General News | 6 January 2025 18:05 CET

I'm Going Into Music And Filmmaking Full-time - Basketmouth

By Oluwarantimi Oludase

Nigerian comedian, Bright Okpocha, popularly known as Basketmouth, has revealed his plans to fully go into the music and film industry from now on.

The comedian made this known in a recent interview with Pulse. He stated that he is going to take music more seriously in 2025. He revealed that movies was his first choice, and he prioritizes movies over comedy.

Basketmouth said:
“I’m going to take music more seriously in 2025. I want to create EPs because there are some artists I want to work with.

“I want to go into music and movies full-time. To be honest, movies are my first choice. I prioritise movies over comedy. It has always been like that it’s just that I haven’t made the movie yet.

“I started with music but I saw that it wasn’t going to work. I have always been funny since primary school but music was just a talent I felt I could use as a plaything. Rap was my thing but after a while, I realised that it wasn’t going the way I want. Then I tried comedy, it was even by fluke. I was like, ‘this one is working. It must be the one.’

"When I entered comedy, the beginning was turbulent but immediately I hacked it, my career skyrocketed.”

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