{"id":379506,"date":"2017-12-02T09:43:56","date_gmt":"2017-12-02T09:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=379506"},"modified":"2017-12-02T09:43:56","modified_gmt":"2017-12-02T09:43:56","slug":"ghanaian-comedians-broke-comedian-khemikal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/12\/ghanaian-comedians-broke-comedian-khemikal\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghanaian comedians are broke \u2013 Comedian Khemikal"},"content":{"rendered":"
Contrary to the notion that Ghanaian comedy is gradually gaining ground, comedian Khemikal has revealed that the trade is not lucrative.<\/p>\n
In an exclusive interview with\u00a0Citi Showbiz<\/strong>\u00a0on Friday, 1st<\/sup>\u00a0December, 2017, Khemikal noted that Ghanaian comedians are poor because they are treated with disdain.<\/p>\n \u201cGhanaian comedians are broke because most event organisers, especially those who mount the big billboards and do all the advertisement in the media are not willing to pay us per our standards. They are willing to pay an international act about $20,000 dollars but will pay a Ghanaian GHc 1,000 because they feel we are Ghanaians,\u201d he lamented.<\/p>\n Khemikal, known in private life as Daniel Selase said even though the Ghanaian comedians get more gigs than before, they are paid a pittance and that does not suffice to cater for their needs nor does it befit their status.<\/p>\n