Nigeria has been declared the African country with the highest concentration of comedians. Some of these well-known comedians, while others are still on the rise. This post will look at a few of these up-and-coming comedians.
1. DEZNY
Dezny is one of the five upcoming comedians to watch out for. Dezny’s first skit was published in October 2019. On January 16, 2021, a video of conductors calculating passengers’ change went viral, catapulting him to fame. The video has been shared on several social media platforms. He has what it takes to develop into a more excellent comic over time, as seen by the clever and timely ways he put that video and numerous other skits together.
2. MC PASHUN
His stage name, MC Pashun, began dabbling in comedy as a youth, but he just started doing it professionally in 2013. However, he rose to widespread prominence after joining the cast of Basketmouth’s ‘My Flatmates in 2017. MC Pashun is gradually gaining ground in the Nigerian comedy scene.
3. REAL SOPHY
Real Sophy is a Nigerian-born comedian, content producer, model, influencer, professional chef, and businesswoman. She is also quite active on TikTok, where she has over 700,000 active followers, and on Instagram, where she has over 500,000 followers. Sophy rose to prominence after her no-makeup videos went viral on Instagram.
4. UNTOUCHABLE COMEDY
Chibuike Gabriel is the actor, comedian, and practical joker known as Untouchable comedy. He is well known for doing pranks on people’s friends and significant ones and is also well renowned for his generosity and eagerness to help out strangers on the street. Due to his extensive work in the entertainment industry, where he has established a solid name for himself, Untouchable comedy is one of Nigeria’s most in-demand comedians.
5. AGENT OF LAUGHTER
Godson Chukwuebuka Eze, popularly known as Agent of Laughter, is a digital creative and comedian who started his career a few years ago and currently has over 160k Instagram followers. His first notable performance in a comedy sketch was with the Xploit comedy team, followed by Brodashaggi. He is well-known on social media for his amusing and inventive comedy sketches.
