Comedy is not business, it’s an art — I Go Dye

The comedy industry has created a multimillion dollars empire that has swept this country with its prevailing success. Today in Nigeria, comedians are brand ambassadors, captains of industries and there can’t be a complete event without the presence of a comedian.

Today, there is no way you can talk about the comedy industry in Africa without making reverence to Francis Agoda, popularly know as I Go Dye, a Nideo Spain awardee as the Best African comedian; TV People New York African Best Comedian; A three-time award-winning Nigerian Best comedian, and United Nations Millennium Goal Ambassador. Here, he speaks on his mission to help in the national project.

How is the comedy business?
Well, it’s fine. Although, it is not really a business, it is an art that is enjoying intellectual equity, providing a platform for social restructuring and promoting core moral values through hilarious means. There is remuneration from the art but I can’t call it business.

I love money so much bank alerts turn me on — Lizzy Gold Onuwaje

Lizzy Gold Onuwaje isn’t new to the world of show business. Her foray into the make-believe world started in 2006 when she won the Delta State Pageant as Miss Delta State. Then she tried her hands at the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria Pageant (MDGN) where she emerged as the second runner-up.

It was a crushing experience for her: “I cried. I felt so bad. It’s a very terrible experience that’s not good for anyone. I f you go for a competition, you have the hope of winning and when you don’t, it’s very terrible. I became shy at a point because Delta State sent some commissioners who came to support me, so they were very disappointed”, she says.