Gbenga Adeyinka remembered that he used to host events in school back in the days before he found his way into comedy.
After
graduating, he created his own entertainment outfit that catered to
children parties. Later on he would meet the comedian known as Akin Akindele. "He
told me to come and meet him at MITV. He would tell jokes and I will
tell jokes. There was a lady called Funmi, and she said she wanted to
start a programme and she wants me to be part of it, she said she will
have a segment where I will tell jokes and I said 'jokes? How? I am not a
comedian" he said.
"Comedy is something I have always done but I
didn't even know it was called comedy, I just knew it was anchoring
events and making people laugh" recalls Gbenga Adeyinka on how he entered the world of comedy.
Speaking to City People, Gbenga Adeyinka revealed that he was involved in theatre and started hosting events on campus. "I
had always done it on campus, I was in Theatre 15 and I did a couple of
comic roles. People invited me for their end of the semester parties
and all other events" he said.
After
graduating, he created his own entertainment outfit that catered to
children parties. Later on he would meet the comedian known as Akin Akindele. "He
told me to come and meet him at MITV. He would tell jokes and I will
tell jokes. There was a lady called Funmi, and she said she wanted to
start a programme and she wants me to be part of it, she said she will
have a segment where I will tell jokes and I said 'jokes? How? I am not a
comedian" he said.
When he started the
show, Gbenga Adeyinka started gaining a lot of interest of people.
"People started calling in to ask me how much I charge and I was
surprised that money is involved. That was how it all started for me,
and the rest is history" he stated.
Today, Gbenga Adeyinka is one of the biggest and long standing comedians in Nigeria.
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