Comedy can be used to engage restive youths gainfully – Seyi Law

A renowned comedian, Seyi Aletile popularly known as “Seyi Law’’, on Friday said that the comedy trade could be used to engage restive youths in the nation if properly organised.

Aletile told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that other arms of the entertainment industry had received more attention than comedy.

He added that if the sector could receive the kind of attention it deserved, its impact would be felt across the length and breadth of the country.

“Not everybody can sing, not everybody can act, but everybody has some sense of humor about them, which can be exploited to make a meaningful difference.

“Comedy should be seen as a means of livelihood and economic development and that way more investors will invest in the sector,” he said.

Aletile told NAN that it was only veterans like himself, Ali Baba, Basketmouth, AY to mention a but a few that were currently engaged in mentoring budding comedians.

“We need more corporate bodies to invest in the sector like they do in the music and acting sectors, this will make a huge difference socially and economically,” he said.

The humourist also appealed to corporate organisations and well meaning individuals to invest in the sector, not just as a corporate social responsibility but one with derivable benefits.

“Indigenous comedians are staging shows that are sold out before the due date locally and internationally.

“This should be seen as an incentive to lure reluctant investors and youths to engage in the comedy business,” he said.