Comedy Kadi won the BECA Award for Best Comedy Newcomer In 2006. He was the first Black British solo comedian to sell out London's IndigO2 – two of those during 2009. In September 2010, he performed at London's
O2 Arena. He has since made appearances around the world including The Joburg Comedy festival,
Africa Laughs in Uganda, night of a thousand laughs in Ghana, as well the AMVCAs broadcast across all 54 states in Africa live from
Nigeria. Kadi joined hiphop star Lauryn Hill at the prestigious venue
Radio City Music Hall in
New York City performing stand-up comedy in 2017 followed up with Lauryn Hill and Nas on their powernomic tour in the US, performing stand up comedy across various states.
Television and radio Kadi is a presenter on
BBC Radio 1Xtra on the
Official UK Afrobeats Charts Show, and appeared as team captain on series 3 of ITV’s comedy panel show ''
Sorry, I Didn't Know''. He is a regular contributor on
BBC Radio 5 Live's sports comedy panel show
Fighting Talk. He also co-hosted
Amazon Music +44 Podcast The Noughties alongside
Nadia Jae. In 2023, Kadi competed in the
twenty-first series of
Strictly Come Dancing, partnering with professional dancer
Karen Hauer. They were the fourth couple to be eliminated from the competition. In November 2025, Kadi was announced as a contestant on the
twenty-fifth series of ''
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!''. He was the second voted out on 30 November, finishing in 11th place.
Acting Kadi's work as a voiceover artist includes a characterisation in the
Tiger-Aspect-produced animated TV series
Tinga Tinga Tales. His film projects include the lead role in the short film
Area Boys (2007), shot in Africa (Lagos, Nigeria) and premiered at the 51st London Film Festival. He also appears as Reggy in
Shank (2010); the parking attendant, Tunde, in
Anuvahood (2011); and the Radio DJ in
Gone Too Far! (2013).
Music Kadi has also featured vocally alongside UK Hip Hop Artist
Sway and was invited to
Senegal in 2008 to host the inauguration of the
Senegalese rap artist Akon on his "Konfidence Foundation". ==References==