The Making of Shank Comics in Today’s “Doing Life With…”

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This week, we are doing beingness with Shank Comics (Adesokan Adedeji Emmanuel), a comedian, skit maker, and YouTuber who has emerged arsenic 1 of the starring voices successful Nigeria’s caller question of integer comedy. Known for his signature catchphrase “Lit Gang,” Shank has expanded himself beyond short-form drama into unrecorded performances and planetary collaborations. In 2025, helium won $10,000 astatine Kai Cenat’s Streamer University event, which marked his introduction into streaming.

Enjoy the conversation!

Hello Shank. How are you feeling today?

Hello. I’m doing great, and you?

A batch of radical enjoyed watching your contented arsenic a creator. Why did you power to streaming, and however did you cognize it was time?

Hmm, to me, streaming is conscionable added worth to get what I privation from my career. 10 months ago, I didn’t privation to beryllium a streamer, but on the line, I discovered that streaming is simply a almighty limb I tin adhd to my brand. Giving maine much chances to execute my goals arsenic a creative, and what I privation is simple: “The satellite indispensable perceive my name”. Now… I’m a skit maker, streamer and a YouTuber. Tomorrow, I mightiness adhd thing else. Whatever aligns with my vision, I do…shamelessly!

Please archer america astir your inheritance –education, childhood, vocation travel and an facet of your puerility that shaped who you are today?

I can’t retrieve what happened successful my kindergarten days, but I americium definite I didn’t know book, lol. I attended Goodness and Mercy Private School, Olambe, Ogun State, for my superior schoolhouse and Lagos State Model College, Meiran, for my secondary school. I studied Electronic and Electrical Engineering astatine Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State. After university, I knew heavy down I didn’t privation to enactment for anyone. I started arsenic a Twitter influencer successful 2019, and 1 day, a video I posted went viral, and since then, it has lone been God. I don’t adjacent cognize however I got here.

When did you realise drama could go much than conscionable skits online, that it could really beryllium your career? 

When I started getting paid. Omo, I locked in. Make God nary shame us.

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