Nigerian comedian and entertainer, Bright Okpocha, better known by his stage name Basketmouth have opened up about his rift with a colleague, AY Makun, popularly known as AY.
For years speculations have been rife about the relationship between the two comedians who have never worked together and are hardly seen together.
“I’d have stayed where the competition is. I still do standup comedy but not with great energy because I’m targeting all-around entertainment now. My competition is me. There’s nothing [like a feud] between AY and I. He came into my space; messed with loyalty by saying something to my lawyer Magnus that I told him in private. It was nothing but it was enough to cause a rift and have me put up the walls. We made peace and he apologised. I have no single problem with AY as claimed. We don’t talk. We made peace and he apologised. My concern is increasing my audience, not feuds. How do I make viewers follow religiously? I have a film coming, a special coming next year ‘The Voices In My Head’, a sitcom coming to TV, another album. These I worry about.”