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Thursday 29 March 2012

Quote Of The Day

"The money actors earn per movie is what a stand-up-comedian will earn in one or two hours"  - Teju Babyface

90 comments:

Atobatele said...

Should we persecute him for saying that? After-all its absolutely true.

jescci said...

True talk.

Oge (NR) said...

Haha! Unless you're Genevieve Nnaji

Anonymous said...

Wahala

Sam Oracle said...

It wouldn't even reach one hour. Comedians don't talk for that long

Fatimah said...

and that's what an average banker makes in a month.
@Nollywood reinvented, unless oo, lolz.

Anonymous said...

Na true e talk na! All our music stars nd comedians are showing off diff luvly cars which actor has shown any betta standard car

Anonymous said...

This guys is just rude, telling me stupid things , thank God I gave it to him ... Look at is small body asking for 1m for a wedding mc ... if no b pple like alibaba where u for they ...

sakara said...

arrogant Teju, zip it & who cares????????

Anonymous said...

@ anonymous 06:14...u r a fool,teju babyface is a top comedian whether he got there by ali baba or chris rock is not the issue, the issue is that he is there...what do you expect him to charge? 200k? After his years of hustling to make a name? If he charge 200k trust Nigerians them go prize am to 50k...you sound cheap, you should v gotten an upcoming comedian dt is on ur level and would charge you 5k...I dnt know the guy from anywhere and I dnt want to know him but some pple shld try to appreciate other pple's hustle so dt God will bless ur own hustle too...Gbam!

the white enchantress said...

please what jokes does this guy crack bc he is too dry.

AfroEuroforum said...

Good for them then. Guess it's time for Nollywood to step up their game.

Anonymous said...

Na only bankers,U̶̲̥̅̊ no remember doctors.I'm a doctor and I can comfortably say we doctors earn crap compared to the services we give....God dey sha!

Anonymous said...

Unless u are OMOTOLA but dese actresses are also doing well due to endorsements.

Anonymous said...

PRIDE COMES BEFORE A FALL. TEJU WATCH OUT..

tiff said...

but its true.

Anonymous said...

This annonymous 2:14, why so bitter? If u can afford 1million for him to mc your wedding, how is it his fault? Without one or two people, who would be where they are today? He stated a fact and you are there, hating from the shells of your poverty.

footplayingball said...

I think is true and they deserve it cos is not easy to make people laugh

Anonymous said...

People will tear you up here o. Just wait for them

Susan Peters said...

Some of us who are Nollywood's A-listers earn far better than comedians

Anonymous said...

@ Anon 2.14pm, he gave you his bill is either you accept it or not, Alibaba trained him, yes he didn't deny that. What he said is so true

Y.Tee said...

Lol. This guy don flash touch light for lioness face, me siddon on top tree with my popcorn dey look free show.

Rockstar! said...

Me pay 1M for a wedding MC?Hmmm...how much for traditional wedding,church wedding, hall,food,decoration,wedding dress,etc....Hmm..E be like say I go reconsider this wedding for naija oooo.

Folks, which one is cheaper sef? To wed in Naija or to wed in Europe?Am not finding this naija wedding tingy funny at all ooo.To wed in Nigeria is damn too expensive...Damn..it's not easy to be a man.....working my arse out here in cold London,paying bills et al..and now having to spend millions wey I no even get for a wedding.And come to think of an ordinary MC asking for 1M to talk rubbish, eat my food,drink my wine and walk away for 2 hrs....Why would I do this?This is crazy....
I think I will just quietly do it here - with £10k - £15k,I think I will reasonably have a decent and romantic wedding here.
1M my arse for MCing....

Anonymous said...

I had better start comedy na.

Anonymous said...

@Anon 6:14am......stop hatin abeg! Pure beef dats ђã†̥ i smell..!weda small body or big body, he's makin his dough real badt..tank God d guy discovered himself early enuf to knw dat he's nt so talented in d area of comedy and i bet he's makin a whole lot frm that his TV show! Go Teju! U̶̲̥̅̊ rock!!!

Anonymous said...

