Why Comedians Are Richer Than Actors- Ali Baba Reveals

Ali Baba

The man fondly referred to as the grandfather of Nigeria’s comedy industry, Ali Baba clocked 50 years recently as friends colleagues, family and well-wishers came together to commemorate his golden age.

Ali Baba while still speaking about his career and success at 50 hinted Nigerians that, comedians are richer than Nigerian actors.

He disclosed that, “You wouldn’t believe but let me tell you. You shoot a movie, it takes 4 months for the movie to be released and they get paid. There is hardly an actor that charges N1 million or N2 million per movie unless you are in the top end of the hierarchy such as RMD, Genevieve, and Omotola. But then, there are comedians that charges N800, 000 or N1 million per event”.

He added saying, “In four months, such comedian would have done maybe 30 events but because he doesn’t do a movie that is on cable TV that can be seen in Kenya, South Africa, and all across the country, people do not think he is making that kind of money”.

However, the veteran further explained that, here are quite a number of Nigerian comedians whose wives do not have jobs but they still live large. A popular comedian would have performed at 6 to 8 different shows in a month before a Nollywood actor wraps up shoot on set of a movie.

He recently gave a 50 points guideline on what can kill an artiste’s career