Comedians thrill guests at DPO Live 2014

IT was a fun-filled evening as comedians took turns on stage to treat guests to a dose of laughter by giving them rib-cracking jokes. The event was the maiden edition of DPO Live (Director of People’s Occasions). The gospel comedy event, which was held at the Harvest Place, Maryland, Lagos, witnessed top comedians gracing the stage, including Owen G, Koffi, Lepacious Bose, Emeka Smith, Baba De Baba, Headmaster and Funny Bone.
  The nation’s crisis featured prominently at the show as the comedians tried to render jokes about it. But it was clear they also desired the nation found ways to get over the crisis for young people to find fulfillment in what they do.
  Host comedian, DPO, said the purpose of the event was to make entertainment a platform where he could reach out to the youths and the government positively, adding, “We understand the problems we face as a nation and I want to use this medium as my way of taking Nigeria to a greater height”.
  Owen G, however, noted that DPO is a patient boy, one who is willing to learn at anytime, saying,
“DPO is one who has matured in the last two years that I have known him, willing to learn and whom I have been able to share creative ideas with”.
  While commenting on the development of the comedy industry, Owen G said, “It is obvious the comedy industry is going big; we are a group of guys who just hold the microphone and talk to earn a living. There is no studio work, music or backup singer and we make people happy.
  “As comedians, we find positivity in negativity. I often define humour as a true way to finding happiness in the mist of sadness. The best comedians are those who can turn sad moments to happy ones and that is what we creative comedians do”.
  While describing the host, Koffi said DPO is a very distinguished comedian that is yet to be discovered, adding, “He takes his humor from places that you least expect; he is a young act who is very humble, not in a hurry and he takes his time and knows that everything about life is about time. Other young people will copy jokes to become recognized which they can’t maintain, but he maintains his original content. I am impressed that at this very young stage, he has been able to pull this crowd”.
  On his style of rendering jokes, Koffi maintained, “It’s my style to give advice; I can’t just sit back and watch things go wrong despite the fact that we are social commentators. Right now we are the classroom, entertainment is teaching the kids what to see and say and each one of us is a subject and if we only just do the humorous banters, we are not doing our job. A vocation is respected when it adds value to society, and so we are supposed to make comments that will change the thought process of people”.