Nigerian celebrated stand-up comedian, Bright Okpocha alias Basketmouth has announced the cancellation of his upcoming show which was billed to hold on this Saturday, September 7 in South Africa due to the Xenophobic attack.
The stand-up comedian, who was scheduled to attend the Comic Choice Awards in South Africa this weekend made the announcement on Instagram.
“I am not sure how and when we got here. I won’t be attending the comics choice awards this weekend in South Africa as Scheduled. It might sound like a whisper but together our voices and the right actions will hopefully make a true difference. And real change can begin. But for today we stand,” he wrote.
The comedian is the only Nigerian nominated for the Comics Choice Awards 2019 for The Savanna Pan-African Comic of the Year: Kansiime Anne (Uganda), Basketmouth (Nigeria), Chingliz (Zambia), Long John the Comedian (ZIMBABWE), Alfred Kainga (ZIMBABWE).
By: Joyce Amaka