Exactly how many are contending for the title?

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on September 8th, 2008

Oseyiza Oogbodo, writing for ModernGhana.com, interviews Mandy, “the undisputed queen of comedy in Nigeria.”

Talking about the problem on a wider scope, what are you actually doing to breed new female comedians?

I can’t breed them. Comedy is not like you go to university to learn theater arts. It’s a gift. You have to be funny.

Do you think there are other female comedians out there, apart from the three or so of you that we have now?

We are more than three. We have Helen Paul, she is very good, she does mimicry of a little baby. We have Dudu Evans, the albino girl. We have Deola Chatterbucks, Najite Dede that’s now into directing and the rest. We have females.

Now let me just use this as an appeal. Anybody that’s reading this, and you are a female and you know you are funny, what I mean funny is that your friends comment on your ability to make them laugh, that’s the first sign for you to know you are extraordinary, you have it inside you. So please if you know you have that, just get in touch with me.

At times, the interview seems somewhat contentious, but we think it might be because of translation problems. It’s a fascinating look into the various markets that are developing on the continent. Comparing their progress to that of the U.S., some countries seem to have arrived at the early ’70s, some seem to have developed as far as 1981 or so and still others seem mired in th ’50s. From what we’ve read in other articles, South Africa is the market that seems to have come the furthest.

One thing is for sure: Deola Chatterbucks is our new favorite comedian name! (Dudu Evans is a close second.)

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