On Sunday at the Eko Conference Centre in Victoria Island, Lagos State, the Nigerian comedy community celebrated the first Nigeria Comedy Awards.
Plaques were given to Nollywood stars as well as some of the top comedic stars, including Layi Wasabi, Taooma, and Broda Shagi.
According to reports, the occasion was started to recognize excellent comedians and initiatives.
Bunmi Davies, the founder of Afrotainment, served as the event producer, along with Wale Adenuga, the managing director of Wale Adenuga Productions, Wole Adenuga, the managing director of WapTV, and Debbie Odutayo, the executive director of Royal Roots Communication Network.
The event was hosted by TV celebrity Bukunmi Adeaga Ilori, also known as Kiekie. Veteran singers 2Baba and 9ice, as well as comedian Akpororo, were the special guests.
Below is the full list of winners:
- Best Standup Comedian (Male)- Basket Mouth
- Best stand-up comedian(Female) – Helen Paul
- Best Comedy Movie – Passport
- Best Comedy Actor Series/Movie (Female) – Mercy Johnson (Passport)
- Best Comedy Actor, Series/Movie (Male) – Broda Shagi (Face to Face)
- Best Comedy Kid category (Male/Female) – Kiriku
- Best Comedy Cartoonist – Dada Adekola (Mr. and Mrs.; Vanguard Newspaper). He was also awarded a prize of N1,000,000.
- Recognition award – Sola Sobowale
- Best Comedy Skit-maker (Male)- Mr Macaroni
- Best Comedy Skit Maker (Female) – Taaooma
- Revelation of the Year Award – Layi Wasabi (Prize money of N1,000,000)
- Posthumous award – Late Gbenga Adeboye (Daughter receives the award on behalf of her dad and a grand prize of N1,000,000)
- Posthumous Award – Late Sam Loco Efe (A grand prize of N1,000,000)
- WapTV Special Award – Akpan and Oduma
