Popular comedian Bright Okpocha, better known as Basketmouth, has lamented that stand-up in Nigeria “is dying.”
He noted that, unlike the music and movie industries, the Nigerian comedy sector lacks “structure and platform.”
He spoke in a recent interview with Arise TV.
Basketmouth said: “My colleagues will agree with me that stand-up comedy in Nigeria is actually dying. The culture of stand-up comedy is bleeding terribly.
“You know, with music, they have their streaming platforms; they have a platform that supports what they…
