By IFECHI OKOH

Comedians all over the world, are known, Loved, respected and Celebrated for their special abilities to provide comic relief for those who want it. Today in Nigeria, it has become the in-thing in social circumference, providing a visible source of livelihood for talented persons. Hence, corporate and comfortable persons usually take delight in paying handsomely to be part of comedy shows in corporate venues. Top comedians like Gordon, Basket Mouth, Gbenga Adeyinka, Seyi Law and few others who have somehow become the toast of comedy followers. The Comedians too, have employed this forum to popularise and sustain their fame, making their shows a regular source of income. But sadly, their success appears to have gone into their heads, making them to become disturbingly arrogant in their disposition. On parade today are the four most arrogant comedians. On the roll call are Gordon, Gbenga Adeyinka, Seyi Law and few others.

Gordons: He’s unarguably an old war horse in the comedy concern. He has also seen the bad times before God who may have destined him to survive through showbiz opened his way. First as a musician who actually embraced openly, his bad times in his album; “but today, my level don change,” he had sang in his first album. His wears and standard of living too, have stamped succinctly that God has really done good for him. I rejoice with him no doubt. Obviously, as somebody whom God took pity to rewrite his situation, he’s supposed to be humble as a mark of gratitude to his Creator who loves humility and exudes it too as its model. But here our friend is throwing his weight about in a disturbing fashion. Imagine! Whatever he strongly believes he has achieved, is not supposed to push him into haughtiness of any sort which this reporter witnessed and was shocked. It is certain that God who rewrote his history is bound to frown at his inglorious disposition because God is humility personified always, no matter what.

Gbenga Adeyinka: He’s first and foremost a showman of high standing before becoming a comedian. It is on good source that when he started his business in an office, a small room at the top of a multi-million naira shopping complex planted on the busy Allen avenue, Ikeja round-about years ago, he was anything, but arrogant. But today, his success appears to have gone into his head like the typical Nigerian. This new found status symbol may have played out quickly when the self-styled CFR once told a cross section of his die-hard fans that he was not in the mood to exchange numbers or entertain any question. He actually shocked this reporter in the careless manner he said it before jumping into his Jeep and drove off. You see what arrogance can do? That’s it!

Basket Mouth: It may interest you to know and note that Bright Okpocha, massively addressed as Basket Mouth, lacks pitiably simple courtesy of a celebrity when dealing with a large percentage of his fans who are psychologically infatuated anytime the spot him. This funny scenario played out one fateful night when some fans inched close to him to have a quick handshake. But Basket Mouth stunned watchers when he waved at these unsuspecting gentlemen fans who were really too close for such honour he would have done them as faithful fans. Interestingly, their unsuspecting spirits died as they shamefully and stylishly left the environment immediately. Can you imagine that open scandal? This unwholesome scenario is ungodly and heart-rending by any moral measurement. Honestly!

Seyi Law: This Celebrity Comedian whose re-definition has since made him the toast of the corporate world, does not appear to be in the habit of putting down fans before all like his colleagues. However, he does by simply ignoring calls, even if it was a call you have booked the last second. This could even be after so many disappointments. You see his style? A kind of smartness of sorts? This is very un-star like and disturbing too! This unfounded and unwarranted pride is undoubtedly capable of putting big time fans who may want to give him mouth-watering contracts off. He should watch it before such satanic arrogance wrecks his golden chances for the fun of it. A word is just enough for the wise. Watch it Seyi!

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