Ladies Are Not My Distraction - Oluwanishola Abdulazeez Ogunde aka MC ANOTI "Fast Rising Comedian"

Tell us a little about yourself. 

I am Azeez shola ogunde, popularly known and called Mc anoti, I hail from ijebu ode,ogun state. I Grew up in the norther part of Nigeria,kano state. I'm the  second child amongst three boys and a girl. Am also a standup comedian, an mcee, hype man and also an actor.

How did comedy all start for you? 
Mc anoti's journey into comedy started at a very young age (back in secondary school) as a social club prefect due to my funny nature,  and my love for comedy.

At what point did you decide to take it as a profession? 
After ma final exams in college,i decided to take my talent to the next level,that was when I came in contact with Gusto Entertainment in 2011,in which I was a comedian and a mcee along side my day 1 brother in the industry MC FRESHBOY,  under the management of my boss mr Collins anuligo. We became stronger and performed at several shows, mceed several events, including; Joel's album lunch in kano, Mc Jay's comedy unpluged, Cantata talent hunt, several birthdays,church programs,street carnivals,weddings and many more.
Now am happy to say that am working with a great manager, Eletu concepts owned by azeez kayode eletu.

What inspired your stage name? 
I Came about Mc anoti back in my secondary school i can say I got it from a man I respect in the industry a lot, ,M.I's (mr incredible) hit song anoti the.  Although many don't want to know what anoti means but then,  as a yoruba man,i defined it in my dialet as Unbeatable,ever since i was called mr unbeatable,anoti.

Have your friends, and folks always been in support of your chosen career? 
It's was rough at the beginning. My Dad was never in support,he'll be like I sent you to school to study not talk nonsense around,but my mum has always been in support,even when I keep late nights due to some events  she still covered  up. My dad would be like 'iwo lon ba omo yi je' you are the one spoiling this boy.i love my parents a lot and I know thier love and praayer has always kept me. My friends are always in support because I keep little friend and,  those are people I know are into what I do.

Tell us about your first day on stage doing comedy? 
My very first day not as a professional was fun because,  then all we did in school was pirate.  One of Basketmouth or I go die's joke and my class mates were always there to cheer me up,and we did a lot of yerbs(woow am good at that). So it wasn't too bad..but professionally in front of close to a thousand audience at twin theatre in Bayero university Kano was breathe taking,i was scared, some booed me,and some loved me,but am happy today that those that booed me still calls me for shows.

Any best moment so far doing comedy? 
Yeah my best moment was when I got paid for the first time doing stand up comedy by the owner of Elegante Night club,  Quality Lee,  the sum of 5k for a 3 minutes joke. Then that 5k was huge to me.

Any most embarrassing moments? 
My most embarrassing moment was when I was told to pay before I could perform at a senior collegue's show in kano. I was so embarrassed, buh I had to pay. I was working for my fame.

What are your aspirations in life? 
My aspiration in life,  is to be at the peak of my game. Happy,  and being able to tell my dad that the result of the rain coat he did not wear on Feb 14 is now doing great.

So far are there any achievements you have attained from comedy? 
I have couple of awards which includes:
MME Dabo TV personality award, i was the best comedian,Cantata talent hunt runner up,best student comedian award,KEA as comedian of the year.

Any mentor, or role model? 
I'll say Basket mouth

What's that unique thing about you, that stands you out from other comedians? 
My style of comedy,my ability to bring humour out of anything arround me,  the way I switch dialetes,(hausa,yoruba,ibo.)and I guess my drama.

What special plans do you have for the Nigerian comedy industry? 
Ma plan is to help discover young talents like me,  the way I was discovered.

Your biggest distraction? 
People will say that comedians biggest distraction are ladies. True but,  mine is education,it wasn't easy mixing them up,so one has to go for one and here I am.

If given an opportunity of a one night stand with any Nigerian female celebrity, who would it be? 
i'd say sheyi shay.

What are you presently working on? 
I am presently with my new management, amd working on delivering several comedy skit.  For I will be working with lot of funnier comedians on set.

If given a fortune, what would you spend it on? 
Family first,then other things can come later.