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Lasisi Elenu
Born
Nosa Afolabi

(1991-04-20) 20 April 1991 (age 33)
Kano State, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
CitizenshipNigerian
Alma materUniversity of Ilorin
Occupation(s)Lawyer and Media Personality

Nosa Afolabi (born April 20,1991), better known as Lasisi Elenu, is a Nigerian comedian, actor, compere and musician[1] from Offa, Kwara in Nigeria. One of Africa's most popular influencers, he is known for his skits with a 'wide mouth' disguise filter[2] during performances and on social media. Elenu recently featured in Netflix thriller, The Ghost and The Tout[3].

In March 2020, he was named one of Nigeria's Top 25 Under-30 Nigerian Superstars[4]. In 2018, he was nominated for The Future Awards Africa Prize for Comedy[5].

Early background and Education

Elenu, though born Nosa Afolabi in Kano State, northern Nigeria, hails from Offa in Kwara State. He is a graduate of Health Promotion and Environmental Health Education from the University of Ilorin.[6]

Career

The comedian is one of the continent's most popular social media influencers with 75,000 followers on TikTok[7] and over 3.4 million followers on Instagram[8].

His skits focus on varying themes from law to cybercrime, the economy, insecurity[9] and philosophy, started out as a musician[10] before diverting to the business of comedy. His most recent project, Mama & Papa Godspower, is a series of 16-minute episodes focusing on a low-income household in Nigeria[11].

Filmography

Apart from 2018's The Ghost and the Tout[12] which was released on Netflix two years on, he has also starred in a number of Nollywood movies including Sylva, and Mr Razz Guy[13][14]

Controversy

Controversy struck in July 2020 when Elenu was warned by members of the Nigerian Bar Association, who claimed his jokes were misrepresenting the legal profession[15][16] and threatened to sue him.

In one interview, he also claimed that some of his female fans request for sexual favours from him[17].

See also

References

  1. ^ https://socialmediaweeklagos2018.sched.com/speaker/chroma360
  2. ^ https://punchng.com/female-fans-usually-ask-me-for-sex-musa-afolabi-comedian/
  3. ^ https://www.netflix.com/title/81172755
  4. ^ https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2020/03/04/see-who-made-top-25-under-30-nigerian-superstars/
  5. ^ https://awards.yafri.ca/the-future-awards-africa-prize-for-comedy/
  6. ^ https://za.opera.news/za/en/entertainment/cc57792d6da5e7ed4663ad1f8cdeefb9
  7. ^ https://techpoint.africa/2019/08/08/african-meme-accounts-are-becoming-big-on-instagram-but-this-comes-at-a-price/
  8. ^ https://www.instagram.com/lasisielenu/?hl=en
  9. ^ https://www.informationnigeria.com/2020/04/this-country-isnt-safe-i-dont-feel-safe-lasisi-elenu-video.html
  10. ^ https://www.bellanaija.com/2018/01/lasisi-elenu-shares-journey-fame-new-interview-watch/
  11. ^ https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2020/09/08/lasisi-elenu-launches-new-web-series-mama-and-papa-godspower/
  12. ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ghost_and_the_Tout
  13. ^ https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/movies/sylvia-producers-star-lasisi-elenu-in-upcoming-comedy-the-razz-guy/4b1rll9
  14. ^ https://www.newswatch.ng/lasisi-elenu-star-in-new-comedy-movie-the-razz-guy/
  15. ^ https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/07/nba-cautions-comedian-lasisi-elenu-over-misrepresentation-of-lawyers/
  16. ^ https://www.legit.ng/1343239-nba-calls-ig-comedian-lasisi-elenu-misrepresentation-lawyers-skits.html
  17. ^ https://punchng.com/female-fans-usually-ask-me-for-sex-musa-afolabi-comedian/
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