In this post, Platinum Times Nigeria scrolls through a list of top 10 skit makers in Nigeria, their achievements and contributions to the entertainment Industry.
In recent times, skit making has become the fastest growing industry in the world of entertainment. It rewards individuals with millions on a daily basis through views, comments posts and endorsements.
Nigeria is a blessed nation as it is filled with comic and talented people who have made good use of this opportunity and acquire riches for themselves.
Below is a list of top 10 richest skit makers in Nigeria according to their rankings in 2024.
Oga Sabinus
Emmanuel Chukwuemeka Ejekwu, also known as Mr Funny, Mumu man, and Oga Sabinus (investor), was born on January 30th 1995, in Port Harcourt.
He earns his money as a comedian, actor, and skits creator and has a projected net worth of about $100,000 with over 3.5 million Instagram followers and 671 YouTube subscribers.
He has a degree in Linguistics and Communication Studies from the University of Port Harcourt before he began his skit making career in 2015.
In 2022, Sabinus won the Africa Magic Viewer’s Choice award for best online social content creator.
Broda Shaggi
Broda Shaggi, whose real name is Samuel Animashaun Perry is a multi-talented Nigerian entertainer from Ikene, Ogun State, Nigeria. He was born on July 6th, 1993 and has a bachelor’s degree in creative art from the University of Lagos State.
Before settling on the stage name of Broda Shaggi, he appeared in comedic shows while he was a student and created a number of personalities.
He has over 11.4 million and 1.6 million subscribers on YouTube, and is worth over $50,000 including income from endorsements.
In 2022, Broda Shaggi received the best actor in a comedy award at the Africa Magic Viewer’s Choice Awards.
Brain Jotter
Born in Owerri, Imo state on February 5th, 1995 and christened with the name Chukwuebuka Emmanuel Amuzie.
He completed his secondary education at Imo state before studying at Ghana National University and then the University of Lagos where he studied Business Administration.
Brain jotter is a popular Nigerian skits creator and comedian since 2020 and has amass great weatlth of at least $100,000 and over 2.1 million Instagram followers and 740k YouTube subscribers.
Mark Angel
The well-known comedian, Mark Angel has undoubtedly established himself in the Nigerian comedy industry.
He was born on 27th May 1991 and he currently has a net worth of over $2.5 million.
But today, He is the richest instagram comedian in Nigeria with over 8 million subscribers on Youtube and millions of followers across social media.
Mark Angel’s impressive net worth comes from his skits, endorsement deals and other endeavours.
Funnybros
Onwuka Ugochukwu Richard, popularly known by his stage name Funnybros, is a comedian, musician and content creator from Abia State, Nigeria.
He was born on 26th January, 2000 and studies Computer Engineering in Michael Okpara University of Agriculture.
He began making skits in 2019 and gradually become famous in social media and the entertainment Industry.
His skits and content has amassed him lots of weatlth and endorsements.
He is estimated to be worth about $30,000.
Funnybros was nominated in the Best Male Skit Maker category in the Legit.ng Awards 2022.
Mr. Macaroni
Debo Adebayo, popularly known as Mr Macaroni is a renowned actor, comedian and social media influencer.
He is ranked among Nigeria’s wealthiest comedians with an estimated net worth of $450,000.
He was born in Lagos State on May 3rd, 1993. He is an alumni of The Redeemers University.
Mr Macaroni has starred in many Nollywood movies and has bagged countless endorsements deals throughout the course of his career.
He his best known for his social justice advocacy, making skits that addresses social issues to promote human rights and critique everyday social interactions.
He owns a few luxury cars including a toyota highlander and a lexus Gx460 SUV courtesy of his career.
Lasisi Elenu
Nosa Afolabi, also known as Lasisi Elenu, is a well-known comedian, actor, and presenter from Nigeria with a net wealth of about $100,000.
He was born on 20th April, 1989 in Kano State and has a degree in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering from the University of Ilorin.
His comic performanc focuses on law, cybercrime, economics, insecurity, philosophy, and relationships among others and this has made him a popular social media influencer with a about 75,000 TikTok followers and about 3.4 million Instagram followers.
His skit making has earned him diverse awards and nominations including, nomination for The Future Awards Africa Prize for Comedy in 2018 and he was one of the winners of the second edition of Trendupp Awards.
Sydney Talker
Sydney Egere known by the stage name Sydney Talker was born on 26th January, 1994.
He is another hilarious comedian whose Instagram skits have made him a top shot in the Nigerian entertainment industry.
He has made huge success in his career, and is currently estimated to be worth $300,000.
Sydney Talker is the founder and CEO of Neville Records, he started his online comedy skits in 2016 and since then has gradually made a name for himself in the entertainment Industry including a nomination for the prestigious 25 Under 25 Award presented by SME100 Africa.
Taaoma
Apaokagi-Greene Maryam also known as Taaoma is among the richest Comedy Skit Makers in Nigeria.
She was born on 28th February, 1999, and lived in Namibia until she relocated to Nigeria.
Taaooma began her comedic career in 2019 after completing her studies at Kwara State University, where she focused on tourism and travel service management.
She is the CEO, and founder of Chop Tao, a food company, and directs for The Greenade Company, a cinematography firm. She is known for playing multiple roles in her skits which brought her to limelight.
Taaooma’s estimated net worth is $200,000. She has a sizable following of 4.7 million on Instagram and over 836k followers on YouTube.
Sirbalo
Timothy Obotuke, popularly called SirBalo was born and raised in Warri, Delta State.
He had his primary and secondary school education in Warri before he moved to Lagos where he studied in the Lagos State University (LASU).
He began uploading short comedy skits on his Instagram page in 2018 gathering a good number of fans for himself through his creativity.
Currently, he has over 8.2 million followers across all his social media platforms and a net worth of over $600,000.