Misery likes company but what solves misery is humor. Matter of fact humor has to be one of the safest spot for humans; there is the sense of comfort and blissfulness that comes with humor. It creates escapism for the mind and inspires a sense of hope subconsciously.

For individuals on the street of Twitter, humor has been a tag-along for most posts; relationships, politics and even on health. If Twitter is the craze street of Nigeria, it is fueled by humor. The question then is why do you need a comedy show if you can feed off the streets of Twitter and Insagram for humor?

The answer is because memories are indelible and experiences are the centre stage of people’s live.
Musicians like Davido, Wizkid, Burna boy, Ayra Star have toured the world and curate experiences for their fans and enthusiast. Simply coming together for a common goals bonds people, it gives people the sense of homogeneity, ‘we are all in this together’.

Similarly, there is something so beautiful about a group of people coming together to laugh at a common end, be it economics, politics or relationship; to laugh at yourself and the imperfections we all face.

It tells us we are dust after all but importantly it beats down on the seriousness we take on life. It creates a realm where we are free to be children and forget the many burdens we carry on our shoulder, bring to our awareness that sadness doesn’t always solve a problem; we can go through any problem as far we have people around us and definitely, we will be okay.

During this period of hardship, humor is the survival mechanism for Nigerians and in the comedic sensation titled Mayor of Pitakwa, over 5000 people of different background and some of different race, will be seated to laugh at the many ways we have been fooled; either through politics, relationships, academics, business wise etc.

Done on Easter Monday, this year theme is aptly suited to fit the day, April fool’s day. It is necessary to laugh at this circus Nigeria we dearly love because at the end of the day, humor is our armor of strength. I dare say every one of us has been a fool, and that is okay because foolishness is needful to form wisdom.

A-list comedians like KO. Baba, Gordons, Mudiaga, Pashun, Mr. Paul, Danny Spry, Last Prophet, Angel de Laff and some of Port Harcourt’s finest Dr. Vee, GSN, Akpan Okon, Prof Amani, Mc Dave, Mc Intelligent and the winner of Gems of Pitakwa 2023. Within these comedians are codes of conducts that align their humor to be clean and classy- humor that is suitable for all age range without demoralizing or insulting anyone. Selling for seven thousand naira is the regular and one-man ticket, but other packages cater for couples, network and well curated dishes, not neglecting the regular. Packages are available for disaporas, individuals coming from outside Port Harcourt.
Make April 1st 2024 one of your fondest memories with Mayor of Pitakwa. More information here