{"id":51357,"date":"2023-03-29T19:10:34","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T19:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/29\/basketmouth-opens-up-on-struggles-early-on-in-comedy-career\/"},"modified":"2023-03-29T19:10:34","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T19:10:34","slug":"basketmouth-opens-up-on-struggles-early-on-in-comedy-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/29\/basketmouth-opens-up-on-struggles-early-on-in-comedy-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Basketmouth opens up on struggles early on in comedy career"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nigerian comedian Basketmouth says he had to struggle to maintain a good mental health when he faced challenging times at the onset of his career in comedy.<\/p>\n

In an interview on Daybreak Hitz <\/strong>on Hitz FM<\/strong> on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, he explained that the difficulties had to do with being forced to toe a line he did not want to.<\/p>\n

According to the 44-year-old comedian, most celebrities who attained recognition through stand-up comedy in Nigeria are always expected to automatically become MCs as well, but he disagreed.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was being forced to do what I don\u2019t want to do. I am a standup comedian and not an MC. But in Nigeria they want the two. That is not my design,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The renowned comedian said at a point, he decided to \u201cbe himself\u201d in all situations by forgoing the thoughts of trying to stay at the top at all costs.<\/p>\n

\u201cStaying relevant isn\u2019t a problem and that is not my problem but for other people. For me, I just enjoy the ride. Getting to the top is not easy but staying there is very difficult, I have to stay fresh and everyone is looking at you, waiting for your mistakes. You cannot forget who you are.\u201d<\/p>\n