Comedian, Ayo Makun, aka AY, has been able to hit the pinnacle even
faster than the comedians who had been there before him. For a first
time movie maker, his ‘30 Days in Atlanta’ broke records as the highest
grossing film in Africa and then, his shows are usually well-attended.
As such, so many people believe that AY might have achieved this success through diabolical means.
The comedian, in a recent chat with Saturday Beats
during the launch of his latest movie, ‘A Trip to Jamaica,’ also
admitted that he had heard that so many people believe that he is into ‘juju’.
He said
He said
“I am just a product of God’s grace.
When I shot ‘30 days in Atlanta,’ I just set out to go there and have
fun but a lot of people are attributing it to something else. They are
saying maybe I did juju. I’ve heard all sorts and I’m beginning
to suspect myself in the sense that anything I do always comes out
well. My stand-up comedy show is one of the biggest in the country. Same
with my TV show. I’m just a product of grace. That is what I tell
people. Not because I am the best, not because I know how to do it
better. I just have this shining light and I keep praying that the grace
remains. For now, let me enjoy my grace.”
He added that it was his wife’s idea to
begin shooting movies since he studied Directing in the university. The
comedian said that while growing up, he always went to the library to
read the Guinness Book of World Records but he never dreamt that his
name would be in one of its editions.
“Before the Guinness World Record came,
we were done with ‘A Trip to Jamaica.’ Let me take you back to ‘30 days
in Atlanta.’ This was me just setting out to go and have fun. I’m known
as a stand-up comedian with my programme, AY Live. One day, I
had a discussion with my wife about diversification and doing something
different. Since I do a lot of skits that made my YouTube channel the
most viewed in the country for three years consecutively, she suggested I
put them together to make a full movie.
That was what gave birth to ‘30 Days in Atlanta.’ And because I was new in the business, the idea was just to put some budget together and go and shoot a film. I didn’t know it was going to make a difference. And right now, I am basking in that euphoria. I enjoy and appreciate the fact that ‘30 Days in Atlanta’ made it to the Guinness Book of Records. I feel very happy.
I didn’t see it coming, not even for a second. I mean, I always tell people, I used to go to the library back in the days to just grab that book and read. I had this impression that the people they featured probably had four heads. I never knew a day would come when I would see myself in the book. Maybe, somebody is reading it now and thinks AY has four heads too,” he said.
That was what gave birth to ‘30 Days in Atlanta.’ And because I was new in the business, the idea was just to put some budget together and go and shoot a film. I didn’t know it was going to make a difference. And right now, I am basking in that euphoria. I enjoy and appreciate the fact that ‘30 Days in Atlanta’ made it to the Guinness Book of Records. I feel very happy.
I didn’t see it coming, not even for a second. I mean, I always tell people, I used to go to the library back in the days to just grab that book and read. I had this impression that the people they featured probably had four heads. I never knew a day would come when I would see myself in the book. Maybe, somebody is reading it now and thinks AY has four heads too,” he said.
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