Considering the number of comedians and content creators that are building massive followings and making millions of Naira online, we can quickly come to a conclusion that skit making is one of the profitable professions this digital age has offered a country like Nigeria where unemployment seems to be the order of the day.
Because of how profitable skit making is, lots of young and unemployed Nigerians are eager to use their talents and the digital space to make people happy in the hope that they will follow and engage with their content to give them the requirements and exposure that will help them to monetize their social media platforms as well as use other sources to make money online.
In this article therefore, we are going to answer the question commonly asked by intending skit makers: is skit making profitable in Nigeria.
Is skit making profitable in Nigeria?
Indeed, skit making is very profitable in Nigeria because the industry has witnessed so many comedians and content creators gaining large followership and making lots of money from content they upload on their social media platforms.
Because of this, the Nigerian comedy industry has been ranked the third-largest in the Nigeria entertainment industry and is estimated to be worth over 50,000,000 (fifty billion) Naira which is about 1.2 million dollars.
So many researches done has proved that skit makers like Mark Angel Comedy are earning over $300,000 (three hundred thousand dollars) every month from YouTube alone.
Other comedians like Mr. Macaroni, Broda Shaggy, Taaooma, Mr. Funny etc. have been able to gain massive followings across several social media accounts and are earning reasonable income from content monetization, sponsored content, brand ambassadorship, advertisements, endorsements etc.
Due to how skit making is making progress in Nigeria, lots of unemployed Nigerians are looking up to skit making as a means of getting an employment in a country where almost 33 percent are unemployed and 65 percent of it’s 200 million population are living in different levels of poverty.
However, it is worth noting that talent is very essential if you want to become successful in the skit making industry in Nigeria. And to ascertain if you have the talent, you need to start making skits and posting them online to see the feedback you are going to have from people who will be watching them.