Nigerian comedian, Michael Sani Amanesi, known professionally as Mc Lively, has opened up about his struggles with his profession.
Mc Lively, a law graduate, in an interview, revealed how he struggled with the decision to choose comedy over law.
He expressed that although he enjoyed his profession as a lawyer and excelled at it, he didn’t feel fulfilled practicing law.
According to him, it was a huge problem making people understand that his interest was in comedy.
Comparing his life to that of Falz, who is also a law graduate, Mc Lively described Falz as an inspiration and his mentor.
His words, “I love law so much, and I excelled at it. But there’s such a struggle between what one does in school, and what obtains in real life. I mean, how do I go to law school and spend such huge amounts of money, and straight out of Law School, I’m being offered N5,000 per month.
“And before I even got that particular one, I had gone to 3 or 4 different chambers”
“Now, imagine what I would have to go through when I want to get an actual job”
“It was such a huge problem when I was in law school, telling people that I wanted to be a comedian. People would always ask why I spent 5 years, including law school, just to end up as a comedian.”
Mc Lively also added, “Most times, when you want to do something, it’s always easier when there’s someone who has done that same thing. And I’m usually like FalztheBahdGuy studied Law too. I just want to say, Thank you, boss; that’s one of my greatest inspirations and mentors.”
