Today,Nigerian
Pioneer comedian, Ali Baba turned 50. To mark it, Ace comedian, Bovi
wrote a very revealing post about his influence in his career as a
comedian.
"OCT 30th, 2005.... Around 10pm; alibaba walked up to me and said
"you're funny. You should do standup comedy. You're funnier than many of
the guys already out there. You even funny pass *************" . Well,
it wasn't until 2008 I chose to make the very bold move. 3
years later. In those three years I had had trouble sleeping each night
I watched other comedians. And his words echoed repeatedly in my head.
The night he saw me, it was at an arts exhibition. The mc was doing a
bad job. There was an interlude. But there was nothing to fill the
space. So I grabbed the mic, blood rushing to my head and started to
blurt out the few jokes I knew. It was the first audience in lagos I had
ever faced as a standup comedian (save for a private party in December
2004). The audience stared at me, either out of pity or curiosity. But
not out of interest. The jokes were funny but I wasn't. However the
bespectacled alibaba looked on with his hand to his chin and a permanent
smile. He was the only source of encouragement in this firing squad.
Soon it was over and just as the event rounded off and guests made their
way outside, he walked up to me and said those words I will never
forget . "You're funny...." Happy 50th birthday to @alibabagcfr ."
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