COMEDIANS HAVE TAKING OVER THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY SAYS MR THOMPSON AMAEFUNA A.K.A M.C. 

T.J. HOLDSOMETHING

QUE: can we know you

I am Thompson  Amaefuna AKA Mc T.J Holdsomething comedian, actor and a radio and television presenter, I studied media and performing arts sometimes called theater arts with other certificate in acting I am from Imo State

QUE: When we met you were were shouting a movie, what is the title of the play and what character are you playing

          It is called Go Slow, am playing corporal Joe an unserious policeman who is always looking for what to eat , It is a comical and it’s my first time of playing a police role.

QUE: can you name some of the plays you have acted in before the present one

          I was in the original Face to Face, Papa Ajasco infact all the Wale Adenuga Productions, Pastor Felix, Heavens Gate, Neighbors Palaver, infact if you watch startimes you will see more of me and you can still see me on stage also on my comedy shows

QUE: Your impression of Nollywood

          I think we are getting there, in terms of the cast, production and technical aspects of it, people who studied theatre Art are there that’s why our films are going places  now and ten years ago is not the same.

QUE: In the context of the Nigerian theatre itself the role of a comedian how lucrative is it?

          Very, very infact it is the fastest selling aspect of entertainment, we are versatile whether you are a stand up, and M.C or actor acting comic part.

Infact look at A.Y Comedians have taking over the entertainment industry 100 percent, we are the fastest selling brand. If you look at the entertainers comedians have the best of everything we are very serious minded people infact stardom doesn’t get into our head, once we are there it is like a switch.

QUE: When we first met your humility touched me

I keep telling people that you have to drop your ego to grow and when dealing with people you have to be humble yes education plays a lot in it, that is why I told you earlier that entertainment is a switch. You should know when to switch it on and when to switch it off.

QUE: Where do you see yourself in five years time?

          Infact five years is too long, infact 2018 by God’s grace before this year finish I would be doing international shows so in the next five years you can even be talking of retirement.

QUE: The passion for acting, How do you nature it to this level

          I always see myself as an entertainer but you have to go and polish it professionally no matter how good you are, you must undergo serious training, when growing up; when i speak people would say I am funny. I keep telling people God can not lie, the God who gave me this type of head and hair can not lie I can not become a doctor with this type of hair I must be a wicked doctor

QUE: The film you were shooting GO SLOW who is directing it?

          A guy named Adasa Preye a former banker highly resourceful, we are still shooting.

QUE: Are you married?

          Yes I am and my marriage is going six years now with two beautiful kids and another one on the way.

NOLLYWOOD IS A CHILD OF CIRCUMSTANCES SAYS CROSSOVER ACTOR YEMI SOLADE.

NOLLYWOOD IS A CHILD OF CIRCUMSTANCES SAYS CROSSOVER ACTOR YEMI SOLADE.

E.P: Your educational background?

ANS: My first degree is in dramatic arts and i have three other masters in sociology, Public Administration and Anthropology. That is as far as reading for certificate is concerned.

E.P: How did your acting career started?

ANS: My forage into acting, i will tell you this is my forty years in acting, i started acting in February 12 1977 we started with Stage play that is during festac 77 i have done lots of Stage Production, Radio Drama, Television Drama and has i speak to you am on location of a T.V Soap Opera.

E.P: Your view of Nollywood?

ANS: Nollywood is a child of circumstances it came out of nothingness but there was something on ground the cinema culture in Nigeria spans over sixty years for those of us who were of age we know some names like Chief Hubert Adedeji Ogunde, Moses Olaiya ( Baba Sala), Adeyemi Afolayan ( Ade-love), Dr Ola Balogun that was the good days of cine-culture we go to the cinemas to watch good movies later Foreign exchange became a tug of war then the experiment was carried out the Late Mujideen Alade Aromire even Chief Sunday Akinlola ( Feyikogbon) experimented, they recorded their drama play on video tapes using domestic cameras. There was no name to it, it was purely the journalist that gave it the nomenclature of Nollywood just like Hollywood in America and Bollywood in India but it has come to stay although it has become an all comers affairs.

E.P: In terms of what?

ANS: I mean untrained hands even when the masters ( professionals) are still on ground not just Nollywood entertainment is the biggest employer of labour we are moving on.

E.P: What is your reaction to Government attitude towards the arts?

ANS: Government Patronage is still a little bit discourage for instance if the President wants to visit Lagos State what they do is to get the State art council troupe to dance on the airport tarmac under the scorching sun to welcome the President to Lagos or any state, that is government idea of arts and culture for us in the Practitioner

within the segment of the industry, what we want is for the government to give us a regulatory body so that what happens in the industry presently can be avoided.

E.P: Like what sir?

ANS: What am saying is that with government regulatory body it won't be for retired area boys, prostitute, retired garage boys e.t.c.

The present government is doing a lot for the creative industry, the creative industry is been giving attention.

E.P: What is the name of the T.V series you are shooting now?

ANS: I am shooting Family Puzzle Season 2.

E.P: What would you tell your fans as you clock forty years on stage in February this years 2017?

ANS: I thank them for been there for me, keeping faith with us, we are doing Nigeria story the way we want it even though we are not there yet.