Nairobi, April 6 -- When Bashir Halaiki announced he was premiering his special on April 1, I thought it was a prank. Surely, it had to be an April Fool's joke. In Kenya, it usually takes forever for these guys to actually release a recorded project. He only recorded it a few months ago, so I figured there was no way. But I was wrong.

By the way when I say "special," I'm not talking about a 15-minute clip like what most comedians are doing lately. I mean a full 47-minute presentation.I was there for the recording, and I'm glad he's made it available for the public.

If you didn't attend the recording, here is what you're in for. First of all, it's on YouTube for free, which was a surprise.

To be honest, I would have put this behind a pa...