Renowned comedian and influencer, Bukunmi Adeaga-Ilori, widely known as KieKie, shares insights into her journey, revealing that she initially began as a fashion critic before venturing into the realm of skit-making.
The multi-talented personality disclosed that her foray into comedy and fashion criticism garnered attention from industry professionals. This recognition ultimately led to invitations to participate in skit creation.
Skit maker, Kiekie. Photo source: Instagram.During her participation as a panelist at an Entertainment Week Lagos session, Kiekie emphasized her initial combination of comedy with fashion criticism. She expressed gratitude for the positive reception that eventually propelled her into skit creation.
Despite her humble beginnings, Kiekie proudly highlighted her current achievements, such as managing her own YouTube page and independently producing compelling content.
Reflecting on her journey, she shared:
“I infused the comic side into my content, and that was what gave birth to my fashion shock show. It was a bit of critiquing fashion, but infusing comedy into it. That was one of the things that made the show grow at the time.
“It was a case of wanting to show more and having the right people around me to encourage me to do that. That is why I always tell people that it is very important to surround oneself with the right set of people that will push the right elements out of one; and not with the most irrelevant things.
“People started seeing the comic side in my fashion content, and they began pulling me into skits, saying, ‘This girl is hilarious; come and feature in skits’. One skit turned into five, then 10, till we got to this point. Before I knew what was happening, I had started producing my own content, and opened a YouTube channel.”
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