Buea almost came to a
standstill last Saturday September 15, as little over five hundred denizens of
the town and its environs stormed the mile 17 CNPS hall not for a political
conclave but to be a part of the “let them laugh” comedy show organised by a
one-man-lion, Calvino Wallang, popularly known as “MC Calvino.”
The social gathering
which brought together comedians from the national triangle and beyond was
spiced by a red carpet ceremony that gave the event the special touch, parallel
to none in the region.
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| Calvino Wallang |
With veteran comedians
like Spaco and young stars such as Mba Yacob, last Saturdays ceremony,
attendees attest, will go down memory lane as the first ever comedy show to
assemble hundreds in the town of legendary hospitality, and the entire region
as a whole.
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| on stage, MC Calvino is something else |
Welcoming, attendees at
the comedy “therapy” show the main organiser, MC Calvino took out time to
express his profound gratitude to all media partners and stakeholders who worked
relentlessly to ensure that the event recorded a 100% success rate.
Speaking, Grace Ngoh,
South West regional delegate of Arts and Culture, applauded Calvino’s “scenes
of creativity” which according to her will open the world and all its benefits
to him. To her, it was the first time she as witnessing such marmot crowd at a
comedy show in Cameroon, a practice neighbouring Nigeria is reputed for.
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| the #I DI LAF trade mark |
Grace Ngoh who
described Calvino Wallang as the future of Cameroonian comedy, urged him not to
let the ups and downs of life discourage him but to push forward and
restrategize every time he hits a stonewall.
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| Calvino says its not all about money but the passion |
Equally present among
some top guest at the comedy show was the directors of Buea-
based CMTV and
HITV, entrepreneurs, civil society leaders, telecommunication and brewery
giants, a college of reporters, Calvino’s lecturers at the department of
Journalism and Mass Communication of the University of Buea, and a hall full of
fans.
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