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Hello friends.
So let me take us through the journey of how I did an MC(Master of Ceremony) job. I am not a comedian, not anymore. But I was once a comedian.
I started comedy when I was in secondary school. I would come out during social gathering and crack jokes and people would laugh and enjoy the moment. Those times were great, because I was really respected and celebrated in school then. I would he called in churches to perform and get paid. But I discovered something along the line. I loved music more than I loved cracking jokes. But my classmates would not stop begging me to perform anytime we gather for social gathering. The truth is that I never had a bad day, in the sense that I would spend enough time preparing myself and watching top comedians like @therealakpororo perform on stage.
After I graduated from secondary school, my love for music grew beyong my imagination and I dropped comedy entirely. I declined shows and made it clear to everyone that I was no more interested in stand-up comedy. They felt bad when I told them that, but they had no choice. I had already made up my mind. I joined a choir and started growing in music. And you know what? I've never regretted my decision to join the music industry as a gospel musician because I've really seen the evidence and conviction that I am doing the right thing for me. People said all manner of things when they discovered that I dropped comedy. Some said that I would never do well in music, "Comedy is your talent." Some told me how I'd become a failure amd the rest. But one funny thinh there was that none of them knew what was driving me. As a matter of fact, some of those people that said those things then do text me daily, "I want learn from you." They want to learn how I grew in music and how I manage my stage and audience when ministring. But they were the same set of persons that tried discouraging me when I wanted to take the step.
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So after many years of dropping comedy, sometime last week I handled an event for my boss.
HOW DID IT HAPPEN?
During the I was learning from my boss in the choir, I was also learning a digital craft from my elder brother. He taught me script writing and script supervising.
Two months ago, my boss, a director who I work with called me to work with him in a particular job. I worked as the script supervisor. The Executive Producer happens to be a known educationist who does JAMB (Joint Admission and Matriculation Board) and WAEC (West African Examination Council) lessons. He fixed a party to celebrate his students that sat for JAMB. He called me, requesting a contact of my friend that does MC jobs. I called him and he obliged to work for him that day.
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My guy called me on the day of the event telling me that he would not be available, probably had an emergency. I felt frustrated and disappointed because I hoped on him to come around. I decided to do it myself, although I have never done that before. I had to implement my jokes which I abandoned for years. But fortunately, I handled the event very well even more than I ever thought. And it was a success.
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