A popular comedian and a master compere, Jemilola Williams popularly knows as Mc Twenty Two. in an interview granted by him with our correspondent, gave a full account of his life career and his perspective about Ibadan comedy show and the people of Ibadan. He also highlighted how he started comedy.
see below his conversation with him and our correspondent:
Tell us a
bit about your background: growing up and early memories of family life?
Am
Jemilola Williams, am from a family of 3, my mum, my brother and I.
So how was
your growing up like?
It
wasn’t easy, my growing up was rough, because
it was my mum that brought me up. I stayed with my grandma when I was a
baby, later when I grew up to age 13 years, I went back to my mum. That time it
was hell because it was me and my younger brother.
At what
point did you discover comedy?
Hmmmm,
when I was in pry 1, because that time I dey disturb my class, and that time my
class teacher wrote it in my report card that am a born comedian. So I never
pay attention to it, until when I pass out from secondary school, and I met
Solid my boss.
How do you
come about the name “22”?
(laughs)
……… this name was given to me when I went for an examination that year, it was
GCE that year, I did not read at all , so that fateful day, a girl was sitting
beside me, so I was doing copy and paste, you know now, it was English objective
that day. So I copied the girl from no 1 to 11, and this girl discover that I was
doing copy and paste, so she cover her booklet, so I tried to copy from no 11
again this girl saw me and she shouted Hmmmm 22 22, after the exam when the
girl saw me, she shouted hmmm 22 22 22. Then a week after we went to sew cloth
for a particular party, everyone went to the tailor, (Solid, Peteru and I),
when the tailor measured my head it was 22 inches. Since then I decide to pick
that as my stage name.
What year
did you climb stage as a professional comedian and how was the experience?
2008,
it was Jesus carnival @ NTC road, it was stressful that year because its my
first year personally, because when I started, I do collabo with my boss, but
that year it was me alone on stage to anchor that programme and it was a street
programme so it wasn’t easy at all.
How did your
mom feel about your decision?
She
has been supportive since I started, because my mum is also a comedian. She so
funny, my first comedy programme, she was there and she killed the show. She has
been there for me.
How can you
compare Lagos comedy to Ibadan comedy show?
Hmmmm,
Ibadan comedy show is not easy; you make more sense in Lagos. Lagos comedy show
makes sense and they get package, den Lagos people they supportive and they
appreciate talent a lot. Ibadan comedy show is just coming up, thanks to some
of the bosses in this industry like Laff’Up, Gbenga Adeyinka d 1st,
the our own personal person, Peteru that broke the jinx.
But why did
most artists in Ibadan go to Lagos for greener pasture?
Because
Lagos people appreciate a lot, especially if you are gifted.
Who are your
mentor in this comedy industry
Mc
Solid and Bovi.
Do you think
you are there?
No,
am not, am just starting.
Where did
you see yourself in 5years?
I
see myself winning souls for Christ through comedy throughout the whole world.
So you do
gospel comedy more than circular?
Yes,
I’m a gospel comedian, I don’t go to club.
How do you
manage critics, from your colleague in the industry that do gospel and
circular?
I
don’t care what they say about me, all I care is what God says about me.
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