Lasisi Elenu

Nosa Afolabi (born April 20, 1991), better known as Lasisi Elenu, is a Nigerian comedian, actor, compere and musician[1] from Offa, Kwara in Nigeria. One of Africa's most popular influencers, he is known for his skits with a 'wide mouth' disguise filter[2] during performances and on social media. Elenu recently featured in Netflix thriller, The Ghost and The Tout.[3]

Lasisi Elenu
Born
Nosa Afolabi

(1991-04-20) 20 April 1991
Kano State, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
CitizenshipNigerian
Alma materUniversity of Ilorin
OccupationComedian and Actor

In 2018, he was nominated for The Future Awards Africa Prize for Comedy.[4] In March 2020, he was named one of Nigeria's Top 25 Under-30 Nigerian Superstars.[5]

Early background and Education

Elenu, though born Nosa Afolabi in Kano State, northern Nigeria, hails from Offa in Kwara State. He is a graduate of Health Promotion and Environmental Health Education from the University of Ilorin.[6]

Career

The comedian is one of the continent's most popular social media influencers with 75,000 followers on TikTok[7] and over 3.4 million followers on Instagram.[8]

His skits focus on varying themes from law to cybercrime, the economy, insecurity[9] and philosophy, started out as a musician[10] before diverting to the business of comedy. His most recent project, Mama & Papa Godspower, is a series of 16-minute episodes focusing on a low-income household in Nigeria.[11][12]

Filmography

Apart from 2018's The Ghost and the Tout[13] which was released on Netflix two years on, he has also starred in a number of Nollywood movies including Made in Heaven, Sylva and Mr Razz Guy[14][15]

Controversy

Controversy struck in July 2020 when Elenu was warned by members of the Nigerian Bar Association, who claimed his jokes were misrepresenting the legal profession[16][17] and threatened to sue him.

In one interview, he also claimed that some of his female fans request for sexual favours from him.[18]

References
  1. "Lasisi Elenu (Nosa Afolabi)'s schedule for Social Media Week Lagos". socialmediaweeklagos2018.sched.com. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  2. "Female fans usually ask me for sex –Musa Afolabi, comedian". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  3. "The Ghost and the Tout | Netflix". www.netflix.com. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  4. "The Future Awards Africa Prize for Comedy". The Future Awards Africa. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  5. "See Who Made Top 25 Under-30 Nigerian Superstars". P.M. News. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  6. "10 things you Probably Don't Know About the Fast-Rising Comedian, Lasisi Elenu - Opera News". za.opera.news. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  7. Okike, Samuel (8 August 2019). "African meme accounts are becoming big on Instagram, but this comes at a price". Techpoint Africa. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  8. "Lasisi Elenu (@lasisielenu) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 12 November 2020.[self-published]
  9. Isaac, Michael (15 April 2020). "'This Country Isn't Safe, I Don't Feel Safe' – Lasisi Elenu (Video)". Information Nigeria. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  10. BellaNaija.com (13 January 2018). "Lasisi Elenu shares his Journey to Fame in New Interview | WATCH". BellaNaija. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  11. "Lasisi Elenu launches new web series "Mama and Papa Godspower"". P.M. News. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  12. Tv, Bn (8 September 2020). "Lasisi Elenu is Out with a New Comedy Series "Mama and Papa Godspower" | Watch Episode 1". BellaNaija. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  13. "The Ghost and the Tout", Wikipedia, 12 November 2020, retrieved 12 November 2020
  14. "'Sylvia' producers star Lasisi Elenu in upcoming comedy, 'The Razz Guy'". Pulse Nigeria. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  15. Newswatch.ng (18 May 2020). "Lasisi Elenu Star in New Comedy Movie "The Razz Guy"". Newswatch Nigeria. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  16. "NBA cautions comedian Lasisi Elenu over misrepresentation of lawyers". Vanguard News. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  17. Odutuyo, Adeyinka (30 June 2020). "NBA gives Lasisi Elenu subtle warning over his jokes about lawyers". Legit.ng - Nigeria news. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  18. "Female fans usually ask me for sex –Musa Afolabi, comedian". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
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