Spotlight on Nigerian Comedy industry: Blaq, Saloma, Wasiu, Funny Bone In the Nigerian entertainment industry, several talented individuals have captured the hearts of audiences with their unique ...

Rising Nigerian comedian, Iyomieju Oghenetega Francis better known as Tega is more than just a funny man. Originating from Delta State which is known for its highly spirited and humorous people, ...

In Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, an emerging crop of young comics are leveraging social media to create video content that makes people laugh – and makes money. What started as a hobby is ...

Comedy is regarded as one of the best sources of amusement, laughter and joy in the world. Foreign stand-up comedians like Kevin Hart, Jamie Fox, Chris Rock, the late Robin Williams, Jerry Seinfeld, ...

Anyone who can make funny jokes can convince people to pay top dollar and leave their homes to watch them do just that on a stage for one hour, or find some time to wade through the cesspit of content ...

Short comedy videos began to gain prominence in Nigeria in 2015 and this was long before the social media boom. Six years later, skit making has grown into a full fledged industry of its own After ...

Chinedu Ogu, 33, has spent the past seven years making comedy videos imbued with his Nigerian roots and his Houston upbringing. At the urging of a comedy mentor, he began uploading videos to social ...

Nigeria has witnessed a comedy revolution that has taken the entertainment industry by storm. This can be attributed to ski makers- individuals who create and share short comedy videos on various ...

One day last July, the five writers of “The Other News,” Nigeria’s first prime-time political-satire show, sat in an office in Lagos, trying to figure out how to make fun of a king. The Ooni of Ife, ...