Popular Nigerian comedian, Denilson Igwe, has made a shocking allegation about the earnings of Mark Angel and his popular child comedian, Emmanuella.
According to Denilson, Mark Angel was paying Emmanuella a monthly salary of N20,000 (approximately $50 USD) despite earning a whopping $160,000 monthly from their comedy skits.
Denilson made this allegation in a recent interview, sparking outrage and debate on social media.
Many have criticized Mark Angel for allegedly underpaying Emmanuella, considering her significant contribution to the success of their comedy brand.
However, it’s essential to note that these allegations have not been confirmed, and Mark Angel has not publicly responded to the claims.
Speaking in a teaser of the upcoming episode of ‘The Honest Bunch’ podcast, Igwe said he parted ways with Mark because he found out that he was cheating him and the rest of the crew members.
He claimed that he started Mark Angel Comedy and was the one filming the content which Mark was posting on Facebook in their early days but he wasn’t informed when the Facebook page got monetized.
He further claimed that Mark didn’t give him a dime from the proceeds of the monetization until 2016 when he gave him N50,000 after buying a car for himself.
He said, “I was the one that started Mark Angel Comedy. I’m an orphan Mark was the elder brother of the house. He was a security guard at Kilimanjaro, GRA, Port Harcourt.
“I was learning camera work from a man called Ifeanyi and I stole one of the cameras. So in our own free time, we will shoot comic videos.
“Mark then suggested that we should create a Facebook page [to post our comedy videos] which I accepted not knowing even when it was monetised.
“I just kept filming. Then suddenly in 2014, Mark bought a car. I asked him how he was able to afford it and he lied that someone gifted him the car and I accepted.
“He started paying Emmanuella N20,000 monthly. Her parents were poor so they didn’t even know the value of what their daughter was doing.
“No one knew the revenue it was generating. 2016 was the first time he gave me N50,000 and told me that the comedy wasn’t generating revenue. And we were making $160,000 monthly off Mark Angel Comedy’s Facebook revenue then.”
