BASKETMOUTH LEAVES AUDIENCE SPELLBOUND AT COMEDY CENTRAL LIVE AT PARKER’S

 

BASKETMOUTH & EVERT VAN DER VEER

BRIGHT OKPOCHA AKA BASKETMOUTH

 Lagos| Nigeria, 30 April 2013:Basketmouth’srecent Comedy Central gig, Comedy Central Present’s Basketmouth Live atParker’s went down a treat with South African comedy fans.   The comedy superstar, the first Nigerian to headline the series, won many new fans at the sell-out stand-up comedy gig, which took place on April 24^th at Parker’s Comedy & Jive, (@ParkersComedy), Johannesburg legendary comedy venue.

Transcending race and culture with his comic delivery, Basketmouthheld the audience in the palm of his hand as he rolled out all the comedy stops to showcase his inimitable brand of humour.  Among the topics that had the audience laughing until they wept were his hilarious comments on Nigerian culture, what it was like to be a Nigerian in South Africa, the differences between a Nigerian couple fighting and a South African couple fighting, tips for guys on how to trick a girl into staying the night and tips for girls on how to avoid being tricked into staying the night!   

Commented Evert van der Veer, Head of Comedy Central, Africa, “Basketmouth received the warmest welcome and the longest standing ovation we’ve ever seen - a triumphant endorsement of an artist at the top of his comedy powers, and sure proof that Nigerian comedy and comedians can cross borders and make get people laughing wherever they go.”

Supporting Basketmouth at the standup comedy showcase, which has been making comedy fans FOTFL for 18 months, were Comedy Central Presents…Live at Parker’s were “Griff” (@2TRILLION), Chris Mapane  (@ChrisMapane) and Mel Jones (@IAmMelJones).

California native, Arlen “Griff” Griffin fulfilled a lifetime ambition to become a comedian after starting out at three years old entertaining patients at the convalescent homes where his mother worked.  After working the geriatric circuit for a couple of summers, Griffin’s destiny was settled and he has since made a name for himself as one of the leading comedians and on-air personalities in the USA, where he regularly opens for acts such as Beyoncé, New Edition, Mo’Nique, D.L. Hughley, Fred Hammond, Donnie McClurkin, Dottie Peoples, Mary Mary and more.  

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Chris Mapane is a South African comedian who has been on the comedy scene for around seven years, thanks to his extremely infectious energy and powerful on-stage presence. 

Mapane’s star started shining back in the days when he mentored So You Think You Are Funny contestants, which led to being on the same stage with the likes of Terry Pheto and Lira, Brandy, Regina King and Vivica A Foxat the SA Sports Awards.  His skills earned him an Ikusasa Comedian of the Yearnomination in 2012 as well as the opportunity to host the Olympics sendoff event for the South African Swimming Team and the Telkom Foundation “Beacon of Hope” event, to mention just a few.  Featured in Destiny Man’s Power of 40, Mapane has recently tried his hand at acting, featuring in the David Kau directed film Taxi Ride, where he plays the lead.

A product of the Cape Comedy Collective's Comedy Lab workshops, Mel Jones burst into the limelight with signature confidence and sexy style.  This single mother brings her singular perspective as a young woman looking in vain for “Mr. Right”, to the great amusement and enlightenment of all.  Jones is a regular on SABC 3's Comedy Showcase and the Phat Joe Show.  Her shows, Doing It for the Money and Still Doing It with Tracy Klass have been big hits, along with her presence on 94.5 Kfm since 2003.  In fact, it was her stage performance that led her to radio when - while being interviewed on the station - she was asked to join the team. 

Launched in sub-Saharan Africa just under 18 months ago, Comedy Central has successfully lured South Africa’s top comics into hosting its regular monthly stand-up gig.  Among the many brilliant funnymen and women to grace the stage at Parker’s Comedy & Jive have been Chris Forrest, Kurt Schoonraad, Tumi Morake, Al Prodgers, Joey Rasdien, Barry Hilton, Loyiso Gola, Tats Nkonzo and Stuart Taylor.     

To see Basketmouthat the top of his game, tune into Comedy Central Presents Basketmouth Live at Parkers on Comedy Central (DStv Channel 122) on Friday 14 June 2013 at 19:55 WAT/20:55 CAT.

For further information about Comedy Central Presents…Live at Parker's, please go to www.comedycentralafrica.com,www.facebook.com/comedycentralafricaor www.twitter.com/comedycentralAF.  To voice your views on Comedy Central Presents…Live at Parker’s, please add #CCLAP to your tweets.     

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PICTURE OF THE DAY- BASKETMOUTH AS THE DOTTING DAD

Check out our man, Mr. Bright Okpocha aka Basketmouth, the comedian extraordinaire, some have called him the crown prince and we readily agree. He is also the Eze Gburugburu of Isukwuato (Lol!!!!). 

We just adored the set up in this picture, the hilarious comedian with his son & gorgeous girl and it was the right candidate for our picture of the day, check out Bright with his 2 kids, playing papa. Ain't they just so cute?

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BASKETMOUTH SETS FEBRUARY DATE FOR SINGLE

BRIGHT OKPOCHA

If you call him-Mr. Multi-talented you might be right-He raps-very well at that, he is a Comedian and finally a Compere extraordinaire. Some have even come to refer to him has the Crown Prince of Comedy; whether that's a right assertion is a topic for another day. But we can tell you for a fact that he is good at his job.
The new deal with him right now, is that he is remembering what majorly brought him to the entertainment scene in the first place-Music. He had fallen madly in love in the 90's with Rap Music better known now has Hip-Hop. His many influences or inspirations then were the likes of Wu Tang Clan- made up of the likes of Method Man, Ghostface Killah, RZA, Raekwon, GZA, Ol' Dirty Bastards, Inspectah Decks & U-God, Buckshot and many others.

He took his love a step further by collaborating with his elder brother-Godwin and a few other friends to form a Rap Group they named-The Psychopaths made up of 8 members, they experimented in the studios bringing all the 8 elements together, but never released an Album or any of the singles.


While Godwin & Bright who later became popular by his moniker-Basketmouth got admitted into University of Benin, the other members of the Psychopaths went their different ways, thereby putting a temporary stop to their group. Bright & Godwin continued at Uniben and formed an affiliate group which later collaborated with the likes of Faze of Plantashun Boyz, Dare Art Alade & others, but like before they didn't release any single or body of work.

Recently Godwin who had gone on to live in the UK with family came to Nigeria and out of fun, both brothers decided to enter the studio and see what they could make of their latent talent, they had a collaboration with Eldee D Don & the Prince of the moment-the one & only Wizkid and what they came up with is titled- Where You Dey? A single set for release on February 26, 2012.

But the main deal-the full body of work, a complete album at that is now in the works. Tentative release date is sometime in April of 2012, and both brothers are collaborating with Africa's pride Tuface, the one & only Egberi Papa 1-Timaya, Dare Art Alade, Davido, Terry D Rapman, Flavor, Nigeria's number one lyricist-Mode 9, OD & many others.

Not to worry at all, Basketmouth is not retiring from comedy, he is only giving a voice to a talent he had always toyed with, to see how the people would accept or view his 1st love-RAP MUSIC!

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