COMIC act and lecturer of the arts Afeez Oyetoro recently emerged the Best Actor in a Comedy at the recently held AfricaMagic Viewers’ Choice Award but the thespian says the whole notion about comedy has been misconstrued. At a prize presentation ceremony held recently at the Eko Hotel by the organisers of the awards, the lecturer in Saka, as the actor is popularly known, came to bear.
The artiste appeared pained that a whole lot of movie lovers do not know the real tenets of what comedy stands for. “I think we should not misconceive the idea of comedy. It is not when you make people laugh alone that you think you are creating comedy. People may not laugh. It is the value that you add to the society in a pleasant way that determines if you are creating comedy,” he opined.
Saka explained further: “When you discuss serious matter in a very light way, it is comedy.” Amidst applause, the actor concluded with the famous quote of Horace Walpole which states that “life is comedy to those who think and tragedy to those who feel.”
Managing Director of Mnet Africa, Biola Alabi, at the presentation ceremony said that credit goes to the team at AfricaMagic and Mnet for working so hard day and night to make the awards a success. “I think the biggest thing for us is that it has been an amazing experience, it has been a learning experience. We have learnt a lot and I think we can say that we can make it a bigger event next year,” she said.
Present at the ceremony were OC Ukeje, costume designer, Ngozi Obasi; Managing Director Multichoice Nigeria, John Ugbe; Brand Manager Amstel Malta, Abayomi Abidakun and a host of others.
