Teju Babyface, a popular TV host and comedian, recently engaged in a candid and personal conversation with his colleague, Ayo Makun (AY), well-known as AY. The discussion revolved around AY’s ongoing feud with another comedian, Basketmouth.
In circulating videos of the interview, Teju Babyface questioned AY about his efforts to reconcile with Basketmouth and the involvement of senior colleagues in mediating their differences.
AY candidly revealed that he had indeed tried over the years to mend their relationship. However, he has now come to a point where he no longer desires reconciliation and is willing to carry the grudge with him indefinitely.
According to AY, senior colleagues in the comedy industry were aware of his attempts to reconcile with Basketmouth. Nonetheless, they advised him to step back and refrain from forcing a reconciliation, as Basketmouth remained unwilling to mend their rift.
“The bros [senior colleagues in the comedy industry] knew [about my beef with Basketmouth] and at some point in time, they had to ask me to slow down. They were like: ‘You’re doing too much. You are putting in too much to make this thing work. Friendship is not by force.
“I was believing that ‘No, this can work’. Even in my last stand-up comedy, I had to go on stage and I did another routine ‘My guy. How’s my guy? This is my guy. If you see this guy, tell him he’s my guy.’ And the following morning, every where exploded again. ‘We are not friends. We are not that. We are not this.
“So, for me now, I’m not pushing anything anymore. As I’m here now as AY, if I have to go to my grave without sitting with any of these guys to say ‘hello, ‘hi,’ I will be happy.”
Teju expressed his surprise upon learning about AY’s 17-year-long feud with Basketmouth. As a fellow player in the comedy industry, Teju admitted that he had been unaware of the extent to which their disagreement had escalated over the years.
