World’s biggest comedians storm Nigeria for Glo Laftafest

Two of America’s hottest comedians,
Tony Roberts and Deeray Davis will team
up with Africa’s hottest comedians
including the continent’s number one rib-tickler, Ndumiso Lindi of South Africa,Uganda’s Salvado and A-list Nigerian comedians to give Nigerians a comic treat of a lifetime at the Glo mega Laftafest shows scheduled for Lagos and Abuja in October. Aptly tagged Invasion LOL, this season’s Glo Laftafest has been rated as Nigeria’s greatest comedy shows of the year.
Other top-rated comedians slated to
perform at the shows to be hosted by
Basketmouth include Ali Baba, Bovi, Okey
Bakassi, Akparoro, I Go Dye, Klint de
Drunk, Buchi, Gordons, Funny Bone,
Bash, Emeka Smith, Julius Agwu, Sim
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The comedy sessions will be spiced with
the best of Nigerian music with first class
acts like Psquare, Lagbaja, Flavour,
Wande Coal, MI, Omawunmi, Burna Boy,
Naeto C, Waje, Lynzz and Chee lined up to
entertain guests at different intervals
during the shows.
The tour will start with the two mega
shows in Lagos and Abuja at the Eko
Hotel Convention Centre on October 19
and the Thisday Dome on October 25.
Other shows will be held at the Rochas
Convention Centre, Owerri on November
3, Aztech Arcum Centre, Port Harcourt on
November 10, Best Western Hotel, Benin
City on November 17, Golden Royale
Hotel, Enugu on November 24 and
Nkweagu Ugbala Convention Centre,
Abakaliki on December 1. Uyo, Asaba and
Ibadan will host the shows respectively on
December 8 at Amazing Grace Centre, on
December 15 atOrchid Hotel Hall and on
December 22 at Caso Lucio.
In a statement, Globacom said it scaled
up this year’s Laftafest in order to spice
the company’s 10th anniversary
celebrations.
"For us in Globacom, there is no limit to
the extent we can go to delight our
numerous subscribers. They have kept
faith with us over the years. We
appreciate their loyalty, and want to
reassure them that we will continue to
delight them with our innovative products
and services while also supporting their
passion”, the statement signed by the
company’s Group Chief Operating Officer,
Mohamed Jameel, said.
According to Globacom, the shows are
aimed at the company’s loyal subscribers
who only need to recharge their phones
with N1, 000 and text LOL Lagos or any
other host city to a short code 33001.
Supremely talented and award winning
Tony Roberts first stepped onto the stage
at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle in Royal
Oak, Michigan, USA. After Performing on
BET's comic view, an impressed fan gave
him a gold chain with a microphone on it.
He has appeared on HBO's Def Comedy
Jam, BET's ComicView, and It's
Showtime at the Apollo. In February 2006,
Roberts was picked to participate in the
HBOUS Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen.
Roberts has performed his stand-up all
over the world and was the recipient of
the BET Robin Harris Award for Most
Original Comic.
On his part, DeRay, also of the United
States of America, won the Comedy
Central Laugh Riots Competition and was
the biggest hit on the Cedric the
Entertainer Tour. Best known for his role
as Ray-Ray the Hustle Guy in Barbershop
and Barbershop 2: Back in Business,
Davis has also appeared in other films,
including Semi-Pro and 21 Jump Street.
Davis' television roles and appearances
have included programs such as Reno
911,BET's ComicView, MTV's Nick
Cannon's Wild 'N Out and 'Short Circuitz,
and HBO's Entourage.
Ndumiso Lindi came into limelight in
South Africa when he won the amateur
category in the Red Bull Comedy All Stars
Comedy Challenge. He has toured South
Africa performing at the Barnyard Theatre
Festival in Durban, Pretoria and
Johannesburg and has shared the stage
with local comedy stalwarts like Kurt
Schoonraad, Mel Miller, Riaad Moosa,
Dave Levinsohn, Cokey Falkow and David
Kau. This rock-solid stand up act has
come a long way in a short time, recently
being chosen for the prestigious 46664
series of comedy shows, touring the
arenas of South Africa, as well as several
African countries, including Nigeria and
Ghana.
Known for his trademark hat and funky
urban stylish look, Ndumiso has
headlined all the important stand-up gigs
in South Africa.
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