Samson Kayo is a British comedy actor, producer and writer.
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Samson Kayo
BAFTA-Nominated Comedy Actor, Producer & Writer
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Samson Kayo is a British comedy actor, producer and writer. He was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Male Comedy Performance in 2018 for the BBC sketch show, “Famalam,” and in 2022 for the Sky One sitcom, “Bloods,” which he created and wrote. He also created and stars in “Sliced,” and his other credits include “Youngers,” “Timewasters,” and “Our Flag Means Death.”
Kayo said that growing up in Peckham, he only wanted to be a footballer, but developed an interest in comedy through Jim Carrey, Robin Williams, and British comedian Jocelyn Jee Esien, who inspired him as a black person to enter comedy. He was a childhood friend of John Boyega, with whom he attended church. When he went out to pick up an iron for his mother, he found an open audition for the Channel 4 comedy Youngers, and was cast.
In 2020, Kayo featured in Nick Frost and Simon Pegg’s horror comedy series, “Truth Seekers.” A year later, he starred in David Jenkins and Taika Waititi’s pirate-based comedy series “Our Flag Means Death” which was produced in the United States. He told The Irish Times that although many British actors of color found more opportunity in the United States, he was committed to making more British series.
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