Bright Okpocha, Nigerian comedian known to fans as Basketmouth has revealed that he is always scared before mounting the stage.
The comedian who has over the years hosted concerts featuring the likes of Jay Z, Rihanna, Beyonce, Joe, Chris Brown and others recently said marrying his wife, Elsie has been his best decision ever.
Basketmouth made this known on Ndani TV.
Asked If he gets scared before any performance, he said:” I am always scared before I get on stage. Anytime I get scraed, I use the rest room twice”.
Speaking further, the graduate of University of Benin opened up on how he got the name Basket mouth.
“A certain guy gave me the name while I was performing years back. I don’t even know him. The dude said:”Guy, you have a basket mouth”. From then, I decided to adopt the name”.
Expressing his opinion on the state of Nigeria, the award winning comedian and filmmaker disclosed the question he would ask President Buhari if he had the opportunity to speak with him.
“If I had the opportunity to meet President Buhari, I would ask him why it is taking so long for us to start refining our crude oil”.
In the course of the chat, he stated some things people hardly know about him.
“I know how to cook than some women, I used to be a choir member and I am a very shy person”.
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