BASKETMOUTH UNDER FIRE OVER CRUDE JOKE ON RAPE

•May lose multimillion naira Globacom deal
Foremost comedian, Bright Okpocha, popularly known as Basketmouth, has come under fire as friends and followers on the social media (facebook and twitter) attacked him over his “rape joke” Sunday.
Most followers felt the joke he posted on his facebook account encourages rape, and within a few hours it went viral, he was under severe criticism, with some followers calling on telecommunications giant, Globacom, to terminate his deal as an ambassador of the company.

‘NIGERIAN COMEDIANS ARE LAZY’

Many Nigerian stand-up comedians have become lazy and sterile in their jokes, says star comedian, Basketmouth.

The comedian accused some of his colleagues of not spending time to write new materials, but to recycle old jokes. “Unlike our colleagues abroad, who take time to write new materials or engage writers to pen jokes for their shows, Nigerian comedians seem to focus more on the production aspect of their art at the expense of producing new materials for their shows. This has really affected standards,” Basketmouth told P.M.NEWS Entertainment Café at a media parley to announce him as the first Nigerian to host the international comedy gig and TV show, Comedy Central Presents…Live at Parker’s. The show will take place in South Africa.