NIGERIAN ace comedian, Bright Okpocha, better known as Basketmouth, has opened up on why he featured in the 2022 Nollywood movie, ‘Brotherhood’. Newsextra24 reports that Basketmouth, in an interview with PUNCH, said he starred in the movie due to curiosity about what he could do in the movie scene. The comedian …
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Why AY Won’t Perform At My Show – Basketmouth
POPULAR comedian, Bright Okpocha, aka Basketmouth says he has sent an invitation to his former rival and colleague, AY Makun to attend his concert in Lagos this Sunday. He made the gesture weeks after publicly apologising to AY and squashing their 17-year-old rift. He, however, said AY won’t be performing …
Read More »‘Stand-up Comedy In Nigeria Is Dieing – Basketmouth
NIGERIAN comedian And actor, Bright Okpocha, better known as Basketmouth, has averred that the culture of stand-up comedy in Nigeria is terribly dying. Newsextra24 reports Basketmouth lamented during a recent interview with Arise TV. He noted that, unlike the music and movie industries, the Nigerian comedy sector lacks structure and platform, …
Read More »Basketmouth: I Will Quit Comedy In Five Years
Popular Nigerian comedian, Bright Okpocha, aka Basketmouth, has revealed that he will quit comedy in five years. Basketmouth made this known in an interview on Tuesday. The comedian, who said he has been floating for the past six years, stated that he intends to make every single year count. Last …
Read More »Comedian AY Reveals What Lead To Feud With Basketmouth
In an interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo, AY revealed how Basketmouth used to connect him with events when he was starting out in the comedy industry, and how a particular event sparked the rift. AY said, “In 2006, (Basketmouth) usually will get gigs like weddings – multiple gigs on …
Read More »Just In: Basketmouth Announces Separation From Wife
Nigerian comedian, Bright Okpocha popularly known by his stage name Basketmouth has ended his marriage to his wife, Elsie Uzoma Okpocha. The 44 -year -old comedian on Thursday, announced the breakup with Elsie in a statement posted on his Instagram page. He said, “As much as it pains me to …
Read More »Basketmouth Hails Davido For ‘Singlehandedly’ Taking Nigeria To World Cup
Popular Nigerian comedian, Basketmouth, has hailed Nigerian star singer, Davido, for singlehandedly taking Nigeria to the World Cup via his feature on the theme song for Qatar 2022, Newsextra24 reports. Davido’s selection would be a consolation to Nigerians after the Nigeria’s Super Eagles had failed to qualify on Tuesday after …
Read More »Robbers invade Basketmouth’s Lekki apartment
Armed robbers on Tuesday invaded the apartment of popular comedian, Bright Okpocha, aka Basketmouth, in the Lekki area of Lagos State, carting away valuables. It was learnt that the gun-wielding robbers stormed Basketmouth’s apartment in the Lekki Phase 1 area around 2am, and held the comedian and his family members hostage …
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