Operate Comedy - A Thriving Platform in Nigerian Entertainment
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Rediscovering the reassurance of the 80's era, several sitcom programmes were aired on television including Basi & Co, Second chance, The brand new Masquerade, Koko Close, which thrilled the Nigerian viewers, especially Lagosians with assorted hilarious episodes. Sitcom was definitely "it". However, one man made a decision to go ahead and take bull from the horn and introduce fully stand up comedy towards the Nigerian populace. Opa Benson's, "Nite of your thousand laughs" which made its debut to the entertainment scene on October 1st 1995, made the specified impact, which some doubting Thomases never believed can happen. It was a regular event using its acceptability gaining more grounds over time.
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Various comedians came together under this platform to reel out rib cracking jokes. However, Tee- A (Babatunde Adewale), made a decision to take comedy to a higher dimension called the first to stage a one man comedy show in the country, with the slogan "Live N Naked". Other comedians seeing the endless possibilities such individual shows created followed suit. Ayo Makun's "A.Y Live", Bright Okpocha's "Basket mouth uncensored", Julius Agwu's "Crack ya ribs" are becoming regular shows. Comedians for example Owen gee, Koffi, Gordons, I go die, Teju baby face, Gbenga Adeyinka the first, Basorge Tara jnr have graced their events.
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On an annual basis, new comedians on the block are inducted into the comedy world to join the old members. They proudly make reference to themselves as "Comedians of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, with Alleluya Atuyota Akporobomeriere a.k.a Ali Baba as his or her Grand commander in chief. A couple of females have carved niches for themselves within this male dominating field including Princess, Mandy, Lepacious Bose, and Helen Paul a.k.a tatafo. Ayo Makun, beside his regular stand up comedy event went a step further in the noble quest to discover young talented comedians searching out the opportunity to quick start any operate comedy career. His monthly talent show along with his TV programme "The A.Y.show" has witnessed teenagers entering the area. Bumi Davies (though not really a comedian) organises the "Stand up Nigeria" monthly fully stand up comedy show which entertains Nigerians too.
Fame and fortune have accompanied these comedians with a few being engaged as comperes in corporate/social events, as well as endorsing companies products through adverts for eg Hollandia Milk (Ali Baba, Julius Agwu), and Glo ( Basket mouth). Corporate bodies even sponsor these fully stand up comedy shows. A better life may be guaranteed for comedians who possess the laughter medicine and are skilled in administering sufficient dosages from it towards the audience. Besides the creeping threat of re-cycled jokes which some comedians are kicking against, and also the dependence on other states to get beneficiaries with the laughter sphere, fully stand up comedy has not yet done badly in the Nigerian entertainment circuit along with certitude will be here to remain!