Real Life Story Behind the Show "My Flatmates" - Basketmouth Finally Reveals

One of the most popular Africa Magic television shows, and one of the funniest and most consistent comedy sitcoms out of Nigeria today is the Basket Mouth produced, "My Flatmates". Over the years, the show has seen a number of funny comedic acts walk through its doors. From Basket Mouth to Yaw, Buchi, Okey Bakassi, Wofai Fada, MC Pashun, Dat Warri Girl and more, the show has been a hub and launch pad for many comedic acts, and just an overall entertaining viewing experience.

Because of how good and relatable the show is, people often wonder how it all came to be. Well, during an interview with The Will Downtown, Basket Mouth opened up about the true life story behind the show "My Flatmates". Here is what Basketmouth had to say.

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During his interview, Basketmouth was asked "How did My Flatmates and the rest of your TV projects start?" Basket Mouth responded:

The first house I rented in Lagos was in Iponri estate. At the time, I was the only person who had broken into the entertainment scene in Lagos, while some remained in Benin or other parts of the country. So I told them they could stay at mine if they had no place to stay in Lagos. Most of the comedians we celebrate today stayed in that flat. Sometimes we get to about 15 of us in a three-bedroom apartment. Because I like to be in the same space as whomever I’m creating with, Kayode Peters came to my flat, and we were chilling together at the dining table one day when the idea popped up in my head. I said, ‘let’s do it and call it My Flatmates’. My friend Nnamdi had a cool apartment at the time, which we used. The show ran for about two years; I couldn’t manage it. That wasn’t the time because I was still trying to muscle through comedy.

TV requires music on a large scale. I jumped into music because I was making Papa Benji, and the show needed a lot of music, and I wanted to avoid going to get music from people. So I saw it as the perfect opportunity to create my own music, bearing that I had just met a brilliant producer, Duktor Sett. Blending film and music is easy for me because they complement each other. The only thing that is difficult in making music is the promotional aspect of it. But blending TV and stand-up is very difficult because, with TV, you shoot almost every day. On Flatmates, we produced about 260 episodes a year. That involved shooting every work day of the week.

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