"Agi"

RAMJATTAN   RAMDEEN (aka John Agitation) DATE OF BIRTH: ...,1927 PLACE OF BIRTH: Caratal, Trinidad EDUCATION: ...... CAREER:                                 Ramjattan's career as a standup comedian began in 1951 when he was introduced to the audience by fellow-comedian Landy de Montbrun at the Queen's Park Oval and thereby became one of the first non-White comedians to perform at the Oval. He received a very enthusiastic response and his career took off. Ramjattan performed under the name John Agitation which he took from a character in a script he had written for a church bazaar. He is the only comedian in the Commonwealth of Nations to win an election. When he was not performing, Ramjattan spent his time cultivating ten acres of land in Cumuto as a citrus farmer. Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit