Comedy has been a business of making money while bringing humor to people both in and out of Nigeria, people pay to have comedians entertain them and also they pay to go to comedy events and this has made the comedy ecosystem a very lucrative yet competitive one, comedians make a lot of money from this venture, also they get ambassadorial deals from big brands which helps to skyrocket their earnings. below is a list of the top 5 richest comedians in Nigeria.
ALIBABA: Alibaba is from a royal background and is regarded as the pioneer of stand up comedy in Nigeria, he is a highly respected mentor and figure in the Nigerian comedy industry, his contributions paved way for the likes of AY, Basketmouth etc, his net worth is estimated to a total of 3 billion making him the top 1 richest comedian in Nigeria, he has been nominated in several awards and has won over 15 of them as an industry pioneer, he owns ‘spontaneity’ an annual comedy platform for up coming comedians where they are able to show case their talents and some even get as lucky as getting sponsorships from him and other big comedians.
AY: Ayo Makun popularly known as AY or Akpors is a multi talented Nigerian comedian, actor and movie producer , he was born on 19 August and is currently 52 years old, he is known for hosting the comedy show ‘AY live’ which serves as platform for emerging acts in the comedy industry to showcase their talents too just like Alibaba’s ‘spontaneity’ AY is the second runner up in this category with a whopping sum of 2.9 billion, making him the second richest comedian in Nigeria.
BASKETMOUTH: Bright Okpocha popularly known as Basketmouth is also a multi talented Nigerian comedian, music producer and actor, he has starred ina couple of Nollywood movies and series like ‘brotherhood’ and ‘my flatmates’ in 2006 he won the award of the best stand up comedian of the year and has been recently nominated for the humor awards, he has a musical album which he featured the likes of Oxlade, Flash and others, his net worth is estimated to an average of 2.3 billion making him the third richest Nigerian Comedian.
I GO DYE: Francis Agoda popularly known as i go dye is a Nigerian stand up comedian who started out his journey as a comedic presenter at the mock news with his friend i go save, he later transitioned into stand up comedy where he was earning a thousand naira per show, his talents and efforts has placed him in a position where he is ranked as one of the wealthiest Nigerian comedians, he combines comedy with entreprenuership as he is into real estate and construction and his net worth is rounded up to a sum of 2 billion naira.
BOVI: Bovi ugbomma started his journey in 2007 and quickly rose to fame organizing glabally recognized comedy concerts like ‘ Bovi man on fire’ he is also into acting with his latest project ‘my village people’ Bovi’s networth is estimated to a sum of 1.8 billion naira.
