Helen Paul & Co to rock 1015 laughs

By Bernard Yaw ASHIADEY

The countdown to the Night of 1015 Laughs and Music is on as the cities of Accra and Kumasi both come alive with advertisement of the upcoming event that promised to end the year on a light-hearted note.

The popular comedy series will be making its debut in Kumasi on December 29^th at Georgia Hotel while in Accra, the series will stage its 15^th edition to its cult followers on December 26^th at the Dome of the AICC.

The comedians who will be performing in Accra include Helen Paul, Emeka Smith, Elenu, Pencil and MC Shakara while Kumasi will play host to Emeka Smith, Bash, Pencil and Ghana’s own Funny Face.

Below is a brief on the comedians

To start with there is Helen Paul Bamisile, a comedian, singer and actress from Nigeria.  She is best known as a stand-up comedian and popularly known as Tatafo.

Her style is quirky and spontaneous, and her petite stature and voice range make her childlike yet very hilarious when she performs her popular scenarios of how children see the world through their eyes.

Then there is Ghana’s own Benson Nana Yaw Oduro Boateng popularly known as Funny Face. He has slowly risen to become the stars of Ghanaian comedy. Funny Face was doing comedy underground, long before his big break on the 1000 Laughs stage a couple of years ago.

His rise to fame started with a reality show called the Hottest Host, although he was evicted, he got a leading role in a TV series called Chorkor Trotro and from there he has risen to greater heights.

Another comedian to look out for will be Emeka Smith. He is one standup comedian who has performed in majority of the elite shows in Nigeria and abroad.

 He has won the City People new comedian of the year 2010,won the base 2020 comedian of the year 2011,was nominated for the future awards comedian of the year in 2011, nominated for the mode men award in 2011,was nominated for dynamix awards in 2009,2010,2011,2012.

The award winning comedian has promised Ghanaian fans nothing but the best, an outstanding performance and one that would leave them cracking their ribs.

The 1015 Laughs and Music in both Kumasi and Accra will feature some of the best musical acts in Ghana. Samini, Rex Omar and Becca will perform in Accra while Okyeane Kwame will be in Kumasi.