Comedian Eric Omondi has announced that his dating show wife material will be premiering on Tuesday October 19.
In a short video to promote the show, Omondi revealed that the show will feature women from Kenya, South Sudan, Rwanda, Ethiopia and Nigeria.
“My bed feels empty, am dining alone because this sit is empty, I Eric Omondi, the president of comedy Africa am looking for the first lady,” the comedian said.
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The second season of Wife material was not successful since the show was cancelled due to rogue participants.
“Unfortunately, one of the contestants went completely and utterly “Rogue” and despite numerous attempts to control the situation, the atmosphere in the house has not been conducive for the show to continue. We say farewell to Season two,” Omondi said.
According to the comedian, the idea behind the Wife Material show was to entertain and ensuring that the contestants are comfortable.
“Sadly, it seems #WifeMaterial2 was never meant to happen, but we can still say it happened in away, actually twice. The show was to begin tomorrow as has been heavily advertised but unfortunately that won’t be so. The idea behind #WifeMaterial is to entertain but most importantly to ensure that the contestants are comfortable, safe and having the time of their lives while contesting,” wrote Eric on Instagram.
The show brought Omondi into bad books with the former Kenya Films Classiffication Board (KFCB) boss Ezekiel Mutua who condemned him for airing it.
In an interview with standard Omondi explained that most Kenyans were not used to such kind of content but they would embrace it later.
“I have done standup comedy for more than 20years, and I will always be a standup comedian, but so that I don’t bore Kenyans, I tried something new. Imagine eating the Sukumawiki and Ugali every day; it becomes boring. Sometimes you need to try beef or Chapati here and there,” Omondi said.
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