{"id":427999,"date":"2011-05-21T23:00:12","date_gmt":"2011-05-21T23:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/05\/21\/opa-williams-exports-comedy-show-to-kenya-uganda-other-african-countries\/"},"modified":"2011-05-21T23:00:12","modified_gmt":"2011-05-21T23:00:12","slug":"opa-williams-exports-comedy-show-to-kenya-uganda-other-african-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/21\/opa-williams-exports-comedy-show-to-kenya-uganda-other-african-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"Opa Williams exports comedy show to Kenya, Uganda, other African countries"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Benjamin Njoku<\/p>\n

Comedy business is bound to take a new dimension as a pioneer filmmaker and comedy merchant extra-ordinaire, Opa Williams has unveiled plans to export his brainchild comedy show, \u201c Nite of a Thousand Laughs\u201dto other African countries . The countries include Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Liberia amongst others.<\/p>\n

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Opa Willaims<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Opa made this disclosure at a press parley during the weekend. He stated that he has a desire to create a Nigerian entertainment brand which will be comparable to that of the American Idol, currently replicated in Africa today.<\/p>\n

The comedy merchant who recently staged a come back on both cable and network stations with three brand new and scintillating soap operas; \u2018Just The Two Of Us\u201d , \u201cLiving Next To You\u201d and \u201cAbelejanyan\u201d (Yoruba)noted that having conquered the Nigerian market with his comedy show, crossing the borders will enable him to refocus, and also, assume the status of a multi-national comedy merchant.<\/p>\n

\u201cActually, I\u2019m taking a bold step to expand my reach in the area of comedy business. Having conquered the Nigerian market, I\u2019m dreaming of crossing the borders with my comedy show. I want to be regarded as a multi-national comedy merchant.\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

According to Opa, he plans to flag off the show this year, in countries like Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Ghana, Liberia amongst other African countries.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year, I\u2019m starting off with East Africa countries like Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya. I\u2019m going to these countries to develop the comedy business. I developed comedy in Nigeria, before \u201cNite of a Thousand Laughs\u201d, there was concert comedy in Nigeria. In fact, the brand is the only African concert comedy in history.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to create a Nigerian entertainment brand just as Coke is an American soft drink; Idol West Africa originated from American Idol. Who Wants to be a Millionaire\u201dis also a foreign entertainment property.<\/p>\n

Since we have succeeded in making \u201c Nite of a Thousand Laughs\u201d a national brand, I have decided also to make the project an international brand. Based on this reasoning, we toured around west African countries, East and Central Africa. My vision is to take \u201cA Nite of a 1000 Laughs\u201das a multi-national brand to other African countries.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cComedy has no barriers, I mean laugh is laugh, and what will make you laugh will also make me laugh if you step into my own environment. Now, I have decided to start hosting \u201cNite of a Thousand Laughs\u201d internationally\u201d<\/p>\n

Opa disclosed further that already, he is working with one of the biggest media organisations based in East Africa to execute this new project. He described himself as \u201ca comedy merchant\u201d, adding that his mission is to help develop comedy in these countries.\u201cI\u2019m not a comedian, but I owe comedy property. I invent comedy and also, I grow comedy. I don\u2019t want a situation where I continue to take Nigerian comedians abroad for a show.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the moment, we are planning to use 70 percent Nigerian comedians and 30 percent local content. These number will change with time in favour of the local comedians. But the good news is that, \u201cNight of a Thousand Laugh\u201d henceforth will be staged in Ghana, Tanzania, Kenya, Liberia, Uganda and other African countries. We intend to grow the local content with our own brands of comedians. We have reached an agreement to partner one of the biggest media organisations in East Africa.\u2019 he added.<\/p>\n

Opa Williams is indisputably the father of modern Nigerian stand-up comedy. But for the revolution he began some 15 years ago, there wouldn\u2019t have been anything like the comedy business in Africa. Perhaps, we would not have had the steady influx of comedians that are making people crack their ribs on a daily basis now and making money.<\/p>\n

His comedy show, Nite of A Thousand Laughs is no doubt the biggest in the country at the moment, it is a periodic festival that people look forward to in all the major cities in Nigeria, Europe, South Africa and America. In the movie industry where he began his artistic career, Williams has left his mark there too because he is among the few film makers that make didactic films.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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