Why I Won't MC Anybody's Wedding Again - Basketmouth

Popular Nigerian comedian, actor, and filmmaker Basketmouth is currently promoting his latest movie A Ghetto Love Story and during a chat with journalists at the movie premiere, the funny man was questioned about why he no longer does the work of MCing at people's weddings. If one recalls, there was once upon a time when Basketmouth used to regularly host and MC at people's weddings, but these days, he doesn't do it anymore and people have been curious about why. Well, now Basketmouth is revealing the reason why, and his answer may surprise you.

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When asked by journalists, why he no longer MCs at events, the hard working entertainer described his decision as a “sacrifice” necessary to preserve his artistic integrity. Speaking about his thought process and why he does it now more, Basketmouth opened up saying:

BASKETMOUTH: Hosting events as an MC feels like adulterating the art . I will be doing standup comedy, not the MC.

The only thing I have stopped is private gigs like weddings and all. It is a sacrifice I have to make because I do standup comedy, that is what I do. I did not enter this industry to be an MC of a wedding and all that.

So I felt like I was adulterating the art, I felt bad about it and I had to stop. So if I am doing a private gig, I will be doing standup comedy, not the MC.

Let me just do my 30 minutes and bounce, but not as the MC of any event. I cannot do it anymore, that is like I am cheating on my craft. I am losing a lot of money but it is not about the money now.

Wow! And I am indeed sure he is losing a lot of money because a good number of people desire Basketmouth to MC their weddings. What do you think about what Basketmouth said, and his reason for stopping MCing at weddings?

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