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Comedian Basketmouth Discusses Plans To Reintroduce 2baba To The Nollywood Scene

Famous actor and comedian Bright Okpocha, better known by his stage name Basketmouth, has urged iconic musician Innocent Ujah Idibia, better known by his stage name 2Baba, to devote himself entirely to the film business.

Basketmouth commended 2Baba for his performance in his most recent skit, The Secret of Lulu, but cautioned him against pursuing a full acting career due to his Tiv ascension.

He claimed to have already started work on a project for 2Baba’s comedic role in the skit.

Basketmouth posted the following on his X handle: “My brother @official2baba, I think we should make something amazing out of this character you played. It’s going to be a masterpiece.” My mind has already begun to process something. Consider the blood.

2Baba has not yet replied to his plea in the interim.

Remember that 2Baba made appearances in a few Nollywood films in the past, such as “Head Gone,” “Make A Move,” and “10 Days In Sun City.”

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I’m Leaving Comedy In 5 Years To Focus On Music, Filmmaking – Basketmouth

Nigerian comedian, Basketmouth has revealed plans to dump comedy.
According to him, he plans to leave comedy in five years to pursue other interests in the movies and music industry.
Basketmouth, while speaking during a recent interview with Arise TV, stated that he has lined up an array of comedy shows for the next five years as he plans to sign out in style.
He explained that since he first dumped his music career for comedy in the 1990s, he’s always known he would return to it.
He said he plans to get involved in every sector of the entertainment industry and build his own empire.
In his words:
“I’ll be 50 in five years, I’d have moved on to something else that’d be taking a lot of my time, and I don’t want to cheat comedy. I want to give it a 100%. I know that in five years, I can blend all the interests and go fully into movies, TV and music concerts. It’s going to be hard to do all these things and still give 100% to comedy.”
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If You See Basketmouth, Tell Him He’s My Gee For Life — AY

Nigerian comedian and actor, AY Makun is extending the olive branch to his colleague, Basketmouth, following their long-time beef.

It would be recalled that AY had in an interview addressed their 17-year beef and how it was birthed after which Basketmouth refused to submit to his call for a resolution.

In a recent comedy show, the issue was tabled once again as the comedian whose real name is Richard Makun sent a note of peace offering.

He stated that their relationship is not beef while sighting examples like the case of Tupac Shakur and B.I.G in the 1990s which can be called such.

AY Makun concluded the show by saying, “if you see Basketmouth, tell him he’s my gee for life.”

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Bovi Reacts To Old Photo Of Basketmouth And AY Together

Top Nigerian comedian, Bovi has reacted to a throwback photo of his colleagues, Basketmouth and AY who are at loggerheads.

Bright Okpocha popularly known as Basketmouth and Ayo Makun aka AY, have been beefing each other for 17 years, over an incident that happened in 2006.

In a recent interview, AY said Basketmouth didn’t put his name on his wedding guest list. He claimed that when he got to Basketmouth’s wedding venue, he realized his wife, Mabel Makun’s name was on the guest list but his name was not on the list so he and his wife went home.

Basketmouth, however, refuted AY’s claim, saying he didn’t invite AY nor his wife to the wedding. He said that a lot of his friends had warned him about AY, calling him a snake who would only shed his skin to become a bigger snake.

Basket added that they have never been friends, as there has never been a day he called on AY to hang out. To buttress his point, Basket said that there is no photo of both of them together.

However, an old picture of both comedians surfaced online yesterday, and Nigerians have been talking about it.

Reacting to the photo, Bovi said it was taken in 2004 and insinuated that Basketmouth was the celebrity who took a photo with a ‘fan,’ AY.

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Old Photo Of Basketmouth And AY Surfaces After The Former Said You Will Never Find A Picture Of Them Together

A throwback photo of ace comedians, Bright Okpocha, better known as Basketmouth, and Ayo Makun, aka AY, has surfaced after the former said you will never find a picture of them together because they are not friends.

Basketmouth spoke about his 17-year-old beef with AY during an interview on The Honest Bunch Podcast.

