Nigerian Comedian Basketmouth, Thomas Gumede And Boity Thulo To Host Comedy Ridiculous

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On Tuesday night Boity Thulo proudly announced that she would be the new host of hit comedy show Ridiculousness.

Alongside her on the African version of the TV show is Thomas Gumede and Nigerian comedian Basketmouth. Instead of congratulatory messages, Twitter skipped the niceties and got angry. Very angry.

Their problem? They’re taking shots at not only local celebrities but also production houses and TV bigwigs for using what they call “the same people over and over.”

What was supposed to be a proud moment for Boity soon spawned into a massive debate across social media platforms. On Twitter alone, at the time of publishing this article, there were over 14.500 mentions of the #OpenUpTheIndustry.

Earlier on Wednesday, before the full might of the avalanche hit, Boity half-heartedly addressed the backlash.

Her lackluster response saw the commentary gain momentum and the issue spilled over to comments about other local celebrities.

Why are celebrities getting emotional over viewers wanting to see more faces in the industry?

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