Two of America’s hottest comedians, Tony
Roberts and Deeray Davis will team up with
Africa’s hottest comedians 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 in October.
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. Continue...
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 respectively 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.
"For us in Globacom, there is no limit to the
extent we can go to delight our numerous
subscribers. They have kept faith with us over
the years. We appreciate their loyalty, and
want to reassure them that we will continue to
delight them with our innovative products and
services while also supporting their passion”,
the statement signed by the company’s Group
Chief Operating Officer, Mohamed Jameel,
said.
According to Globacom, the shows are aimed
at the company’s loyal subscribers who only
need to recharge their phones with N1, 000
and text LOL Lagos or any other host city to a
short code 33001.
Supremely talented and award winning Tony
Roberts first stepped onto the stage at Mark
Ridley's Comedy Castle in Royal Oak,
Michigan, USA. After Performing on BET's
comic view, an impressed fan gave him a gold
chain with a microphone on it.
He has appeared on HBO's Def Comedy Jam,
BET's ComicView, and It's Showtime at the
Apollo. In February 2006, Roberts was picked
to participate in the HBOUS Comedy Arts
Festival in Aspen.
Roberts has performed his stand-up all over
the world and was the recipient of the BET
Robin Harris Award for Most Original Comic.
On his part, DeRay, also of the United States of
America, won the Comedy Central Laugh Riots
Competition and was the biggest hit on the
Cedric the Entertainer Tour. Best known for his
role as Ray-Ray the Hustle Guy in Barbershop
and Barbershop 2: Back in Business, Davis
has also appeared in other films, including
Semi-Pro and 21 Jump Street. Davis'
television roles and appearances have
included programs such as Reno 911,BET's
ComicView, MTV's Nick Cannon's Wild 'N Out
and 'Short Circuitz, and HBO's Entourage.
Ndumiso Lindi came into limelight in South
Africa when he won the amateur category in
the Red Bull Comedy All Stars Comedy
Challenge. He has toured South Africa
performing at the Barnyard Theatre Festival in
Durban, Pretoria and Johannesburg and has
shared the stage with local comedy stalwarts
like Kurt Schoonraad, Mel Miller, Riaad Moosa,
Dave Levinsohn, Cokey Falkow and David
Kau. This rock-solid stand up act has come a
long way in a short time, recently being
chosen for the prestigious 46664 series of
comedy shows, touring the arenas of South
Africa, as well as several African countries,
including Nigeria and Ghana.
Known for his trademark hat and funky urban
stylish look, Ndumiso has headlined all the
important stand-up gigs in South Africa.
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