During the interview, Basketmouth said he and AY are not friends and this is why he didn’t invite him to his wedding. He added that they have never been friends and have never been to each other’s houses

Basketmouth added: “If you look around social media, you will never find a picture of me and him.”

Well, there is actually a picture of Basketmouth and AY taken over a decade ago, and this photo has been circulating since Basketmouth’s interview.

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Why I’m Quitting Comedy – Basketmouth

Ace comedian, Bright Okpocha, popularly known as Basketmouth has opened up about quitting comedy to build his own industry.

He explained that he did not plan to become a comedian as he initially started with rap and then moved on to drums and music.

He realized that he had inadvertently become a comedian and decided to build his own industry.

Basketmouth mentioned that he had already delved into other areas such as movies and music concerts, and had stopped doing stand-up comedy and event anchoring six years ago.

He plans to retire from comedy in five years to pursue his dream of building his own industry.

He said: “When I started comedy, when I start my career na rap I start with. Then I started playing drums. From drums, music come dey improve small small. My first music wey I produced na like in 1995.

“That was the time I tried to blend hip-hop and afrobeats. But we no sabi do am so e no too work. But we tried.

“When I come discover say I dey do comedy na by chance. I no plan comedy because comedy just dey. But when I come dey see everything, I come say ‘okay Bright, you need to start designing how you want do this thing (comedy).

“My intention na to build my own industry. I no wan dey part of the industry per se. Which is why, if you notice over time, I don put head inside sitcoms. I don put head inside movies. I’m working on a movie right now. I don do music concerts. I dey do comedy shows. I see say I don dey touch everywhere. I don release album.”

“Then e reach one point, I tire. I say ‘this is not honest’ because e no sweet. What I was blessed with was the talent of being a stand-up comedian. I no be MC. Na IK dem, all those people, dem be MCs. We come force ourselves. E reach one point I say I no dey do again. Six years ago, I come dey run away from MC events.

“As I come resumed (MC), I resumed this year fully. I come say ‘Bright, you no go fit run five years, you no go fit run the rest of your life doing comedy so put your time frame to five years so you can have time to do it. E fit no even reach five years. So you go fit get time to focus on other things’.”

Basketmouth added: “To be honest, I feel say I don build the foundation for everything wey I want do. No be where I want dey be this o. There’s a plan but I need to do all these things.”

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Some People Pass Information In An Aggressive Manner – AY’s Wife, Mabel Writes After Basketmouth’s Interview

Mabel Makun, has taken to Instagram to share a cryptic post hours after Basketmouth granted an interview about his beef with her husband, AY.

She stated that some people pass information in an aggressive manner because that is the only way they know how to do so.

The interior designer wrote: “I have come to realize that some people pass information in an aggressive manner because they know no other way.”

She added: “Everyone can’t be soft spoken. Understand this and know peace.”

This comes after Basketmouth said during an interview on The Honest Bunch Podcast that he and AY were never friends and neither AY nor his wife Mabel, were invited to his wedding.

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AY Is Not My Friend, I Didn’t Invite Him Or His Wife To My Wedding – Basketmouth

Ace comedian, Bright Okpocha, aka Basketmouth, has given an insight into his relationship with colleague, AY Makun.

He clarified that AY is not his friend and he also has never visited his home.

He made this statement on The Honest Bunch Podcast in response to AY’s claim that he was turned back at Basketmouth’s wedding.

AY had claimed that when he went for Basketmouth’s wedding, his wife Mabel Makun’s name was on the guest list but his name was not on the list so he and his wife went home.

Reacting, Basketmouth said that AY is not his friend, hence was not invited to his wedding.  Basketmouth added that neither AY nor his wife were invited to his wedding.

Basketmouth said: “Just to set the record straight, number one, AY is not my friend. We have never been friends. I’ve never visited his house. I’ve never personally invited him to my house. I never ever call him one day say, ‘O boy where you dey make we hang out.’ “

Recall that AY and Basketmouth have been beefing each other for 17 years, after an incident that happened in 2006.

