As the comedy arm of the entertainment industry continues to bloom, the Nigeria Comedy Awards have been set up to celebrate the individuals who put in the work to make it worthy of celebration.
The first edition of this event is scheduled to hold on the 24th day of September, at Eko Hotel Conference Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos State, with a thousand guests expected to be in attendance.
As seen from the organisers, WAPTV, via Instagram, below are the nominees for the awards:
- Broda Shaggi
- Taaooma
- Real Warri Pikin
- Powski
- Solomon VI
- Kenny Blaq
- Sabinus,
- Basketmouth,
- Battle on Bukka Street
- Mr. Macaroni
- Mercy Johnson
- Tomama
- Bovi
- Ajebo
- Success
- My Flatmates
- Passport
- Jude OC
- Helen Paul
- Bimbo Ademoye
- Josh2Funny
- Yaw
- Dada Adekola
- The Johnsons
- Charles Inojie
- Kirikiru
and many other people whose works have made great impact in Nigeria’s Comedy Industry.
In his address, Wole Adenuga, co-executive producer of the award-giving event said “As the event draws nearer, we are well-aware of the high level of anticipation by nominees, as well as their fans across Nigeria and worldwide. We are working intensively with brands who have partnered with us to make the event a great success. One of the highlights of the night would be the ‘Revelation of the Year’ Category which has Layi Wasabi and Soso as nominees, with the winner receiving a cash prize of N1,000,000 in addition to the plaque which other winners would be receiving.”
After the live event on September 24 , reruns will be aired for all to stream via WAP TV on DStv 262, StarTimes 116, GOtv 129, FreeTV 751, and Play 275).
Media organizations like FilmhouseCinemas, AIT Network, Royal Roots TV, Pop Central, African Movie Channel, Rave TV, Royal Roots Cinemas, Smooth 98.1FM, Goldmyne TV, Kennis 104.1FM, Royal Roots 107.1FM etc will also be in attendance for media coverage and support.
The tagline for this maiden edition is The Best. The Biggest. The Funniest.
Now, which of these nominees do you reckon will win? Let us hear it in the comments.
