Her comedic materials stemmed from day-to-day happenings around her, which she uses to create contents with a humorous twist. Akinrogunde Omoshola Kikelomo popularly known in the industry as Mooreshola is one of the rising stars in the Nigerian skit making space.
Speaking about her foray into skit making, the talented skit maker says she was inspired to go into the industry by Nollywood star actress, Funke Akindele.
“I was inspired by Funke Akindele’s resilience and work ethics. She’s one celebrity I watched closely and noticed her knack for perfection. And of course her comical character, Jenifa. All these inspired me to give skit making a shot and thank God, it’s been one of the best decisions of my life.”
Explaining why she chose skit making as a career and what makes her stand out from others, she stated that she wants to use her skits to teach people lessons about life and not only to make them laugh. “It’s actually what I love doing though I started making skits for the fun of it but when I saw that people were actually liking my contents I decided to take it up as a career. Aside from this, I want to do things that can teach people lessons about life.
I mostly do tragi-comedy. I create content that deals with life, especially tragedies which people can learn from”, she added.
Speaking about the impact social media has played on her career progression, Mooreshola confirmed that it has greatly helped in building her career and fan base. “Social media has played a big role because that is what gives us the platform to churn out our materials. Social media platforms have actually made things easier. You post your skits, people get to watch and make comments, funny ones at that, and oftentimes, these skits go viral. It has helped in giving me fame and fans support”.
In giving advice to young people who might want to seeking opportunities in skit making and content creation, she says, “Firstly, you need to be passionate about this and be consistent with it because starting out, you may not find things easy and it is your passion that will be driving you to move on, and to also have this at the back of their mind, that passion is like an investment. Many do not see it so, but passion is an investment. The more you keep doing what you love doing, the more you are investing in yourself, because you become better each day, and a day will surely come that your passion will pay off. When you invest into what you love doing, over time it brings reward beyond your wildest imagination”.
