“A name like Papalolo, whose real name is Ayo Ogunsina, remains a force to be reckoned with when talking about the fathers of Nigerian comedy.”
Some names will be very difficult to easily erase in the Nigerian Golden age of comedy when we had cultural progress, peace, prosperity, and happiness.
A name like Papalolo, whose real name is Ayo Ogunsina, remains a force to be reckoned with when talking about the fathers of Nigerian comedy.
The trio of Papalolo, the late Jacob and Aderupoko effortlessly brought laughter to many Nigerian homes with their style of comedy skit in the 70’s. Their unique style had cultural depth which reflected on everyday life of the common man.
In those days when I used to watch their comedy skits, Papalolo was of particular interest to me as he always serenaded his audience with different musical styles ranging from Fela Kuti’s songs, King Sunny Ade’s to Ebenezer Obeys Song and also sometimes singing popular highlife songs.
In a satirical way, they mirrored real life issues in the society and turned them to humorous skits which made them very popular.
While one leg of the trio, Jacob, unfortunately passed away in 1986, the third leg, Aderupoko, is very much alive. He was around to celebrate his colleague.
Papalolo, who turned 88 years old, can be seen in the attached video serenading his younger colleagues in the industry with one of Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey’s Evergreen Classic a common trademark in his style of comedy (singing satirically).
Happy 88th birthday to Pa Ayo Ogunsina, one of Nigeria’s fathers of comedy.
