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Comedian OB Amponsah has suggested that the entertainment industry employs psychologists who will see to it that performers are fit before they mount stages.<\/p>\n
This comes after he was lashed for sharing a Mahama joke at Decemba 2 Rememba.<\/p>\n
In an interview with Dziffa Akua Ametam on Citi TV, he said the threats and criticism got to him so much that he needed some to speak to.<\/p>\n
OB said even though he was able to make people laugh at the Night of 1026 Laughs, he was not in his usual element.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had a show on 26th December 2019. I was messed up. I did not have the mental strength to go on stage. I did well because I was paid for it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe point I am making is that we need people who psyche entertainers before a show. Because in my case I really needed someone to sit me down and give me some words of encouragement,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
OB recently thrilled patrons at Citi FM\u2019s Decemba 2 Rememba with lung-splitting jokes that got him a lot of positive reviews.<\/p>\n
The low moment, however, was when he made a joke about the meaning of the name Mahama \u2013 equating it to corruption. Even though he quickly issued a disclaimer that it was a joke, some people (especially members of the NDC) took offence.<\/p>\n
After the show, he received a lot of flak for that joke. He consequently issued an apology.<\/p>\n
He recounts that he even got threats from people who felt offended by the joke.<\/p>\n