Thanks to
him selling Nigeria's brand of humour overseas, the Mayor of Houston
announced that July 17 is now known as 'Basketmouth Day'. (Instagram )
Today (September 14) is the birthday of one of the biggest comedians in Nigeria, Basketmouth.
Basketmouth
had his primary and secondary school education in Apapa, in Lagos
State. He obtained a degree in Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Benin.
Basketmouth has gone on to achieve a lot in his career. He was recently featured on Al Jazeera, and he has done an interview with CNN.
Basketmouth on CNN
According to several comedians, BasketMouth has influenced the stand up comedy industry in terms of branding and marketing.
"An
extremely happy birthday to the sweetest man on earth,MY KING,d one who
has made my life so beautiful.....I love u so much baby. Dear lord pls
bless this man for me...pls let him keep making me laugh till our old
age...pls keep him sexy for me as well...and let his money never ever
run dry... Bright Okpocha may u live a very long beautiful
life,Amen @basketmouth #myBirthdayKing" wrote Elsie Okpocha, Basketmouth's wife today on her Instagram account.
Happy birthday Basketmouth!
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