Winners emerge at Comedy Central’s Lagos audition
Two young upcoming stand-up comedians, Oveze Godwin and Daniel Jonah, have emerged winners of the Comedy Central’s ‘Grab The Mic’ Nigeria regional audition in Lagos. Two others, Adeyemi Moses and Oladapo Bele (a.k.a.MC Belefu) emerged as runners-up.
The audition which took place at Sheraton Hotel in Lagos was chaired by ace comedian, Ali Baba alongside On-Air Personality, Osam of Naija FM 102.7, and internet comedy sensation, Wofai Fada. Also, popular comedian, Seyi-Law moderated the session.
According to the organiser, Comedy Central the audition is aimed at raising a new generation of stand-up comedians. The southern regional audition would be taking place today in Port Harcourt, and Jos on October 28 for the northern audition.
She added that the regional winners will contest for a whopping sum of N1.5million at the grand finale while the final winner will share the stage with ace comedians, Ali Baba and Seyi-Law at an event to be announced later.
Speaking at the event, Ali Baba said comedy is a lucrative business and as such, new comers into the business must be scrutinized well to separate professionals from quacks.
He added that the platform provided by Comedy Central is a lifetime opportunity for upcoming comedians to launch themselves into fame and earn good income.
In an interview with Daily Trust, Oveze, who’s one of the winners, said “I feel like a celebrity now. Initially I was scared but I just told myself: don’t be pathetic, just be yourself. I would advise other regional contestants to devote more energy, focus and come out with their good hearts too.”