Any a time, comedians have made the stomachs of their audience ache with laughter anytime they mount the stage to delight them with jokes. They make sure their audiences leave shows still laughing their hearts out when they recollect some of the funny stories. But in recent times, comedy has taken different forms and styles; thanks to social media.

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The advent and popularity of social platforms such as Facebook, YouTube and Instagram have birthed a new crop of comedians who are somehow different from stand-up comedians because they create skits—short comedy sketches. In Ghana, a few skit makers were doing their own things before COVID-19. However, there is no doubt skits on social media in Ghana, like other parts of the world, gained a lot of attention and patronage during the pandemic.

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Thankfully, the comedy skit industry in Ghana is picking up quite fast with some talented, fast-rising comedians capitalising on digital technology, content creation, distribution and consumption to create a viable field within the creative industry. These skit Lords, as they are referred to, have created various ‘comic characters’ that have now become household names.

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These new crop of comedians are taking advantage of the wide reach social media has to create creative, engaging and funny content entertaining to the average social media user. By a mile, one of such skit creators, Jeffrey Nortey, has gained ground with his pieces beyond Ghana.

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Jeffrey, who is an actor, presenter and spoken word artiste, is taking the comedy skit industry to another level and gradually bringing some well-needed attention to that sector by highlighting trending topics and life lessons with his act. Jeffrey is talented and his experience as an actor, a TV presenter and a poet makes it quite easy for him to excel in that sector—arguably making him one of the most sought-after stars in that field.

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