Its actually true! AY doesn't get out of bed for less that 1million naira, not to talk of julius Agwu and ali baba who are veterans in the field! They earn millions in an hour... Even the lesser known comedians charge up to 500k... Its quite a lucrative field. He isn't being rude, he is just stating a fact and that is one sentence! Y'all don't know what context it was in! Urgh!

bisola said...

at anon 2;14pm.so why dont u just call alibaba then.

kcee said...

Our movie industry no de try at all.

Unknown said...

But they earn respect more than the so called money making comedians. Sorry if I offend any one here Bcos' the society see the comedians as semi bus conductors.

Anonymous said...

Nope, nollywood invented do your research...except ure Omotola! She's the highest paid actor . I'm a producer. Forget the hype.

Zicolo said...

Well, he is saying the truth. No beef the guy joor.

marbeeexcel said...

Teju should be advised to watch his utterances. Pride goes before destruction. He just try and spend such his charges wisely not like those showing off with powerful auto mobiles that can destroy them tomorrow.

marbeeexcel said...

Do you need to say it out Teju? Watch your utterances please! Pride goeth out before destruction. Just use your own money wisely not like those showing off.

Shadaybrity said...

Cool story

Basiratu said...

Proper lie! May be wakapass! Comedians beg for Job.How many people use dem? Teju,bcos LTV help you,you dey"meskafum"! O ya da ke! Frustrations is making you all run mushroom tv shows...wahala dey!

mc said...

U apparently think small,no offence. Hope u got ur classless mc?! Smile Jesus loves u.

Anonymous said...

@ ANONYMOUS 2:14 no be by body, d guy dey tell you his worth but at least only you for mc your wedding: @ celebrities make una dey appreciate bankers because una no fit be stars without people coming to your shows bankers fit do without una but una fit do without fans no way una go chop sand ask azadous, babafryo anyway make una enjoy d millions but remember tomorrow ooooooooo

OmoKe said...

I WILL NOT PAY ANY MC MONEY 4 my WEDDING.
One million! My blue behind!
For ordinary jester! Smh.

Admin said...

Hum! In fact sincerely yours this may be true o. We need to take Data and statistics. Draw a Table and include names of Actors, Actress and Comedians in front of each list the amount they collect per show and per role. Assignment submit on Monday pls.

Anonymous said...

Did he force u to pay? Thank God for ali baba the guy is somtin tday.Have u ever made any positive impact in anybody's life...bloody hater

Anonymous said...

I'M NOT HATING OR ANYTHING BUT I PERSONALLY DO NOT FIND TEJU BABYFACE FUNNY.. #JUSTSAYIN

B

bluemagic said...

Na wa oh...let dem kip beefing demslves...nxt gist pls

Anonymous said...

Teju na for only Naija everything they be backward outside tell me with hollywood comedian makes money than the holly actors....

Anonymous said...

AND ITS A WASTE OF MONEY PAYING THESE COMEDIANS AND MC'S SUCH. THEY DONT EVEN DO THE TIME.

KATHY

Wild Boy said...

...and let the dissing begin! *grabs gala and coke*

Anonymous said...

So?

Anonymous said...

Shame u cant buy height..small change..we no go hear word!!..1 million ke??..

Chisco said...

Teju for your mind!

Anonymous said...

See him mouth.

Cherrie_Jo said...

1m as wedding mc? See me telling my sis d other day dt I'll love him to emcee my wedding. Lolz
Teju I'm a huge fan o. Despite d erratic schedule of ur show, I still follow it. It currently airs on LTV, dts d only reason I tune dt dark channel. Hehe. Ejo help us

Anonymous said...

True talk

The Kinkster said...

1) He didnt need to voice it out however true, since it just comes off as disparaging the other profession

2) Then they are grossly overpaid sha, since 90% of the comedic material they put out right now is absolute shyte!

Anonymous said...

Errrrr...... Not really funny sir. And you need to do something about this bold font. It's hurting my eyes. Apart from that,i love ur boldness with putting ur name et al

Anonymous said...

The truth is bitter ooo. Teju was my favourite comedian in 2008/2009. Each time that I felt very sad. I used to watch his clips on YouTube and felt better for the day.

