You’ve probably heard it said that if you want to make a movie that would get Nigerians excited, just make it a comedy.
The Nollywood story can never be complete without giving major props to the comedy genre and its super talented actors. Shoutouts to those comic actors who delivered and continue to deliver their lines with such ease and talent!
Thank you for making us laugh so hard that we forget our problems, even if it’s just for 2 hours. Let’s take a look at a few of these actors.
John Okafor –
Popularly called Mr Ibu, The actor has featured in over 100 comedy movies, seeing his face on a movie poster gives one an idea of the genre of the movie.
Nkem Owoh –
The Enugu State born actor graduated from University Of Ilorin where he studied Engineering. He is popular for his Osufia movie series. He has featured in movies like Ukwa, The master, Crisis and so many others.
Victor Osuagwu-
One of the funniest men in the industry, the actor is popular for making viewers laugh with his words, body language and facial expression. He has featured in numerous comedy movie and it will be so weird seeing him play a serious and intense character.
Osita Iheme
Also referred to as Paw Paw is a Nigerian actor, author and entrepreneur. He rose to stardom after featuring in a comedy film, Aki na Ukwa in 2002, along with his on-screen brother, Chinedu Ikedieze. Since then, Osita has continued to carve a niche for himself in the sand of time with his comic roles. He is a multi-talented actor, and has starred in over 100 Nigerian movies.
Chinedu Ikedieze-
Chinedu was popular for his roles Aki in the movie Aki na Ukwa, Osita and Chinedu are known for acting alongside each other as naught kids. They have featured in numerous movies and have won numerous awards for their performance as a duo and as individuals.
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