Main Challenge of Playing Barrister Obus on ‘My Flatmates’ - Buchi

Buchi is a Nigerian comedian and popular actor on the hit Africa Magic series 'My Flatmates'. He is well known for his very funny persona and is a definite fan favorite on the show.

During a new interview with The Punch, the comedian opened up about working on 'My Flatmates', and the challenges he faces doing that. He also opened up about beef amongst comedians and how he has been able to manage a friendship with Bovi and Basketmouth for decades now. Here is what Buchi had to say.

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During the interview, Buchi was asked: "It has been said that some comedians are not on good terms. Have you ever been involved in any ‘beef’?" He responded:

BUCHI: Friends and colleagues in different industries have issues with themselves. It is everywhere. I have never had to ‘beef’ anyone. I have had issues with some people, but that is normal. I have also had reasons to sit with up-and-coming comedians who look up to me as a mentor, because I heard they had issues.

I used to host a comedy event in Yaba, Lagos, several years ago. Anytime the up-and-coming acts had issues, I always reached out to them. But, it is not the kind of ‘beef’ that would make them go all out against one another.

"You are close to Basketmouth and Bovi. Have the relationships always been smooth, and how do you settle differences among yourselves?"

BUCHI: In whatever relationship one is involved in, there will always be issues and disputes. My friendship with Basketmouth started around 1998/1999, and we started working together in the early 2000s. Thereafter, Bovi came along. He was still an actor when we met during the Night of a Thousand Laughs tour. He (Bovi) came into the industry with his own materials, and it was good.

To answer your question, we always resolve our differences over drinks.

"You are one of the actors in the TV series, My Flatmates. Which do you find more challenging between acting and comedy?"

BUCHI: I play the role of Barrister Obus in My Flatmates, and it has been quite easy for me because I studied Law at the Ambrose Alli University, Edo State. Before acting, I was doing comedy stage plays. Flatmates was not my first attempt at acting. Before then, I had featured in some series.

Nevertheless, I did not know that acting on My Flatmates would be very demanding. It requires time, because we shoot practically every day, unlike comedy, which does not take much of my time. As an actor in the series, I work for a whole month to get paid; but in comedy, I get paid for performances of five or 10 minutes.

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