He is not that much funny at the moment because he is no longer a stand-up comedian but a sit-down comedian.

@Teju Babyface Babalakin, beware ooo. Watch your sharp tongue. Some people will assume that you are showing off while they cannot afford a bicycle. How many charity homes have you built? Ha ha ha! Aiye o feni foro...

Anonymous said...

Lol Susan Peters did u just say "some of us"? you and who? What makes you think you are an A-lister? When people like Mercy Johnson, Genevieve,Omotola,Nse ikpe,Uche jumbo and others are talking u too will talk. Abeg find yourself for D-list joor.

Anonymous said...

Susan Peters u are not and will never be an A-lister but its ok to dream of being one. Lolllzz

Anonymous said...

@3:59 PM,gbam heard omotola collects 5million per role and genny 2million per role so why d hype,make una give honour to whom honour is due to joor.

Anonymous said...

So susan u think posing with a blackberry porsche that alhaji bought for you makes you an "A lister" abi? Lwkmd... Abeg park well jare mofo.

Anonymous said...

Better do it in England,
Drayton manor near birmingham have reasonably priced wedding reception packages in a decent environment. Naija is way too overpriced

Adorable said...

Teju Jacobs Oyelakin. He really knows his onions,he's got good oratory skills I think that's enof to earn a man 'the good life'.I admire u!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Who is asking for Susan Peters's comment?

Thank you Anonymous March 29, 9:13 pm and 9:16pm.

Sebi she was abusing Linda the other time that all what she can do is only blog, if Linda doesn't blog, how would Susan Peters post frustrating comment here.

Please Linda help us to tell Susan that her boring comment is not welcome on your blog.

Anonymous said...

@ teju. Y d pride.

Anonymous said...

@ teju. Y d pride. AY. Tee A. U guys r just copying ur sefs an dis yur shows r becoming *yawning*

Anonymous said...

Shut the hell up you silly, untamed, multicoloured scary faced attention seeking low life susan peters. You A list actress??? Abi na A list ashi???

Anonymous said...

Let's all wait for a moment and ask is this the whole quote?

Do you know Teju started out as an actor? (Diamond Ring). If you know teju like i do, in his several interviews he said he waited for scripts and roles to come, when they didn't come he moved on to comedy. On one of his show with Genevieve, he said he auditioned the same day with her and Desmond Elliot, Diamond Ring now is now 13yrs ago, in his latest interview, he was asked why he didn't go back to acting, it was logical to compare both fields, he was making more money as a comedian and even more than if he was an actor.

Do you know he/others can MC a wedding and then go on to MC a dinner the same day? Smiling home with about N2m in about 4hrs of work? Someone here said Omotola takes N5m for a role, do you know the same role might take about a month to complete? If these quote was about 5/6yrs ago, I would say it was pride but now I know where the context was from. Lets move on and free Prince Gbadewonula Olateju Jacob-Oyelakin (omoba Ajaawa)

Anonymous said...

Oh shut up! Is he more of a nigerian than the rest of us? We don't hustle? Idiot. Oshisko.

Franklyyours said...

olaeju...but sha i must co-sign.o gberaga! you are f**king proud! no be beef oo, cox i like the young man hustling that you are.
Ooo de mo oro so! you jux open your pie hole and chat nonsense. But Olorun wa lehin e ni sha oo.. never forget that and He will not leave you IJN.
People follow you on twiter, iwo naa n form celeb, to ff back di wahala.. they mention you to reply Oran..abi o tun fe gba 1mill fun reply ni?
To @donjazzymohits you're a kidd (moneywise) and he still replies mentions, follows people. ake note
Finally i was in a Soiree and you were just an invitee, but the airs you came in with was rather repulsive. you see, olateju, you dont have to voice certain things out before they are heard, even if you're being mis understood, make a concious effort to be understood. At the same event, Gbenga Adeyinka came in and worked the room saying hello to about 5% of the about 1000 guests, took a photo with a fan beside me and even asked people around if they wanted photos with him... bo shey n shee niyen.
God bless you, the works of your hands and on yo late dad, eyin baba a da oo...

