by Busola Adedeji
Popular Nigerian comedian and a passionate entertainer ,Daniel Chibuzor Nwoka,popularly as Don D Humourous Who married to a broadcaster with Channels TV ,Millicent Adanma Nwoka was interviewed by ORJI ONYEKWERE which goes as follows;
Which new project are you handling now?
I am making preliminary moves to expand my scope going into; production, advertising and other things, basically expanding the business side of things that one have invested in, in 20 years as a performer.Right now, we are evolving into the entrepreneurship side of things.
So, aside entertainment, you are diversifying into other businesses?
That’s just one. Even within entertainment we are moving from the stage to the boardroom. In a short time, you will be seeing productions from me and my production outfit. You will see some advertising jobs handled by my production company. So, 1 am expanding from the stage and the screen to the boardroom aspect of the business.
You started from Jos? I was wondering how your paths with Senator the Comedian crossed because both of you are close?
Senator and I were under the same tutelage of another comedian, Julius Agwu. He came from Jos, Plateau State with Osama, Funny Bone from Kaduna and myself from Port Harcourt. Whenever Julius had his shows, we were always the first to open the show and this brought us together, in that process we developed a bond. Comedy is being redefined in the area of skits.
Have you been doing skits?
The thing is that skits have always been there for a long time. Way back, what we call skits were known as playlets, short comedy but what has changed is the medium of expression. People now shoot skits and put it on TV, Instagram and YouTube, and so the expression has become wider and the barrier is now open. So, skits are just a product of evolution of technology which is very good.
Television started moving to our phones via technology that’s what has brought about the skit thing, however, the core is still comedy.This has also opened the kernel of talent expression and revenue generation for those who are versed in that. For some of us, we are core stand-up comedians. We get to shoot skits on a need basis, if there are certain things we want to promote or some activities you want to throw out there. We are not necessarily skit makers, but stand-up comedians… that’s the core of our profession. That doesn’t mean we don’t do skit.
Do you still want to go ahead with your political ambition after your previous attempt at governorship failed?
Well, it was House of Assembly. I am not very much politically entrenched, but I still have my political family. Maybe as the next election approaches, we will see what we can do as we don’t necessarily have to contest to be part of the system. We can get involved in other ways like appointments and assignments and we still remain relevant in politics.
Somebody said you should have contested for councellorship or chairmanship instead of governorship?
Like I said, it was House of Assembly, not governorship although that’s also in my scope of view, but you can’t be responsible for people’s opinions when it comes to ambition. Everybody has what they can stomach. There are certain people who didn’t contest anything and went straight to become presidents. There are certain people who have not contested anything and went straight to become governors. It’s not a primary to secondary procedure that you have to go through primary before secondary school. Wherever you think you have the wherewithal and capacity to carry with your: charisma, confidence and connection; you can go ahead and do it
QUOTE:Celebrity is not a career but a reward of the work that you are doing well. If you’re doing your work well people will know and appreciate you.