It was a packed night in Allianz Francais, Ikoyi when the comedian Fejiro “Phage” Omu hosted his evening long comedy special, titled “The Nigerian Dream.” The show used humour as an attempt to deconstruct what exactly it means to be a Nigerian in 2022 and
August 5th marked another moment in the trajectory of A Billion Laughs monthly comedy shows. Hosted by Jesta, this event fielded a strong lineup of comics in Deemajor, Ebuka, Chaka and the headline act– Desmond. As usual, it is humour for people looking to escape
The projector at Jewel Aeida, Lekki threw a brown effigy onto the screen: it is Parkhage, but sculpted as a 14th-century Ife bronze head. Rather than a call for reverence, this sculpture wears a broad smile, absent of the pomp you would expect from such
Back for Ground by Sabi Creations, written and directed by Ibi Kontein is a Nigerian play that was shown at His Dulce in Victoria Island Lagos on the 10th and 11th of September, 2022. Without giving away too much, the show is centred around Ijeoma,
The Lagos famous Bogobiri house teemed with faces on Sunday, the 31st of July as comedian DeeMajor, real name Onuorah David Ositadimma, showcased his colleagues in the budding Nigerian stand-up comedy circuit. As it holds once every two months, this edition of Rendezvous featured a
Caveat Venditor by A Billion Laughs is commentary on the comedy industry by practitioners who seem to exist on the outskirt of its mainstream. Their manifesto, which is the first piece of information that introduces the show goes “A documentary-ish variety special by four comedians