For the first time in a long while, ace comedians Fritz Baffour and Mikki Osei Berko will mount the stage to serve comedy lovers what they have missed for nearly two decades.
The two have announced that they will perform at OB Amponsah’s ‘Popular But Broke’ stand-up comedy show slated for December 11, 2021 at at the National Theatre.
The duo will be performing live alongside DKB and the headline act OB Amponsah at the Popular But Brokeall-star standup special next month. The quartet represents comedy royalty from four distinct generations respectively. Never in the history of Ghanaian comedy have four different generations of comics performed live on the same set.
Messieurs Baffour and Osei Berko– popularly called Master Richard– represent two of the brightest comedians from the first and secondary generation respectively. The Fritz and friends primetime comedy show and Master Richard’s famed Taxi Driversoapcom are two of the biggest television shows in Ghanaian comedy history.
Fritz Baffour is the first comedian to launch a successful political career, having been elected to Ghana’s parliament in 2016 before going on to become the minister of Information under the then John Evans Atta-Mills-led government.
He is also credited to having first brought Nigerian comedy legend, Ali Baba, to Ghana. His younger contemporary Mikki Osei Berko is also recognized as Ghana’s first truly multifaceted comedian, credited with transitioning from stage to film and media with remarkable distinction.
His exceptional ability to combine the English language with the local dialect and evolution from orthodox standup to other forms of the craft revolutionized the industry and served as a valid blueprint for peers and future generations.
The Popular but Broke special is Ghana’s first-ever All-Star comedy night featuring four different comedy generations. The chance to stand up again after nearly two decades at such a historic event will represent another landmark achievement for the legendary pair. You will imagine at this rate Hon. Fritz Baffour and Mikki Osei Berko cementing a star on the ground in the Ghanaian comedy hall of fame.
And sharing the same theatre with Ghana’s funniest obstetrician, OB Asamoah, you can count on these legends to deliver something special.
Comic actor Clemento Suarez is the host for the show.
