By Olaitan Ganiu
Peter Adeleke Adekunle known by his stage name Peter Trailblazer is a well-versed actor in all aspects of contemporary Nigeria’s entertainment industry. He is a comedian, actor, on-air personality, and videographer.
Since he set out as skit maker, the 28-year-old has been taking Nigerians through Peter Trailblazer’s style of comedy, reeling out various hilarious clips to educate his fans.
The comic actor recently wowed the world with his comedy skits entitled, ‘Corporate Mad Man’. The series had gone viral on social media and racked up his followers -from a thousand to over 26,000 – on Instagram.
“In my attempt to create visual reality from life’s perspective, I wear a suit to do crazy things and it always brings curiosity to the viewers. I earned the title ‘Corporate Mad Man’ due to the kind of content I create on social media, @petertrailblazer where I use my corporate outfit to create humor.
“My new comedy skit series titled ‘Corporate Mad Man’ brings the reality of a typical hustling Nigerian graduate on-screen who believes in packaging to be who he is not. It represents the realities of an average youth who does crazy things to survive. By using humor to create satire and sarcasm, to creating a strong memory in the public eye, I gained a large fan base that refers to me as a Corporate Mad Man,” Peter Trailblazer who is a graduate of Microbiology at Obafemi Awolowo University explained.
Living in a country with so much suffering and destitution, the versatile comedian said he’s poised to treat depression, pains, and social issues with his skits.
“I see entertainment as a voice that can bring relaxation and comfort to people because we are in a time where there is a lot of mental depression, financial recession, and insecurity in the country. And my content has helped ease depression and suicidal thoughts and has made people merrier.”
Continuing he says, “I have always seen myself as someone that inspires people while passing across messages to them via comic acting. I just love to create organic and spontaneous videos in shorter versions. My motivation is innate. It brings fulfillment to me when I inspire people through comic acting.
“I am passionate about what I do. My patriotic responsibility to use entertainment to edutain people, to make Nigerian entertainment distinct, and also to use entertainment to erupt a change in Nigeria has kept me going. The desire to be on the big screens has also been my source of resilience and consistency. The key for me has been not to lose focus on my ultimate goal. A lot of the situations happen to me in real life, and I just figure out a way to turn it into an exciting story.”
Unlike many parents who eschew their kids to venture into entertainment, Peter Trailblazer got the full support of his father.
He says: “While I was young, my Dad will always take me to Ikeja Country Club where we had this Kids Entertainment Club. And at the age of fourteen, I won the Golden Penny Pasta Best Male Act Awards.
“So, while at Obafemi Awolowo University, I met a lot of young creative minds. And we started a group on campus in 2015 called the Trailblazer Production. That year, we had a notable comic video that went viral. And that was how the journey began for me; from creating short comic videos to stand-up comedy.”
On his relationship with fans especially females, he opened up that he doesn’t take advantage of them.
“It’s always great when you have people admire you for the right reasons. I genuinely appreciate them for loving my brand, but it ends there. Cognitively, men and women are wired differently. Female fans will always come around for pictures; we’ll snap and we’ll smile. Some will come with gifts and I’ll appreciate them for their kind gestures. I don’t take advantage of them. I just keep it platonic. Though some female fans could be very desperate at a timeout with God’s grace, we’ve been able to hang in there. I value and respect them, but I will not allow them to be a distraction. I just ensure that they don’t cross the line. And I try as much as possible to be God-centric with core values.”
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