Glo unveils plans for Africa’s biggest comedy shows

Mohammed Jameel

Two of America’s hottest comedians, Tony Roberts and Deeray Davis will team up with their African counterparts including the continent’s number one rib-tickler, Ndumiso Lindi of South Africa, Uganda’s Salvado and A-list Nigerian comedians to give Nigerians a comic treat of a lifetime at the Glo mega Laftafest shows scheduled for Lagos and Abuja this month.
Aptly tagged: Invasion LOL, this season’s Glo Laftafest has been rated as Nigeria’s greatest comedy shows of the year.
Other top-rated comedians slated to perform at the shows to be hosted by Basketmouth include Ali Baba, Bovi, Okey Bakassi, Akparoro, I Go Dye, Klint de Drunk, Buchi, Gordons, Funny Bone, Bash, Emeka Smith, Julius Agwu, Sim Card.
The comedy sessions will be spiced with the best of Nigerian music with first class acts like Psquare, Lagbaja, Flavour, Wande Coal, MI, Omawunmi, Burna Boy, Naeto C, Waje, Lynzz and Chee lined up to entertain guests at different intervals during the shows.
The tour will start with the two mega shows in Lagos and Abuja at the Eko Hotel Convention Centre on October 19 and the Thisday Dome on October 25. Other shows will be held at the Rochas Convention Centre, Owerri on November 3, Aztech Arcum Centre, Port Harcourt on November 10, Best Western Hotel, Benin City on November 17, Golden Royale Hotel, Enugu on November 24 and Nkweagu Ugbala Convention Centre, Abakaliki on December 1. Uyo, Asaba and Ibadan will host the shows on December 8 at Amazing Grace Centre, on December 15 atOrchid Hotel Hall and on December 22 at Caso Lucio.
In a statement, Globacom said it scaled up this year’s Laftafest in order to spice the company’s 10th anniversary celebrations.