Comedian with a STANDARD Record

Kudos to our own talented stand up comedian and actor whose talent and hard work earned him even more than he imagined.  He had a very humble and unassuming start, parlaying his charm and talent to a successful career in the Nigerian comedy scene. He is known  as Ayo Makun, popular called AY. He gained fame through impersonating Rev. Chris Okotie in his hilarious jokes. When he began in 2006,  he  was named the Best Up-Coming Comedian in Nigeria. Comedian AY holds an enviable record of being the first student to direct a convocation production in the history of the Theatre Arts Department of the Delta State University, where he graduated in 2003. In his campus days, he received many awards including: The Most Fashionable Student on Campus (1999 and 2000); The Most Celebrated Student on Campus (2001), Best Showbiz Promoter (2001), Jaycee Club Socio-Cultural Personality Award (2003), and The Most Celebrated Theatre Arts Student (2003).

Today, AY has become the ‘father’ of many upcoming acts and established acts that are doing well in the industry, through the then monthly AY’s Open Mic Challenge that holds every third Sunday, at The National Theatre, Lagos. He hosts (across the country) the usually out-sold comedy and music concerts AY Live. Twice, AY Live has broken and set enviable record standards in comedy events in Nigeria. In 2007, he held Lagos spell bound when the second edition of AY Live, Lagos Invasion drew a record crowd forcing him to do two shows instead of one, as planned. Two years later, similar feat was re-enacted in Nigeria’s Federal Capital City, when AY Live, Abuja Invasion stood Abuja still, and becoming Abuja’s most attended entertainment events ever. The AY Show, arguably is one of the best Comedy Show on Nigeria TV, showing on AYTV which airs daily on HITV across the country and all over Europe winning BEST TV Comedy SHOW in 2008, and has since been a must watch. Ayo Makun in 2009 was awarded UN Peace Ambassador after winning six different awards in 2008, all confirming one same thing: "COMEDIAN OF YEAR". In 2014 A.Y wrote and produced a movie titled "30 days in Atlanta" movie which before released has got many Nigerians attention. Shot in the U.S and also got many nominations before release. AY's YouTube page was said to have been the most viewed comedian channel on YouTube. He married Mabel in 2008 and they are blessed with a daughter, Michelle.

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