Basketmouth, during a Black Box interview with media personality Ebuka Obi-Uchendu in 2021, disclosed that he fell out with AY because he messed with loyalty.

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There’s Limit To How Certain People Can Take You – Bovi On Relationship With Basketmouth

Bovi Ugboma, the famous Nigerian comedian and actor, has broken his silence on why he no longer has a close relationship with Bright Okpocha, his colleague, who is professionally called by his stage name Basketmouth.

Speaking during his recent interview with a media personality, Chude Jidenowo, Bovi stated that he is no longer close with Basketmouth because he decided to focus on himself and his brand.

He stated that there’s a limit to how far his relationship with Basketmouth can take him.

Comparing their past relationship to now, Bovi claimed the period was just a phase which is bygone.

”There’s a limit to how far certain people can take you, and the time will come when you have to get up and move on to break new ground. So that’s it,” he said.

When asked if he misses their friendship, Bovi said, ”I think it was a phase, so now we are unto new phases, that’s it for me. Priority changes as we go every day. Right now, I just want to do things that make me happy and make sure that my immediate constituency is happy, which is my family, so priority changes.”

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Comedian, AY Opens Up On His Beef With Colleague Basketmouth, Makes New Revelations

AY Makun, the popular Nigerian comedian and actor, has opened up about his ‘beef’ with his colleague, Basketmouth.

He spoke very candidly about the genesis of the long-lasting feud between him and Basketmouth during an intervuew with media personality, Chude Jideonwo.

Recall that AY, during an Instagram question and answer session in 2022, said Basketmouth has an “uncontrollable superiority complex.”

Not stopping there, he noted that he (AY) had to avoid Basketmouth’s “incessant childishness” for his own sanity.

“I don’t have issues with him. But people having unnecessary issues with you is the price you sometimes pay for being progressive. He has been battling with his uncontrollable SUPERIORITY COMPLEX for the longest. So avoiding his incessant childishness only became necessary for my own sanity.” AY replied a fan who asked if he had issues with Basketmouth.

Well, shedding light on the controversial statement in a recent chat with media personality Chude Jideonwo, AY revealed his issue with Basketmouth started in 2006.

He narrated how he had gone to stand in for Basketmouth at an event that he was supposed to pay him N30,000 for, but Basketmouth lied to him that the event host wasn’t pleased with his job to avoid paying the money.

Read his full narration below.

“In 2006, (Basketmouth) usually will get gigs Iike weddings- multiple gigs on a Saturday, maybe 2/3 weddings. So what he used to do at that point in time was to attend one, then at a point, leave the venue and catch up in the other venue and then you will need someone else to stand in for you. That was the opportunity 1 got from him of which I am very appreciative of till date.

“Now, Something funny happened. One of the gigs per say, I got his endorsement to go stand in. Usually what we get at that time is N30,000 and 30,000 at that time was everything to me. 30,000 would buy me my pack of indomie, recharge cards, fuel for my 1 better pass my neighbor generator and then opportunity to pay just one or two people to join me to do one or two skits that I can just quickly put out.

“I got this job and the people weren’t too happy to see me around the venue because they were expecting a Basketmouth to come. Long story short, the guy was later happy after the performance. There was an exchange of contacts. Then I left. Two weeks running, I haven’t seen 30k. Because I didn’t see the 30k, and I was starving in lponri, I decided to ask for 30K and he said this person hasn’t remitted, this person hasn’t paid, you they’ re not happy because of this and all of that.

“And then me l was like, ahahn… but this person na, shebi you tell me say you were impressed and happy? Give my oga hin money na, make my oga take settle me and all of that. Me,I dont care if you give Basket 100k for the job but my 30k is my 30k.

“It was very funny to now hear from them knowing that this full payment has been made long before the event.

“I said ‘0-kay, is that the situation?’. So I forwarded this one’s message to this one and vice versa. So they now started fighting each other and all of that. 1 didn’t do that because I wanted to get at Basketmouth per say. I did that because I was hungry, I was hustling and needed food on the table at the time.”