| Mr Funny | |||||
| Birth Name: | Emmanuel Chukwuemeka Ejekwu | ||||
| Birth Date: | 30 January 1995[1] | ||||
| Alma Mater: | University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT)[2] | ||||
| Active: | 2020–present | ||||
| Website: | on YouTube | ||||
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| Nationality: | Nigerian | ||||
Emmanuel Chukwuemeka Ejekwu (born January 30, 1995),[3] known as Mr Funny or Oga Sabinus, is a Nigerian comedian, content creator actor and skit maker.[4]
Mr Funny was born on 30 January 1995 in Rivers State. He had his early education in Port Harcourt and went on to acquire his Bachelor's Degree in Linguistics and Communication Studies from the University of Port Harcourt.[5]
Mr Funny's career started in 2015 but he began to see mainstream success in 2019. He was nominated in the 2021 maiden edition of The Humor Awards Academy alongside fellow comedian Basketmouth. Mr Funny discovered his comedy talent at a young age. He began actively doing comedy skits while he was in university. This was in 2015 during a particular School Student Union week. Mr Funny decided to pursue his career further by uploading various comedy skits on his social media handles, especially Instagram.
Soon enough, he started getting noticed by Nigerian top Instagram influencers who started sharing his skits and his followers on the platform grew. Mr. Funny broke into the comedy industry in 2019.[6] [7]
His popularity has earned some notable recognition. Oga Sabinus is the brand ambassador for a popular betting site: Oddstackr and many others. Some of his role models who have influenced him in his comedy career are Mr Ibu and Charles Inojie.
He won the Best Male Skit Maker category of the year in the Legit.ng Awards 2022.[8] He was nominated alongside Funnybros, Mr Macaroni and Broda Shaggi.
Mr Funny has also featured in multiple Nollywood movies, the likes of 'Billionaire's Bride', 'Man of War' etc.[9]
In May 2022, Mr Funny sued two Nigerian food companies for allegedly using his image and catchphrases without his permission. Specifically Friesland Food allegedly used the trademarked phrase "something hoodge" to advertise their Peak Milk product; while UAC used an animated image of Mr Funny in ads.[10]
In September 2022, Mr. Funny made his London debut as Oga Sabinus at The Lighthouse event centre.[11]
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | DENSA Awards | The Creative Social Media | [12] [13] [14] | ||
| 2022 | Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards | Best Online Social Content Creator | [15] [16] |