Biography
Comedian ‘Basketmouth’: Biography, Education, Career, Marriage, Net Worth, Achievements and Controversy
Biography
Basketmouth, real name – Bright Okpocha, is a Nigerian comedian, actor, TV presenter, producer, and MC.
He was born on September 14th, 1978, in Lagos State.
Bright is the convener of the popular comedy show, Basketmouth Uncensored
The award-winning comedian is one of the richest stand-up comedians in Nigeria
Education
After his primary and secondary education, Bright proceeded to the University of Benin in Edo State, where he bagged a degree in Sociology and Anthropology.
Career
Basketmouth started as a drummer in 1991 before drifting into rapping in 1994.
In 1995, he created “Da Psychopaths,” a group of seven people, and started performing and rapping. However, the group disbanded before issuing any recordings.
Together with his brother Godwin and Muyiwa Ola-Phillips, he formed the rap group “Da Oddz,” which played a few shows but was unable to gain popularity because the general public did not accept their brand of rap.
Basketmouth appeared in the “Gra Gra” music video by Lagbaja in 2000.
In 2005, Bright was discovered by Oppa Williams when he participated in his comedy program “Night of a Thousand Laughs.”
Basketmouth appeared in “My Flatmates,” an African magic show, in 2016. In addition, he recently announced the release of his online comic series “Papa Benji” in December 2020.
Basket Mouth has appeared on some of the world’s biggest stages, including The Comedy Central Special, The Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, Canada, and the Comedy Store. He has also collaborated with international comedians such as Red Grant, Melanie Camacho, Jeff Ross, Hanibal Buress, and Deray Davis.
Basketmouth Music Career
In 2014, Basketmouth launched his record label Barons World Entertainment.
He released the highlife album ‘Yabasi’ as a soundtrack for the film ‘Papa Benji’ in November 2020. The album featured artists such as Ladipoe, BOJ, The Cavemen, Bez, Waje, Duncan Mighty, Flavour, and Phyno.
In 2022, he released another album which featured artists like Johnny Drille, Simi, M.I Abaga, Buju, Peruzzi, Oxlade, Reekado Banks, Falz, Magnito, Illbliss, Dremo, and Flavour.
Marriage
Basketmouth is married to Elsie Ngowi Uzoma, and they are blessed with three children, two daughters and a son. However, Basketmouth announced his separation with Elsie in December 2022
Net worth
Basketmouth is a brand ambassador for top companies in Nigeria like Glo, Malta Guinness, KIA Motors, Sure Bet, Ping Express, and many other well-known companies,
Basket mouth is one of Nigeria’s richest stand-up comedians, with a net worth of 1.8 billion naira.
Achievements
Discography
Studio albums
- Yabasi (Onions)
- Horoscopes
Comedy Series
- My Flatmates
- Papa Banji
- Two Things Involved
- And lots more
Awards and Nominations
- Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards
- National Comedy Award
Impact
The Bright Okpocha Foundation, a nonprofit foundation, was founded by Basketmouth. He founded the organization to bring holiday cheer to hospital people.
Controversy
Basketmouth took to his Instagram to announce the end of his marriage with his wife, Elsie.
He reportedly announced on an Instagram post with the caption, “For the first and last time”. And also, however, asked the public to “respect our privacy as we navigate through these times”.
They had been married for 12 years before Basketmouth made this announcement.
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