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(Joel Ingo Ngui),Carlosinho Arua carlos xperience & Nicki Bigfish of Naswa Pranks Portraits By Antony Trivet
He is apparently reporting live for a TV station. And he makes the report about you. He may say you are there because you have been ejected from your house after gambling away your rent. Or that you are a drug trafficker calculating your next move. Anything outrageous will be said.
Some get incensed and rebuke him; others play along; others choose to be mute, leaving the scene quietly but evidently alarmed. Whatever the reaction, one sure thing is that prankster Nixon Andare, alias Nicki Bigfish, will make you uncomfortable for a while as cameras roll.
Formative years
Bigfish was born in the Huruma slums of Nairobi. The third born in a family of six, he was attracted to performing arts early in life. After completing Form Four at Eastleigh High School in 2008, he immersed himself fully into the activities of Wasanii Pamoja, a group of then many up-and-coming artistes from Huruma that included Bahati, Willy Paul, Mr Seed and Eko Dydda.
“I used to be a gospel comedian. We would be on the lookout for shows in gospel outreach events. We would also perform in some secondary schools, campuses, or even churches,” recalled Bigfish.
In his formative years, he was also a swimmer, and that is where he got his stage name. His debut appearance on TV was on K24 in 2009 on a show called Pasua. He was the director.