Nigerian comedian and skit maker Josh Alfred, popularly known as Josh2Funny, has weighed in on the growing popularity of “brain-rot” content creators and illiterate or semi-literate social media influencers in the country.
His comments came after rapper YCee stirred controversy by referring to the emergence of such creators and influencers as the “Olodo Uprising.”
Speaking during a recent interview with media personality Nedu Wazobia, Josh2Funny described the trend as having both positive and negative sides, calling it “a blessing and a curse.”
He said critics were being too harsh on the so-called Olodo content creators, arguing that comedy was never supposed to be intelligent.
He recalled that when he started skit-making with the ‘Mama Felicia’ character, he wasn’t making intelligent skits.
“What YCee said is straight-up the truth. There’s an uprising of the Olodo people. Now, it’s a blessing and a curse.
“When I started, it was easy for people to call me part of the Olodo Uprising. My character, ‘Mama Felicia’, didn’t make any sense. It wasn’t a well-articulated comedy. I was just fooling around.
“Comedy has never been something that is supposed to be intelligent. The so-called elite might call it ‘stupid’, but it built a million-dollar industry called Nollywood.
“It’s just that social media has now exaggerated it. The person in question, Peller, you see him all the time. If it were when there was no social media, nobody would know what he does.
“So, it is easy for trolls to come for him because his life is in public. Also, some people are envious of him for being blessed without a degree or quality education.
“But what would you have him do? Should he become a thief because he doesn’t know how to speak good English?” Josh2Funny asked.
