A veteran Nigerian comedian, Julius Agwu, has spoken out about comedy theft in the entertainment industry.
During a recent Hip TV interview, the comedian stated that many comedians steal their colleagues’ jokes without giving them credit.
He claimed to have seen a colleague tell his jokes at an event.
“I’ve been to a show before and I was just hearing my jokes and I don’t have anything to say,” he said.
“I remember I’ve been to a show once and a comedian was performing and Bovi just looked at me and told me that’s your joke.”
Agwu also described confronting the comedian and advising him to stop stealing jokes.
“I remember going to Kaduna State for an award and this comedian came and performed, and I was hearing my jokes”, he said.
“During the after-party, I approached the comedian and inquired as to how he performed the jokes. And when I asked if he knew the owner, he said he did.
I started advising him not to use a comedian’s joke or steal jokes on social media”
