Narcisse Kouokam

Narcisse Kouokam
Born(1962-03-29)29 March 1962
Bafoussam, Cameroon
Died10 August 2025(2025-08-10) (aged 63)
Yaoundé, Cameroon
Occupation(s)Comedian
Songwriter

Narcisse Kouokam (29 March 1962 – 10 August 2025) was a Cameroonian comedian and songwriter.[1]

Life and career

Born in Bafoussam on 29 March 1962, Kouokam began his comedy career while attending school in Yaoundé.[2] He was influenced to begin comedy by Ambroise Mbia, Cameroonian actor and founder of the Rencontres Théâtrales Internationales du Cameroun.[3] In the 1980s, he appeared on the Cameroon Radio Television show Roue libre. He also appeared on the TV show Tam-Tam week-end alongside singer François Misse Ngoh.[3] Nicknamed the "Ayatollah of Humour", he took on the stage name Nar6 and produced a variety of sketches on the wrongdoings and shortcomings of society.[4] His other collaborations included the likes of Jean Miché Kankan, Essindi Mindja, and Dave K. Moktoï.[2]

In 2019, Kouokam celebrated 35 years of his career in Yaoundé.[5] He performed in a stage production titled Le Mariage de Miche under the direction of his friend Jacobin Yarro.[6] In 2022, he performed at the Institut français du Cameroun and recounted his 60 ans de conneries (60 years of bullshit).[7] He also cited a United States Department of State report from 2002 about an attack he had faced after criticizing abuses of the Cameroonian government.[8]

Kouokam died in Yaoundé on 10 August 2025, at the age of 63.[9]

Publications

  • J'apprends vite à rire, mon livre unique de comique (2022)[10]

Other works

  • Appelez-moi honorable (Sketch, 1990)[5]
  • Téléphone circulaire (Sketch, 2000s)[5]
  • La coupe Karl Marx ; Le Discours dort (Compilation of sketches)[5]
  • Le match de l’année (EP, 2019)

References

  1. ^ Ngoueka, Ludovic (10 August 2025). "Carnet noir: L'humoriste Kouokam Narcisse est mort". News du Camer (in French). Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  2. ^ a b Ndoumbe, Nathan (29 May 2019). "Narcisse Kouokam : 35 ans au royaume du rire". Actu Cameroun (in French). Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  3. ^ a b "NECROLOGIE: L'honorable Narcisse Kouokam est mort, le Cameroun en deuil". CamerounWeb (in French). 10 August 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  4. ^ Djaleu, Armand (10 August 2025). "Nécrologie : l'humoriste Narcisse Kouakam est mort". Actu Cameroun (in French). Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d Batamag, Emmanuel (27 May 2019). "Cameroun : L'humoriste Narcisse Kouokam a fêté ses 35 ans de carrière à Yaoundé". Afrik.com (in French). Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Narcisse Kouokam : 35 ans au royaume du rire". Cameroon Tribune (in French). 28 May 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  7. ^ Ndenga, Alain (11 April 2022). "Cameroun: Humour - Nar6 Kouokam fait rire l'Ifc de Yaoundé". allAfrica (in French). Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  8. ^ "U.S. Department of State Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2002 - Cameroon". Refworld. 31 March 2003. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  9. ^ Beleheka, Mercedes (10 August 2025). "Nécrologie : Narcisse Kouokam quitte la scène à 63 ans". Magazine Pages Jaunes (in French). Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  10. ^ "L'ouvrage "J'apprends vite à rire; Mon livre unique de comique" de l'humoriste Narcisse Kouokam vient de paraître". CamerounWeb (in French). 20 September 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
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