AsiriComedy Shares His Experiences To Stardom

One of the young and talented
comedians trending in the social
media is Osundare Damilare Simeon
popularly known with the stage name
“AsiriComedy”.
In an exclusive online interview with
The Nations, AsiriComedy shared his
experiences as he gradually comes to
the limelight in Nigeria and even
beyond.
AsiriComedy narrated the
background story of how he started
his comedy in secondary school
before he later picked up a career in
it around 2010.
He said:
“Comedy for me started as
interaction among my peers. Friends
naturally gather round me because I
was very lively and I throw funny
jabs too. Later when I gained
admission into the university I joined
a drama group where I get to act the
funny roles.”
Ever since he got a niche in comedy,
AsiriComedy noted that “depth,
intelligence spontaneity and
observational strengths as well as
creativity” has always been his
unique selling point that gets his
people craving for more.”
As much as AsiriComedy is often
featuring alongside his friend and
colleague in industry, Arole, on many
Instagram comedy skits, Asiri
however clarified that both are not
perfectly the same as they both have
peculiarities. He however he cleared
that while it may seems like some see
one of them shining than the other,
the duo do not see it as such.
Asiri commented that there is no
such thing as competition between
both.

"It’s not a game of superiority.
We are two individuals with
diverse strengths. Our duo is a
fusion of individual strengths that
is why as individuals we still
function in our respective
capacity. We have been doing
active stand up as individuals
before the duo came to play. Even
in the midst of the duo our
individuality is still pronounced.
Arole has paid his price and he
has given to the industry. He
deserves every bit of achievement
he is getting now. It is not a
competition between us. It is
Friendship. We have our
respective niche and audiences
and it depends on what you mean
by the big stages because we have
graced the stage of almost all
comedy events in Nigeria this
year”, he pointed out."

The comedian revealed how he got
his stage name “ Asiri “,alluding to the
bible verse Mark 4:11 that means “it
is given unto men to know the
Mystery of the kingdom of God. Asiri
means secret or mystery”.
Asiri is set to stage a two hours
stand up show soon tagged
“InspiComedy”.