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Yahoo
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Big Shaq' Comedian Michael Dapaah Launches YouTube Chat Show ‘Comfortably Speaking' With Singer Mabel As First Guest
EXCLUSIVE: Brit actor, rapper and YouTuber Michael Dapaah is launching conversational show Comfortably Speaking with UK pop singer Mabel as his first guest. Launching Wednesday 23 July on YouTube, future weekly episodes will be feature names from the worlds of entertainment, sport and business. More from Deadline YMU Signs Writer & 'Big Shaq' Comedian Michael Dapaah 'My Favorite Murder' Network Teams With Blanchard House On Multi-Project Podcast Deal 'Legend Of Zelda' Movie Casts Bo Bragason As Zelda & Benjamin Evan Ainsworth As Link Episodes will include 'tongue-in-cheek chat with in-depth conversation designed to bring out the real personality behind each guest…with Dapaah surprising guests with photos and video clips from their past, prompting them to explain the moments behind the memories.' The show will include its host going head to head with guests in a quick fire quiz game called Pitstop before the 'Be Comfortable' element of the show will delve deeper into pivotal moments in his guest's careers. Comfortably Speaking's original one-off special featured Rio Ferdinand, Mo Gilligan, Headie One, Julie Adenuga and Eva Apio and gained more than 10 million impressions. Dapaah's viral characters have included Dapaah Dad and Big Shaq, his comedic rap alter ego. He went on to create mockumentary Somewhere In London and starred in BBC's Noughts + Crosses series. Dapaah said:'This series has been too long coming! When we did the pilot a while back, the response was so inspiring and I've been hyped for the day I finally get to put this series out to the world. Anyone that knows me knows I love a good chat so speaking to the people that inspire me has been pretty special. I wanted Comfortably Speaking to be something different, to see incredible people in a different light and in ways we've not seen them before in conversations – you're the most authentic, honest version of yourself when you're at your most comfortable. I wanted to create a place where audiences can be entertained, gain insight and be inspired, and hopefully we achieved that. So, whether you're watching on YouTube, or just clips on my socials, I really hope you enjoy it.' Best of Deadline Everything We Know About Amazon's 'Verity' Movie So Far 'Street Fighter' Cast: Who's Who In The Live-Action Arcade Film Adaption 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Emmys, Oscars, Grammys & More
The Citizen
10-05-2025
- Automotive
- The Citizen
PODCAST: Where new Lepas brand will fit into Chery strategy
The Lepas L8 SUV is expected to make its South African debut by early next year. China carmaker Chery is set to introduce yet another new brand to South Africa in the form of Lepas early next year. Lepas will follow in the footsteps of Omoda and Jaecoo, two Chery brands which share a dealership floors but each has its own identity, and iCaur, which is set to be formally introduced locally this year. Another brand associated with Chery, Jetour, is operated entirely independently. Lepas makes a Pitstop In this week's episode of The Citizen Motoring's Pitstop podcast, we take a closer look at Lepas. We attended the world premiere of its first model, the L8 SUV, in Wuhu, China last month. In the overall Chery strategy, Lepas will take aim at Mazda in offering 'soft and sleek' cars. The core Chery models rival Toyota, Hyundai, VW and MG, Omoda and Jaecoo rival Kia and BYD and iCaur will target Jeep. Chery says the Tiggo Pro family SUVs cater to a moderate and traditional buyer, while Lepas is aimed at younger buyers with a fashion sense. Lepas is a combination of the words 'leopard' and 'passion.' Chery says the car's shoulder lines were sculpted on the contours of an American leopard, and its LED headlights resemble the eyes of the said leopard. Innovative cabin options The Lepas L8 goes into production at the end of the year. It should be rolled out locally by early next year. Smaller L6 and L4 models are set to follow the L8. ALSO READ: New Chery-owned brand Lepas launched, coming to South Africa The L8's configurable cabin enables the driver's seat to be almost fully reclined to create what Chery calls 'Nap Mode'. The front seats can also be reclined, along with a pull-down screen providing what is called 'Cinema Mode'. 'Sleeping Mode' provides a double bed with the rear seats folded down, and the dashboard double acting as a headrest. No powertrain details were divulged.
