Comedian and filmmaker, Bright Okpocha, aka Basketmouth, has revealed why he stopped working as an MC at weddings and other related social events.
He says it is a hard decision as he is losing money but it is a sacrifice he has to made for the sake of his art.
Speaking during the premiere of his first feature film, ‘A Ghetto Love Story.’, Basketmouth said: “Comedy remains constant but the only thing I have stopped is private gigs like weddings and that but it’s the sacrifice I had to make because I do standup comedy.
“I didn’t enter the industry to be an MC of a wedding and all that so I felt like I was adulterating the art, so I had to stop. So, if I am doing a private gig that means I have to be doing comedy, not MC, say I come, do my 30mins and I bounce but not as an MC, that will mean me cheating on the art. I am losing a lot of money but for now, it’s not about the money but about the art.”
