He said the gradual decline of the art form is because many upcoming comedians have failed to hone their skills beyond the demands of a one-minute Instagram video.
The comedian made the remark on Thursday while participating in a panel discussion at the Viacom International Media Networks Africa (VIMN Africa) forum held at the ongoing Social Media Week (SMW) Lagos.
Speaking on the theme, ‘Music, Content and Consumer Experiences…Changing The African Narrative’, Basketmouth urged comedians to improve their content for stand-up comedy.
“There’s nothing like a good joke,” he said.
“A joke can always be improved and even I often share some of my jokes with fellow comedians and they tell me it is okay, but they later tell me how to make it better.
“Doing skits on social media is very different from performing on stage. There is no filter on stage.”
Basketmouth urged budding comedians to employ more creativity in creating quality content that will satisfy the expectations of their target audience.
He said: “While it is good for us to evolve, we have to remember to make content that has substance. We need to understand our target audience and what they need. Create content that is buyable. All you need is good content and it will sell by itself.”
The ace comedian also advised upcoming acts to create a large fan base for themselves before they seek out brands for showcasing opportunities.
The panel session, which had about 100 people in attendance, was moderated by Folu Storms, MTV Base video-jockey. It featured contributions from Steve Babaeko, CEO of X3M Ideas Limited, and Ayeni Adekunle, founder of BlackHouse Media Group.
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*I like that he has realised this and is planning ahead with his son of Peter concept......Basket mouth is talented i swear down...I also love what he is doing on Instagram with his hilarious advice skits with colleague Buchi.....And then Flatmates i hear he writes the stories.....
Way to go Bright. He is versatile and I like him
ReplyDeleteThey have over flooded the industry, what do they expect when everybody is a comedian
DeleteBasket mouth is well above all of them😎😎😎
ReplyDeleteLady bug, you can say that again unlike Ali Baba and the forty thieves
DeleteI like him, he is good and funny
ReplyDeletePlease don't blame us, blame hardship. Before now people laugh easily but now you have to literally force laughter out of people's mouth.@Blessed Princess
ReplyDeleteAll of them have jumped on the useless bandwagon of "changing the African narrative". What is wrong with the African narrative we already have? There are many facets to this thing called "the African narrative" - just like in one Nigerian city, we can have a five-star restaurant serving gourmet food in one place and mama put/buka/meshai in another. They're all part of the Nigerian dining experience; one doesn't invalidate the other. This rubbish about trying to fix what is not even broken, needs to stop. Stop going abroad just to return and start talking like a b*st*rd. What is this demonic trend of being given one tiny portion of a stage in Canada, US, or UK and some of these people with their low self-esteem come back talking about how we must change the African narrative? Fgs, sometimes "different" means just that; it doesn't mean better or worse. Or they say, "We must start telling our stories." Who says we haven't been telling African stories? I wasn't born at the time but I read about a lot of the older actors from the 70s (particularly the Yoruba) doing stage plays - what stories were they telling? "Tales by Moonlight" was what, please? "Isidingo" that is still running, isn't African? Yes, we can tweak and improve the technique and the technology. But these attempts to whitewash our existing stories in order to fit in with what the West says is the only way a narrative should look, feel and sound like - that f*ckery needs to stop, please. If oyibo don't understand what we're saying, we can sub-title it, or they can ask questions - afterall, this ploy worked very well when they were looking for land and slaves.
ReplyDeleteAnd a lot of the regular target market for comedy shows, don't have food to eat. This country has security issues. Healthcare is non-existent. People aren't sure whether they're coming or going. You're not serious if you think people with these kinds of problems want to pay to hear jokes.
Nice!
DeleteBrilliant....Absolutely brilliant.
DeleteWell stated.
DeleteIf each state back home had a hundred folk with this thinking, Nigeria would be a better place.
DeleteForgerrit.. Some bvs are really smart..
DeleteIt is a relief to read this type of reasoning i wish we had 10m people with this kind of sense..Anon please register a name on this platform so we know its you anytime you comment ..thanks
DeleteThere's no filter on stage" the major shareholder of this shade should send delivery address,I'll deliver at my expenseðŸ˜ðŸ˜
ReplyDeleteFlat mates is so interesting they all make me laugh
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy his Flatmate jokes, so creative and funny.
ReplyDeleteMost comedians are used to either insulting politicians, pastors or artists, now that they seem to have exhausted all of that cos their target of insult has developed a thick skin, they now lack content.
I love basket mouth, he's good at what he does
ReplyDeleteI love his jokes, I like Ali-baba too
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