In a chat with the Naija Diaspora Magazine, aced Cameroonian comedian, Senior Pastor revealed that he has been Inspired more by Nigerian Comedians in his career.
The respected stage laughing pill who has made a name for himself over the years by mixing religion and laughter, in the recent interview, paid tributes to Nigerian Comedians like » Aboki for Christ, Gordons for their positive impact on his ability to mount the stage and thrill the audience with comic reliefs.
» Back then I had listened alot to Aboki for Christ, Gordons all those CDs and I wanted to be like them, the genre in Cameroon was not the same, our home-based comedians had adopted the female characters as stage identity, wearing kabba, makeup, and I didn’t like that. When I watched the Nigerian Comedians they dress well, mount the stage and crack the jokes.that inspired me as a gospel comedian , says Senior Pastor.
Senior Pastor discovered his talent as a church boy back then in Limbe, Opeque city in the South West region of Cameroon. He was discovered by famous Cameroonian comedian, » Big Mami Agatha » who gave him a chance to participate in a radio show he hosted.
From there, Senior Pastor has travailed to get to the top of his career. However, he says, despite numerous challenges, several encounters with celebrated Nigerian Comedians, auditions such as That of « Ali Baba 490 audition in 2017». Senior Pastor had made to the final stage of the competition in January 2018.
The said competition, he says was the breakthrough point of his career.
» The help Nigerians, such as boss Ali Baba, Clint the drug, Abororo, have helped me alot, they don’t pretend, though it may be hard to get to them but, they have been of good help to me » he says.
The aced comedian, hopes to take his jokes to other parts of Africa, Europe and the USA.
» Being a bilingual comedian who can speak both French and English is a plus, i want to project Cameroon, shine the light for poeple to also see that Cameroon got talent in standup comedy. These people are my role models, Boss Ali Baba, Gordons, Big Mami Agatha, Aboki for Christ, if I have to become anything , it will be to be like them » he added
Senior Pastor hopes to use his experience and good practices learnt from the Nigerian counterpart to make more strides in comedy. Senior Pastor has invited his fellow Cameroonians to make use to the positive relationship with Nigerians to break new grounds, market themselves and shred pride and keep working.
Senior Pastor is known till date to have hosted one of the greatest standup comedy shows in Cameroon. These shows had been attended by great Nigerian Comedians such as AY
