- Renowned stand-up comedian, Bright Okpocha, better known as Basketmouth opens up on why AY wouldn’t be performing at his show this Sunday.
- In an interview with Arise News, the highly-rated comedian, revealed that AY would be attending his show but wouldn’t be able to perform because everything has already been designed.
Seasoned comedian, Bright Okpocha, also known as Basketmouth, has clarified why his fellow comedian AY Makun won’t be performing at his show in Lagos this Sunday despite having quashed their 17-year-old feud.
Recall that the two comedy giants were at loggerheads with each other for over a decade until this year. The origin of their rift can be traced back to an incident that occurred 17 years ago. This led to a prolonged period of animosity, during which they avoided and refused to communicate with each other.
Basketmouth, who publicly apologized to AY, signalling the end of their protracted beef, shared insights into the reason AY won’t be performing or making a cameo at his event held at Eko Hotel & Suites, Lagos. The explanation he provided was that the event is meticulously scripted.
In an interview with Arise TV news, he said:
“AY is not on the bill to perform but he has got a ticket. He’s attending. I sent him his ticket a few days ago.
“I knew a lot of people have been asking, ‘Is he [AY] gonna perform?’ He’s not on the bill.
“In actual fact, I don’t have that many comedians on the bill. I know Bovi is introducing me. Senator, Dan The Humorous and Aproko from Abuja are performing. I got a few people from Ghana as well.
“AY can’t even make a cameo because my show is already designed. We are recording for TV so it’s a three-hour set. As we speak the guys directing and producing they just came into the country about a few days ago.
“And before they even landed, we had already sealed the whole flow of the show. It’s not the kind of show where anybody would just get on stage. It’s not that kind of show. Everything is timed. Precision to perfection.”
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