Lasisi Elenu

Lasisi Elenu
Born
Nosa Afolabi

(1989-04-20) 20 April 1989 (age 35)
Kano, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
CitizenshipNigerian
EducationBachelor of Science, Agricultural Economics
Alma materUniversity of Ilorin
Occupation(s)Comedian and actor

Nosa Afolabi (born 20 April 1989),[1] better known as Lasisi Elenu, is a Nigerian comedian, actor, compere[2][3] from Offa, Kwara in Nigeria. One of Africa's most popular influencers, he is known for his skits with a 'wide mouth' disguise filter[4] during performances and on social media. Elenu was recently featured in Netflix thriller, The Ghost and the Tout.[5][6]

In 2018, he was nominated for The Future Awards Africa Prize for Comedy.[7][8][9][10] In March 2020, he was named one of Nigeria's Top 25 Under-30 Nigerian Superstars.[11] and he is a very funny entertainer who is into diverse areas of the entertainment industry as well as one of the winners of the second edition of the Trendupp Awards.[12][13][14]

  1. ^ "Lasisi Elenu's Biography". thecityceleb.com. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Lasisi Elenu (Nosa Afolabi)'s schedule for Social Media Week Lagos". socialmediaweeklagos2018.sched.com. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Lasisi Elenu: I am excited for keeping people entertained". The Guardian. Nigeria. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Female fans usually ask me for sex –Musa Afolabi, comedian". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  5. ^ "The Ghost and the Tout | Netflix". netflix.com. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  6. ^ Online, The Tribune (15 April 2018). "Toyin, Lasisi Elenu, Chiwetalu Agu, star in 'The Ghost and the Tout'". Tribune Online. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  7. ^ "The Future Awards Africa Prize for Comedy". The Future Awards Africa. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  8. ^ "The Future Awards Africa 2018 Nominees List". The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  9. ^ Online, The Eagle (3 December 2018). "Burna Boy, Adesua Etomi, Maraji others make 2018 The Future Awards nominee list –". The Eagle Online. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  10. ^ Report, Agency (3 December 2018). "Burna Boy, Adesua Etomi, Maraji others make 2018 Future Awards list". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  11. ^ "See Who Made Top 25 Under-30 Nigerian Superstars". P.M. News. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  12. ^ Online, The Tribune (14 June 2022). "Mr Macaroni, Lasisi Elenu, Miss Techy, Aproko doctor, others emerge winners at Trendupp awards 2022". Tribune Online. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  13. ^ "Macaroni, Lasisi Elenu, Miss Techy, Others Emerge Winners at Trendupp Awards 2022 – THISDAYLIVE". thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  14. ^ "Trendupp Awards 2022: Lasisi Elenu, Kiekie, Aproko Doctor others emerge winners – The Trumpet Nigeria – Latest Nigeria News, Business News Nigeria". 24 June 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.