People say when you’re angry; you speak your truth more. I find this statement problematic. Anger is the nest where honesty lies, but it isn’t the only nest.
Sarcasm and comedy is treasure vest where honesty lies, and the amazing thing about it is that it is so subtle you might not realize it. For instance, notice when you and your friends are discussing and they throw a snidely statement in Nigerian’s pidgin like “you wey your wig dey smell’ (translation: go and make your hair), or ‘you wan sell your liver to use buy am’ (translation: you are poor)”.

We most times turn blind eyes to these statements when they are being said because we are too focused on mining the humor out of a speech.
Neuroscience explains the frontal lobe of the brain is responsible for intercepting humor. When someone cracks jokes, it is a series of processing that happens within milliseconds.

It first decodes the joke from the context, tone and meaning. It is a plus when your joke is relatable, resonating the experiences the individuals has previously.

When the brain identifies the humor, it activates a reward system which creates dopamine and then a pleasurable sensation. The brain doesn’t love pain hence it always seek for what would grant it dopamine. Your brain will aim to focus on what is rewardable within a joke rather than the truth one is pointing out because the brain wants to be gratified.

This singular reason explains why comedians can say a whole lot of truths in thirty minutes and yet very few will notice. This is why comedians are fearless and in some sense powerful.

From the early days, comedy has being a platform of truth and free speech. It is easier to disguise fear in the face of humor because no one is focused on sorting out fear or any other emotion other than humor. That is why comedians jabs politics, rules and laws, speeches and movement without being arrested.

If you are thinking about going to comedy now because you want a platform of free speech without a checkmate system, don’t.
Not everyone has the talent and strength to soar that water and not very privileged audience have the blessing of a comedian with a wise intuition but I do believe most successful comedians are embodiment of wisdom.

However, on the 1st of April, 2024 we would be having a combination of humor and truth at the 5,000 capacity EUI center with the theme “THEY LIKE TO FOOL US”. A-list comedians like K.O. 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. Be rest assured you would have doses of truth and mirror staring back at you so you see how you have been fooled; from relationships, business, academics, parenting etc. You don’t have to worry about going home depressed; there is enough humor for your brain to drown in dopamine.

Make it a date with the Mayor. Get your ticket and more information HERE