Mark Angel (comedian)
Mark Angel | |
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.png) Mark Angel in 2017 | |
| Born | 27 May 1991 |
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| YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Genre | Humor |
| Subscribers | 9.49 million |
| Views | 2.46 billion |
| Last updated: 23 July 2025 | |
| Website | markangelcomedy.com |
Mark Angel (born 27 May, 1991) is a Nigerian comedian and YouTuber. He is best known for the Mark Angel Comedy series of shorts on YouTube, often featuring child comedians such as his niece, Emmanuella Samuel (age 15)[1][2] and her cousin "Aunty" Success Madubuike (age 14). Angel's YouTube channel was the first African comedy channel to reach one million subscribers.[3]
Early and personal life
[edit]Angel was born in 1991 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. His parents hail from Imo State.[4] He attended Obafemi Awolowo University to study medicine but left for family reasons. After college, he studied cinematography in India[5] and spent time in Nigeria gaining experience in cinematography and theater but could not find stable paying work in Nollywood.[6][7] He began independent filmmaking in 2013 under his studio, Mechanic Pictures.[2]
Mark Angel Comedy
[edit]Angel is best known for Mark Angel Comedy, a series of YouTube comedy shorts that feature a number of people from Angel's family and neighborhood in Port Harcourt. Many of the shorts involve children, primarily Emmanuella[8] and Success.[9]
Angel's first well known short is "Oga Landlord,"[10][11] wherein a man late on rent (Angel) is trying to hide from his landlord (Daddy Humble) and tries in vain to have a child (Emmanuella) cover for him (e.g. "My uncle is not around. He just told me.").[12]
Emmanuella is Angel's longest-appearing actress. She has won comedy awards in Nigeria and Australia for her work with Angel,[13] and is Africa's youngest YouTube award winner.[14] She started film work in school as part of a class video project prior to being chosen by Angel for his stable of actors.[1] Videos starring her often reach up to a million views in the first week after posting.[15]
Mark Angel Comedy received a plaque from YouTube for having reached one million subscriptions in 2017. It was the first Nigerian-based YouTube channel to reach that threshold.[16]
In 2018 it was announced that Samuel would be attached to an upcoming Disney feature film.[17] On 2 April 2020, during the COVID-19 lockdowns, Emmanuella, Success, and Regina Daniels were featured in a skit by Ofego titled "Lockdown" on his YouTube channel, using archive footage.[18]
1xBet ambassador
[edit]In the summer of 2021, Mark Angel signed a contract with 1xBet, an online gambling company popular in Nigeria.
Film style
[edit]Mark Angel works mostly with multiple camera formats and close camera angles. Filming sometimes includes shaky camera techniques to give them a natural and down-to-earth feel, something Angel calls "freestyle comedy."[1]
Angel primarily films within his family's lower-class neighborhood in Port Harcourt, as a means to portray the environment he grew up in and relate to other common people in Nigeria.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Chidimma, Eze (5 June 2017). "10+ Unbelievable Facts About Mark Angel Comedy". BuzzNigeria. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ a b "I once cried on set – Mark Angel". Punch Newspapers. 14 February 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ "Emanuella's Channel Is The First African Comedy Channel To Hit 1 Million Subscribers On YouTube". SilverbirdTV. 2 June 2017. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ Nenge, Katrine (1 October 2018). "Mark Angel's biography: interesting facts you should know". Legit.ng. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ "I once cried on set – Mark Angel - Punch Newspapers". 13 February 2016.
- ^ Golub, Kate (1 October 2018). "Mark Angel's biography: interesting facts you should know". Legit.ng. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ "Mark Angel Net Worth, Cars, Biography, List Of Comedy » Carmart blog". 1 September 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ Chidimma, Eze (5 June 2017). "10+ Unbelievable Facts About Mark Angel Comedy". BuzzNigeria. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ Kavhu, Sharon (25 January 2019). "High-profile young talents set for Teen Inspirational Summit in Namibia". The Southern Times. Archived from the original on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "Mark Angel comedy". Daily Trust. 16 January 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ "Mark Angel". ViralMango Blog. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ "Landlord Charged". Mark Angel Comedy – via YouTube.
- ^ Ibenegbu, George (22 December 2017). "Comedian kid Emmanuella biography". Legit.ng. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ "Meet Nigerian 6-year-old comedienne". CNN. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ Akande, Segun (30 January 2018). "Why Nigerians think this comedy duo is very funny". Pulse.ng. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ Okunola, Folarin (28 July 2017). "MarkAngel Comedy, Emmanuella gets YouTube plaque for hitting 1 Million subscribers". Pulse.ng. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ Mumbere, Daniel (20 February 2018). "Nigeria's child comedian Emmanuella to feature in a Disney project". Africa News. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ "LOCKDOWN | Emmanuella | Aunty Success | Regina Daniels | Ofego Comedy | Episode 7". YouTube.
