Helen Paul is my role model

ola entertainment blog met with kingsley john and he explains what the upcoming comedians face to our correspondent

Ola Entertainment Blog: Good afternoon. This is ola entertainment blog. Can we meet you?

Ijoba: Yeah the name is Kingsley John aka Mc Ijoba

Ola Entertainment Blog: Family and educational background?

Ijoba: We're quite large in my family, we're ten in numbers and I'm no 8, an indigen of Edo State but I grew up in the Northern part of Nigeria  Bauchi state to be precise

Ola Entertainment Blog: Educational background?

Ijoba: Graduated from College Of Education, Azare Bauchi State. 

I studied *Theatre Art*

Ola Entertainment Blog: Your Life as a comedian?

Ijoba: It hasn't been an easy journey if you ask me and I strongly believe that am not there yet... Comedy is somehow hard in this other parts of the world, because everyone here is funny (or so we all think)  You might crack a joke thinking it's the best but they'll just laugh and be like *"Is this the best you've got???"*

But we're getting there though

Ola Entertainment Blog: When did you delve into to comedy?

Ijoba: 2014

Ijoba: Been listening to *Gordon's comedy clinik* since 2011 and that was how I discovered this talent as a comedian.

Ola Entertainment Blog: Your comedy name?

Ijoba: Mc Ijoba

Ola Entertainment Blog: Your role model?

Ijoba: My role model is HELEN PAUL: She's my mentor

Ola Entertainment Blog: Any ups and downs in the industry?

Ijoba: Yeah a lot. Sometimes event organizers don’t help at all. But these days we don't charge for the job we're rendering. 

We charge fees base on the experience we've had over the years

Ola Entertainment Blog: What are the solutions to these problems?

Ijoba: Well. The industry is very big and this is why you see most upcoming acts diverting into other part of entertainment like acting and skit making. People want to pay their bills and performing as standing up comedians or MCs alone won't pay those bills.

We have so many upcoming acts now e, even I myself I’m an upcoming act. The only difference is that some of us have passion for it; we believe in comedy, we know it's more than just cracking jokes because there's always a message to pass...

While some are just trooping in for the money and popularity.

Ola Entertainment Blog: What motivates you?

Ijoba: Nature

Ola Entertainment Blog: Where do you see yourself in the future?

Ijoba: I see myself as a successful entrepreneur and also an entertainer

Ola Entertainment Blog: Your advice to the youth out there

Ijoba: All that glitters are not gold, don't let anybody entice with things that may ruin your life. Believe in urself and ur hustle, as long as your hustle is legit then it will definitely yield positively. Don't wait for any motivational speaker to motivate you with mere words, wake up and face life.

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