pains (Comedy Central), Unforgivable (Dave), andThe Apprentice: You’re Fired (BBC2).

Daliso is also the writer, creator, and host of his Rose d’Or nominated BBC Radio 4 show Citizen of Nowhere. The forth series aired in October 2023 and you can catch it on BBC iPlayer here. He also hosted brand new show The Exploding Library for BBC Radio 4 in November 2021. He is also a regular on The News Quiz, Just A Minute and The Now Show (BBC Radio 4). He has also appeared on The Ultimate Choice, One Person Found this Helpful, Evil Genius, Breaking The News and You Heard it here First.

He has performed around the world and at the Edinburgh, Melbourne, Singapore, and Cape Town comedy festivals. He has also toured the UK 4 time to sell out audiences. His stand up specials ‘What the African Said’, ‘Blah Blah Blacklist’ and ‘Apocalypse Not Now’ are available to watch on itvX. Keep an eye out for the special of ‘Feed this Black Man Again’ in 2024.

In December 2021, Daliso made his pantomime debut as the principal comedian in Aladdin at the Redhill Theatre in Surrey, receiving rave reviews.

In addition to Stand up, Daliso is also a prolific fiction writer. He has published science fiction, murder mysteries and fantasy fiction in numerous magazines, and anthologies. He is currently working on his new novel and a children’s book.

"Full of sharp one-liners and well crafted gags...a real talent to look out for"

Metro

“I could see you hosting your own show”

Simon Cowell

“You should be a comedy superstar”

David Walliams

“Laugh after laugh after laugh”

Amanda Holden