Bright Okpocha a.k.a Basketmouth one of Nigerians well known standup comedians said he is taking a back seat in the genre and instead focusing on making movies and music.
Basketmouth in an interview with Pulse said his coming to comedy was a “fluke” and now it was time to make a change of scenery.
“I’m going to take music more seriously in 2025. I want to create EPs because there are some artists I want to work with.
“I want to go into music and movies full-time. To be honest, movies are my first choice. I prioritise movies over comedy. It has always been like that it’s just that I haven’t made the movie yet.
“I started with music, but I saw that it wasn’t going to work. I have always been funny since primary school but music was just a talent I felt I could use as a plaything. Rap was my thing but after a while, I realised that it wasn’t going the way I want. Then I tried comedy, it was even by fluke. I was like, ‘this one is working. It must be the one.’
“When I entered comedy, the beginning was turbulent but immediately I hacked it, my career skyrocketed.”
Basketmouth made his debut on the Nollywood terrain in November 2024 with his first film
“A Ghetto Love Story,” at the IMAX Filmhouse Cinema in Lekki.
