Roast House, the first comedy TV show of its kind in Kenya, has finally premiered. With each episode, the 10-part series features a team of comedians armed with brutal and hilarious roasts or mchogoano as is popularly known in Kenya, aimed at a celebrity in the hot seat.

The first episode of Roast House kicks off with the roast of Boniface Mwangi, who’s accompanied by his wife Njeri Mwangi and his musician and activist friend Juliani. Arguably Kenya’s most prominent activist of our time, the self-proclaimed ‘People’s Watchman’ (popularly known as Bonnie) has had his fair share of trouble with the police and with politicians. Some might even argue that he’s seen the inside of a cell more times than any Kenyan in the last few years.

In the course of the 24-minute premiere episode, Boniface’s activism and political woes earn him a fair share of the roasts from the comedians taking the stage, with Justine Wanda delivering one of the most brutal roasts of the night: “Bonnie’s entire activism career is basically political BDSM. He keeps going back for more because he loves it (sorry)…he loves us.”

Nothing is off limits, in this show! The roast goes from mild to worse as comedians take on his ‘failed’ political career, his relationship with Juliani and former Machakos First Lady Lilian Ng’ang’a, to his recent ‘beef’ with the Governor of Machakos County, Dr Alfred Mutua.

Other celebrities expected to take Bonnie’s place in later episodes include rapper Prezzo, media personality and politician Jalang’o, musician Nameless, P-Unit’s Frasha and Gabu, Sol Generation artists Nviiri the Storyteller and Bensoul, Kagwe Mungai and Avril.

Roast House is now streaming on Showmax.