‘I’ve Been In Showbiz For 25 Years, Worked As Alibaba’s PA’, AY Tells Grass To Grace Story

Stand-up comedian and filmmaker, Ayodeji Richard Makun, popularly known as AY, said that fame used to be his prayer point when he worked as a Personal Assistant (PA) to Comedian Alibaba.

He, however, revealed that he added hard work to his ‘prayer point’ at the time.

AY made these known in a recent interview with radio personality, television host and vlogger, Toke Makinwa, where he opened up about his grass to grace story.

“I’ve been in showbiz for like 25 years because I started organising the campus beauty pageant from like way back Delta State University.

“I woke up one day and I said it’s also good to grace the stage. Leave backstage and come out. I’ve had candidates who represented Nigeria at Miss World, Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria. It will baffle you that I can teach a lady how to catwalk,” AY said.

He reminisced working as the assistant pageant manager for Miss Commonwealth, adding that he never knew he’d end up being the most followed Comedian on social media in Africa.

“I was working with the king of comedy (Alibaba) as his personal assistant and we used to travel everywhere. At the airport, people wanted to take pictures with Alibaba. There I was with my small bag, grabbing his phones. I didn’t see it coming, but I prayed for it. Then, it was just a prayer point backed with hard work.”