BEVERLY HILLS, April 12, (THEWILL) – Popular Nigerian comedian, Omobaba, has tasked male colleagues who are online skit makers to stop dressing like women.
The comedian disclosed this in a recent chat with The PUNCH.
According to him, the trend is “getting out of hand” and they should “just stop.”
Omobaba said, “In all sincerity, but for a few that are very creative from Josh2funny to maybe Nedu, I mean the rest should just stop. It is becoming out of hand. They should just stop.
“If you are not doing a one-man drama, which is what I used to do even before I began stand-up comedy, do not bother. I will take the role of a lady, perform it, do the role of an elderly man, all in one scene. It is just getting too much and it is watering down the hard work some people have invested. I think that one should stop.”
According to him, there are lots of characters to create around men instead of dressing like a woman.
He continued, “You can create so many characters around a man. However, when it comes to creativity, it is difficult for a creative to criticize another creative.
“I am not the type that will say between Wizkid and Davido, who is the best. I can never compare Femi Kuti and Lagbaja because if you truly know music, their sounds are totally different. If that is what they feel they can do, let them continue; but there is a stage where you can always differentiate the men from the boys.”
Omobaba disclosed that although online comedians are the main thing presently, they are not a threat to stand-up comedians as some of their skits were derived from jokes told by stand-up comedians.
Omobaba stated: “It would be wrong for anybody to think that social media comedians are taking the shine off stand-up comedians because 85 per cent of the skits you see are proper stand-up stories told by stand up comedians.
“Stand-up comedians do not have the time. Some of these guys are stand-up comedians as well; not all of them.
“We are all helping ourselves to grow one way or the other; they are not taking the shine off stand-up comedians. These boys are doing their own thing and we are doing ours. Employ them to do the work of a stand-up comedian and let us see what will happen afterwards. I don’t think they are a threat to our job till Jesus comes.”
