A seasoned Nigerian comedian and film actor, Bright Okpocha, a better known by his stage name Basketmouth, has declared his intention to give up comedy as a vocation in five years.
In a recent interview with Hitz FM, Basketmouth discussed how he had been floundering in the business for the previous six years before deciding to return to comedy last year.
The jester admitted he had earned enough money from his profession to support him for the rest of his life, but he also expressed a desire to try new things.
“For the past six years I have just been floating, last year I told myself and my team, you know what I am going back to comedy I want to do five years and I am quitting. I am quitting in 5 years.
“I have got five years to go to do this and I am done. I will still be cracking jokes but it wouldn’t be a professional thing. So if you see me doing any gig, it is maybe I am doing pro bono but i will not charge anybody to perform again.
“I have made enough, I have committed myself to the art enough to take a break or quit. I am now into movies, series, and concert production. I want to experience something new and I want to be remembered for something else other than comedy,” he said.
