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Nigerian comedian and actor, Atunyota Alleluyah Akpobome a.k.a Alibaba says he was once told he cannot make a million naira per event as a comedian.
The host of ‘Alibaba’s Spontaneity’, a comedy platform for budding comedy talents said he was also told he cannot make anything out of comedy in 1987.
According to him:”You can’t make anything out of comedy. 1987.
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You cannot charge 1million per event. 1998.
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You cannot do a 6 hour comedy show. 2012.
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You cannot do a show on January 1st, nobody will come. 2014.
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There are ideas I have shared… and most of the people who said it was not possible, have owned up for bring short sighted.
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“Not all ideas make sense… but if you pitch an idea that has been well thought through to someone who’s thought processes are infantile, they will use their shallow minds to drown your flight of ideas”
In 1993, he registered his company Alibaba Hicuppuray 3rd to enhance the perception of comedians as a profession and a respected way of life. As part of this work, in 1998, he hired billboards on strategic Lagos streets with the message that became known as “Being Funny is Serious Business.”