CC said...

I've never seen a comedian be a wedding MC anywhere else in the world just in this our obodo Nigeria. I've been to weddings MC'd by them & its so inappropriate, they make off color jokes & generally just try to take shine off the couple, very tacky.
So whatver the "prize" of their services, they should leave MCing to real professionals like Dayo Benjamin & co.
By the way there is a difference between price & prize.

Anonymous said...

@Anonymous march 29 03:02, let Susan Peters be. If she wants to comment, let her, cos linda dat posted her comment has a good heart..... even after branding her a Failure.

Anonymous said...

lwtmb.. For real... verrry dark channel!

Anonymous said...

Una be mumu,no be susan peters be dis oooooooh. NA FAKE ONE. so u tink she can actually comment on dis blog.

Anonymous said...

I don't think its upto that, I think is over exaggerated...Omotola earns 5Mil per movie and wore rags for the grammy. Pls let's not go there.

Femiluv said...

Omotola, 5 mil. Genevieve 2 mil..sorry, that doesn't make sense.

What's happening to our comedians? They used to be funnier 5-6 years ago. I was watching I Go Die and Basketmouth's London show a couple of months ago and was disappointed.

Anonymous said...

Susan Peters said...
Some of us who are Nollywood's A-listers earn far better than comedians


SUSAN PETERS DON MISYARN AGAIN. SMH.
Who dash you A-Listers and why are you commenting on a blog you abused since. Good job your income is based on reading out other peoples scripts and not using yours and your acting aint even all that.

oscar said...

You are a foolish boy. You started out as an actor before dabbling into comedy. Saw you first on DIAMON RING produced by Tade Ogidan. Tomorrow now you willbrag that you earn more than Senetors.

Anonymous said...

@Rockstar,you are very DAFT!!The 10-15k pounds you are talking about,do you know that triples the 1m,you are talking of.No be only u dey London abeg.Weddings abroad can go for less than that 10k you are talking about.

And as for babyface,he shouldn't be talking,its only people like Basketmouth and Alibaba that can give such amount.The guy is not funny to me at all.

Eze.

Anonymous said...

U earn more dn actors, so wat?. Actors r celebrated nd respected anywher dey go wyl we c comedians as modern lunatics...hahaha

Anonymous said...

true talk..bt u dont need to brag...den wat happens to d A-list musicians...dbanj earns wat u'll earn in 10 shows in just 20mins..

THE FRIEND said...

Brother Teju...haba...don't rub it in there faces now...you don't need it! #Godisyoursource
#abinabyyourpower?

Forgiven Girl said...

My thougths!!

Prosper G... said...

Comedy is truly a lucrative business. It isn't eazy.....

Prosper G... said...

Iro funfun...

Anonymous said...

just to let you know that great things comes in small packages,like the Dele G. letter bomb,no offense meant hia,Teju am sure is not having pride concept in his sentence.so pls stop this pomo-ing.he is 1 of my fav.

Anonymous said...

=))º°˚˚˚°ºнaĦaнaº°˚˚˚°º‎​=)). Susana better hide Ùr fÀce oo a list fire I don't even know U̶̲̥̅̊ , U̶̲̥̅̊ shld thank Linda if not for that  porsche post, I won't even know U̶̲̥̅̊. U̶̲̥̅̊ shld be in the Q list.n

Anonymous said...

Ano 11:42. U should know that's not Susan peters

Anonymous said...

Wat happen to ds blog?

Adeola said...

Priceless lols but it pain you small sha especially @ snob/soiree, kpele....hilarious comment all the same....

Anonymous said...

Eze u be mumu...am sure u neva reach airport bfr nt to talk of enterin a plane...Rockstar said he'd rather spend 10-15k pounds on his wedding(covering all expenses) than coming home to spend millions and 10k pounds is jst 2.5million naira incase u dunno(olodo oshi) Ignoramus

Ojeztolu said...

the context is actually not stated,so rash comments should not be made...there is an element of truth in wat he said

Ojeztolu said...

the context is not stated,so no rash comments and judgements should not be made...

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