Elijah Adebero
Popular comedian and skitmaker, Oga Sabinus, has finally spoken about why he decided to shave his dreads after many years.
Sabinus who is known to have a black dread as his trademark, now carries a low cut.
During a recent interview with Channels TV, he was asked what had prompted his choice.
He admitted to retaining the hair for a long time but said it had become too much of a burden for him.
He claimed it had become an obstacle to his ability to think clearly, adding that he used to have low-cut hair before becoming renowned, but only started wearing dreads after becoming famous.
Mr Funny’s career started in 2015 but he began to see mainstream success in 2019. He was nominated in the 2021 maiden edition of The Humor Awards Academy alongside fellow comedian Basketmouth. Mr Funny discovered his comedy talent at a young age. He began actively doing comedy skits while he was in university.
This was in 2015 during a particular School Student Union week. Mr Funny decided to pursue his career further by uploading various comedy skits on his social media handles, especially Instagram.
Soon enough, he started getting noticed by top Instagram influencers who started sharing his skits. His followers on the platform grew.
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SABINUS, THE MR FUNNY
Mr. Funny broke into the comedy industry in 2019.
His popularity has earned some notable recognition. Oga Sabinus, is the brand ambassador for a popular betting site: Oddstackr and many others. Some of his role models who have influenced him in his comedy career are Mr Ibu and Charles Inojie.
He won the Best Male Skit Maker category of the in the Legit.ng Awards 2022.
He was nominated alongside Funnybros, Mr Macaroni and Broda Shaggi.
Mr Funny has also featured in multiple Nollywood movies, the likes of ‘Billionaire’s Bride’, ‘Man of War’ etc.
In May 2022, Mr Funny sued two Nigerian food companies for allegedly using his image and catchphrases without his permission. Specifically Friesland Food allegedly used the trademarked phrase “something hoodge” to advertise their Peak Milk product; while UAC used an animated image of Mr Funny in ads.
In September 2022, Mr. Funny made his London debut as Oga Sabinus at The Lighthouse event centre.
