Romesh Ranganathan has been left slightly disgusted after being asked to pick up cow poo with his bare hands. The comedian , 46, is getting out of his comfort zone for the latest season of his The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan series. This time around he is travelling to three beautiful but not traditionally tourist-friendly destinations in Africa – Uganda, Rwanda and Madagascar.
Although there’s been some incredibly poignant and emotional moments so far, he did also find himself in a slightly unusual situation when being told he was set to make some artwork made out of excrement. On Wednesday night’s episode of the show, while visiting Rwanda he was tasked with picking up rubbish before a more creative pursuit was presented to him. Visiting a village, Romesh was shown some artwork that had been made at a local co-operative, with the comedian then told the materials they’d been made of.
‘She’s explaining that this is made of wood and the design and colours is all done by hand...
and she was saying there is cow poo...
’ his guide explained. ‘Wait..
.this is cow poop?’ Romesh clarified. After asking why poo was used in the artwork, he was told it was because of its durability and it helped ‘stick the best’.
Speaking to the camera, Romesh explained more about how he’d been told about the pieces of art made there and how they were then sold to tourists. ‘They’ve turned this into an arts hub, and we came down here to have a look and have a chat and n.
