Skits not threatening stand-up comedy –Bovi

Nigerian humorist, actor, and author, Abovi Ugboma, popularly generally known as Bovi, has mentioned skit-making shouldn’t be a risk to stand-up comedy.

In an unique chat with Midweek Leisure, Bovi mentioned earlier than the arrival of social media, skit-making was used to advertise stand-up comedy reveals, including that it made no sense for folks to conclude that skit-making was a risk to stand-up comedy.

He mentioned, “Skits threatening stand-up comedy is a really silly assumption. Skit making is skit making and stand-up comedy is stand-up comedy. There has at all times been skit-making, even earlier than the arrival of social media.

“I don’t know the place the speculation that one is affecting the opposite got here from, it makes completely no sense and I hate to indulge within the matter as a result of even earlier than social media, we used to make use of skits to advertise our reveals, folks can watch skits and nonetheless go for reveals.

“All of the comedy reveals they did final 12 months, bought out and all of the skits went viral, so who’s attempting to carry the concept one is suppressing the opposite? It makes completely no sense and I don’t assume I wish to discuss this once more.”

Explaining additional, the humorist famous that individuals might attempt no matter their ardour was with out boxing themselves.

He mentioned, “As a human being, no matter you assume you are able to do, you must give it a shot. Some persons are skit makers, stand-up comedians, actors, writers, and producers, like me.

“Some persons are musicians, actors, and comedians, so no matter rocks your boat, do it. When you succeed, it’s all properly and good, if you happen to don’t, attempt once more and if you happen to really feel you may’t attempt after a number of instances, then let it go. You’re a journalist right now and you’ll resolve you wish to act; you’ll get your shot. Who partitioned it? Nobody, so, why are we attempting to field folks? Everyone seems to be welcome, that’s my thought.”