The place of English comedy in Cameroon.

For so long, anyone who has a passion for comedy in Cameroon will
only have to think about something done from Nigeria, in typical
pidgin-English. Rarely one finds an individual who has come across
good quality English comedy even from Nigeria, let alone from
Cameroon.

Consequently, there is that comic apathy from comedians and people to
indulge in or listen to English comedy. Comedians fear they will  not have
the capability of holding their audience for 5
minutes in English and the audience fear the possibility of being
bored to death from bad comedy done in English language.

However, things are starting to change with the advent of English
comedy comedians like Nshom Bali (Bombastic Fool) and Ngwane Hansel
of the Meet Hansel Comedy Show. they have presented themselves in an
alluring manner that makes them stand out amongst other comedians in
English-speaking Cameroon, with their impeccable grasp of the English
language and the meticulous skill of entertaining the crowd for more
than an hour each.

Nevertheless, more needs to be done as more people still remain
skeptical about the future of English comedy in Cameroon and the
comedians still relying on old jokes told in pidgin English, mostly
curled from Nigerian comedians like Basket mouth and the rest. Rest
assured, there is a saying that "whatever you do in a certain
language ends where that language is being understood". English is
universal, and English comedians will soon dominate and rise to the
pinnacle of their comic glory.