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Popular comedian
Basketmouth with singer Omawumi with a young fan of the musician at Globacom's
comedy show in Abuja.
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The Federal Capital Territory, Abuja,
literally went on fire on the night of Friday, October 25, as Globacom
staged the biggest global comedy show, Glo Laffta Fest, in the city.
Thisday Dome venue of the show beamed with
enthusiastic crowd as 16 of Nigeria's finest and international comedians
combined with the nation's biggest musicians to thrill Abuja residents.
The artistes comprising four Americans, one
South African, one Ugandan and 10 top Nigerian entertainers from Nigeria's
comedy and music circle, showed why Glo LafftaFest is described as the
biggest comedy show in Africa.
Anchored by popular comedian Basketmouth, the
Glo Laffta Fest, aptly tagged Invasion LOL, will for years remain indelible in
the minds of Abuja residents as many of those who attended said the FCT
had never witnessed a show of that magnitude.
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| Basketmouth and American comedian Deray Davies at the Abuja edition of Glo Laffta Fest |
Sensational singer, Omawumi, fired the first
salvo when she set the expansive hall rocking. In an energetic performance
spiced with her dexterous dance steps, Omawumi's rendition of her hit
track, "Adebisikonga", drove the crowd into a frenzy.
Similarly, MI delivered a superlative
performance to show why he is Africa's Rapper Number One. Wande Coal was also
at his sensational best as he got the huge crowd rocking to his "Bumper to
Bumper".
The duo of Peter and Paul Okoye of the
PSquare fame demonstrated that they were Africa's best as they sent the
crowd into cloud 7 with their rendition of "Alingo".
In between the musical sessions and
performances by the foreign comedians, the top Nigerian comedians on parade
such as Akpororo, Gordons, I Go Save, Buchi, Funny Bone and Bovi, gave a
good account of themselves. Funny Bone, the Jos born comedian, made efforts to
diffuse tension from the security challenges in the country with his expressive
jokes. Unimpressed by the first round of applause he got when he mounted the
stage, Funny Bone, who was wheeling a luggage, threatened to detonate the
package if the crowd refused to applaud him.
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| MI and fans at the Abuja Glo Laffta Fest show |
The international artistes comprising the American
foursome, Robbert Powell, Donnivan Jordan, Tony Roberts and Deray Davis
sent the audience into guffaws with their rib-cracking jokes. Donnivan said
based on the falsehood they had been fed in America, he arrived Nigeria
expecting to ride a camel but was stunned when his guests provided him with a
glittering Range Rover. The duo of Ndumiso Lindi from South Africa and Salvador
from Uganda also sent the huge crowd reeling with laughter. Salvador was
the revelation of the night as he received standing ovation when he was leaving
the stage. His clincher was his joke about a TV commercial he starred in when
several takes got the characters drunk and messed up the shoot.
Explaining the basis for the show, the
anchorman, Basketmouth, said that Globacom, "being the only network that
cares about giving back to the people, put this show together to appreciate
Nigerians that have stood behind the company in the last 10 years".
Ijeoma Nwabueze, a student of Geography,
University of Ibadan, who attended the show, said it was the biggest and the
richest she had ever attended.
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| PSquare entertaining guests at the event |
"This show is the biggest and the most
entertaining show I have ever watched. You know, I wasn't too sure when I was
invited to come. So my coming was basically to see what will happen and I thank
God that I did not miss the show. Otherwise, I would have missed the
opportunity of being part of this great fun," she said.
Similarly, Adelaja Olugbenga, a banker, said,
"kudos must be given to Globacom for this fantastic show. I really enjoyed
myself".
The show will continue this weekend in
Owerri, while Enugu, Port Harcourt, Uyo, Calabar, Benin City, Abakaliki, Aba
and Ibadan will take their turns in the coming weekends.
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