Mark Angel (comedian)

Mark Angel (born 27 May 1991) is a Nigerian comedian, scriptwriter, and video producer. 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 13),[2] his niece,[3] and her cousin "Aunty" Success Madubuike (age 8). Angel's YouTube channel was the first African comedy channel to reach one million subscribers.[4] Mark Angel has a wife who also acts comedy at mark angel comedy caretaker series with his fellow actors which are Mr Azu, Baze10, Ebere, The Law, Mimi, Kingsley Brown.

Mark Angel
Mark Angel in 2017
Personal information
Born (1991-05-27) 27 May 1991
Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Occupation(s)Comedian, script writer, video producer, YouTuber
Websitemarkangelcomedy.com
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2013-present
GenreComedy
Subscribers8.85 million[1]
(July 2023)
Total views2.17 billion[1]
(July 2023)
100,000 subscribers2016
1,000,000 subscribers2017
Last updated: 25 October 2022

Early and personal life

Angel was born in 1991 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.[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. He began independent filmmaking in 2013 under his studio, Mechanic Pictures.[3] He is a supporter of Chelsea FC.[7]

He can understand both Igbo and Yoruba, two of the most-spoken native languages in Nigeria.[8]

Mark Angel Comedy

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," 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

In the summer of 2021, Mark Angel signed a contract with 1xBet, an online gambling company popular in Nigeria.

Social media presence

Angel has tens of millions of followers on social media, including 12 million followers on Facebook,[18] 2.5 million on Instagram,[19] 1 million on TikTok, and 8.85 million subscribers on YouTube.[20]

Film style

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 neighbourhood in Port Harcourt, as a means to portray the environment he grew up in and relate to other common people in Nigeria.[2]

References
  1. "About MarkAngelComedy". YouTube.
  2. Chidimma, Eze (5 June 2017). "10+ Unbelievable Facts About Mark Angel Comedy". BuzzNigeria. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  3. "I once cried on set – Mark Angel". Punch Newspapers. 14 February 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  4. "Emmanuella'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.
  5. Nenge, Katrine (1 October 2018). "Mark Angel's biography: interesting facts you should know". Legit.ng. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  6. "I once cried on set – Mark Angel - Punch Newspapers". 13 February 2016.
  7. "World Cup 2018". Mark Angel Comedy – via YouTube.
  8. "Passion of Christ". Mark Angel Comedy – via YouTube.
  9. Chidimma, Eze (5 June 2017). "10+ Unbelievable Facts About Mark Angel Comedy". BuzzNigeria. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  10. 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.
  11. "Landlord Charged". Mark Angel Comedy – via YouTube.
  12. Ibenegbu, George (22 December 2017). "Comedian kid Emmanuella biography". Legit.ng. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  13. "Meet Nigerian 6-year-old comedienne". CNN. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  14. Akande, Segun (30 January 2018). "Why Nigerians think this comedy duo is very funny". Pulse.ng. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  15. Okunola, Folarin (28 July 2017). "MarkAngel Comedy, Emmanuella gets YouTube plaque for hitting 1 Million subscribers". Pulse.ng. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  16. 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.
  17. "LOCKDOWN | Emmanuella | Aunty Success | Regina Daniels | Ofego Comedy | Episode 7". YouTube.
  18. "Mark Angel". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  19. "Mark Angel". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  20. "Mark Angel". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
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