Mark Angel (comedian)
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.png) Mark Angel in 2017 | ||||||||||
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| Born | 27 May 1991 | |||||||||
| Occupation(s) | scriptwriter, YouTuber | |||||||||
| Website | markangelcomedy.com | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2013-present | |||||||||
| Genre | Humor | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 9.22 million[1] (July 2024) | |||||||||
| Total views | 2.32 billion[1] (July 2024) | |||||||||
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Last updated: 16 July 2024 | ||||||||||
Mark Angel (born 27 May 1991) is a Nigerian scriptwriter and YouTuber. He is best known for the Mark Angel Comedy series of shorts on YouTube, often featuring child comedians such as his cousin, Emmanuella Samuel (age 14),[2] his niece,[3] and her cousin "Aunty" Success Madubuike (age 11). Angel's YouTube channel was the first African comedy (Afrocomedy) channel to reach one million subscribers.[4] Mark Angel has a wife who also acts within his productions with his fellow actors, which are Mr. Azu, Baze10, Ebere, The Law, Mimi, Kingsley Brown.
Early and personal life
[edit]Angel was born in 1991 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. His parents hailed from Imo State.[5] He attended Obafemi Awolowo University to study medicine but left for family reasons. After college, he studied cinematography in India[6] and spent time in Nigeria gaining experience in cinematography and theater but could not find stable paying work in Nollywood.[citation needed] He began independent filmmaking in 2013 under his studio, Mechanic Pictures.[3] He is a supporter of Chelsea FC.[7]
He is fluent in Igbo and understands Yoruba.[8]
Mark Angel Comedy
[edit]Angel is best known for Mark Angel Comedy, a series of YouTube comedy shorts that feature a number of people from Angel's family and neighborhood in Port Harcourt. Many of the shorts involve children, primarily Emmanuella[9] and Success.[10]
Angel's first well known short is "Oga Landlord,"[citation needed] wherein a man late on rent (Angel) is trying to hide from his landlord (Daddy Humble) and tries in vain to have a child (Emmanuella) cover for him (e.g. "My uncle is not around. He just told me.").[11]
Emmanuella is Angel's longest-appearing actress. She has won comedy awards in Nigeria and Australia for her work with Angel,[12] and is Africa's youngest YouTube award winner.[13] She started film work in school as part of a class video project prior to being chosen by Angel for his stable of actors.[2] Videos starring her often reach up to a million views in the first week after posting.[14]
Mark Angel Comedy received a plaque from YouTube for having reached one million subscriptions in 2017. It was the first Nigerian-based YouTube channel to reach that threshold.[15]
In 2018 it was announced that Samuel would be attached to an upcoming Disney feature film.[16] On 2 April 2020, during the COVID-19 lockdowns, Emmanuella, Success, and Regina Daniels were featured in a skit by Ofego titled "Lockdown" on his YouTube channel, using archive footage.[17]
1xBet ambassador
[edit]In the summer of 2021, Mark Angel signed a contract with 1xBet, an online gambling company popular in Nigeria.
Social media presence
[edit]Angel has tens of millions of followers on social media, including 21 million followers on Facebook,[18] 2.5 million on Instagram,[19] 1 million on TikTok,[citation needed] and 8.85 million subscribers on YouTube.[20]
Film style
[edit]Mark Angel works mostly with multiple camera formats and close camera angles. Filming sometimes includes shaky camera techniques to give them a natural and down-to-earth feel, something Angel calls "freestyle comedy."[2]
Angel primarily films within his family's lower-class neighborhood in Port Harcourt, as a means to portray the environment he grew up in and relate to other common people in Nigeria.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "About MarkAngelComedy". YouTube.
- ^ a b c d Chidimma, Eze (5 June 2017). "10+ Unbelievable Facts About Mark Angel Comedy". BuzzNigeria. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ a b "I once cried on set – Mark Angel". Punch Newspapers. 14 February 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ "Emanuella's Channel Is The First African Comedy Channel To Hit 1 Million Subscribers On YouTube". SilverbirdTV. 2 June 2017. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ Nenge, Katrine (1 October 2018). "Mark Angel's biography: interesting facts you should know". Legit.ng. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ "I once cried on set – Mark Angel - Punch Newspapers". 13 February 2016.
- ^ "World Cup 2018". Mark Angel Comedy – via YouTube.
- ^ "Passion of Christ". Mark Angel Comedy – via YouTube.
- ^ Chidimma, Eze (5 June 2017). "10+ Unbelievable Facts About Mark Angel Comedy". BuzzNigeria. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ Kavhu, Sharon (25 January 2019). "High-profile young talents set for Teen Inspirational Summit in Namibia". The Southern Times. Archived from the original on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "Landlord Charged". Mark Angel Comedy – via YouTube.
- ^ Ibenegbu, George (22 December 2017). "Comedian kid Emmanuella biography". Legit.ng. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ "Meet Nigerian 6-year-old comedienne". CNN. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ Akande, Segun (30 January 2018). "Why Nigerians think this comedy duo is very funny". Pulse.ng. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ Okunola, Folarin (28 July 2017). "MarkAngel Comedy, Emmanuella gets YouTube plaque for hitting 1 Million subscribers". Pulse.ng. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ Mumbere, Daniel (20 February 2018). "Nigeria's child comedian Emmanuella to feature in a Disney project". Africa News. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ "LOCKDOWN | Emmanuella | Aunty Success | Regina Daniels | Ofego Comedy | Episode 7". YouTube.
- ^ "Mark Angel". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "Mark Angel". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Mark Angel". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
