Basketmouth silent on AY Makun’s claims, reveals plan to quit comedy

Comedian Basketmouth, born Bright Okpocha, has maintained silence on the issues raised by his colleague AY Makun about their 17-year-old feud.

AY bared it all in a recent interview with Chude Jideonwo, explaining that he tried to reconcile with Basketmouth after they fell out in 2006 over the sum of N30,000 but his senior colleague told him he was a beast who never forgives.

However, Basketmouth, 44, sat with Hitz 103.9 FM and spoke about his plan to quit professional comedy in five years.

The broadcaster shared a clip of the interview on Instagram on Tuesday.

Basketmouth said, “I’ve just been floating for the past six years and told myself and the team that I’ll be coming back to comedy for five years and quit.

“I have planned my life to drop the mic when at 50, though I’ll still be cracking jokes but not professionally. So you could see me doing a gig or promo, but I will not charge anyone to perform again because I have made enough.