Larry J shuts down Eko Hotel for Christmas show

Olanrewaju Gregory popularly known as Larry J held his annual show on Thursday, December 25 at the Eko Hotel and Suites.

The event kicked off at 6.p.m and didn’t end until midnight when Larry J was joined by attendees and colleagues to ignite fireworks at the Car Park B.

Speaking of the success, Larry J said, “It was a family friendly show. It’s a night of comedy and laughs. The reason why we separated comedy from laughs is because we featured a comedy competition where the winner went home with N1 million. Even though we have not found a sponsor, we need to support our own craft because there are lots of good comedians out there who are even looking for platforms. We want to support the industry and ethical comedy. Some of my friends were around and some even came to just sit down and enjoy themselves like Ali Baba and some of my friends who are also actors, Deyemi Okanlawon and the rest of them. They just came to enjoy themselves.”

In attendance were several fans of Larry J while other comedians including Kenny Blaq, Damola is my name, Forever, Judicious, Phronesis and others headlined the event. 

On the process of picking the winner of the competition, Larry J said, “the vetting process is very simple; we look at ethical comedy and appearance. The kind of joke is very important, anyone who mistakenly uses the F word will have to exit the stage immediately because it’s a family show. No comedian will talk about women’s breasts. I want to leave the audience with the feeling that they can go for a comedy show and enjoy it so much and will not feel guilty about it. Because there are people who are very religious and feel like they have committed a sin after listening to a joke.”

When asked if he fears Artificial Intelligence (AI) will replace comedy, he said: AI cannot replace comedy. I have tried but AI failed when it comes to details. Some taught AI my pattern of comedy but could not get it when it comes to the switch. AI was confused, it couldn’t imitate me. I have an animation of my work which will be built next year but I was told to do the voicing because AI cannot get it right. AI can do comedy but it can’t do my voice. Maybe I would have gone to meet the Lord before AI will take over comedy.”