It is already 20 years since the grass to grace story of Francis Agoda, known as I Go Dye, was heard in Nigeria. The comedian’s major moment started after he earned the privilege to perform eventually at the night of a thousand laughs in 2000, and since then he has been a house hold name in the Nigeria. His soaring reputation helped his career to develop and inspired other comedians to walk into the comedy hall of fame.
At the early stage of his career, he had series of disappointing moments when he wasn’t seen as good enough to be on certain events. He was denied performance slots at the night of a thousand laughs four times.
Growing up for I Go Dye was never a bed of roses “ Some said they had silver spoon but for me, there was no spoon at all, it was just fending for myself. All my early days were spent in the village with my grandmother, who nurtured me with so much traditional values. These things later amused my peers when I got back to primary school in Warri. There was so much difficulty for my age mates to comprehend my ideas and values of life.
