By Rita Okoye
A popular skit maker, actor and activist, Debo Adedayo, aka Mr. Macaroni has said money wasn’t his intention when he ventured into content creation.
He made this known as a panelist at a youth empowerment summit, ‘The Roundtable Lekki’ held on the 1st of May.
“When I started content creation in 2019, it wasn’t to make money. I didn’t know I could make money from it. The only reason why I started it was because I was depressed. I studied Theatre Arts in school and I came out with the idea that at any audition I attended, they would pick me. But attending the auditions made me start doubting myself. That is what the auditioning system does to budding actors. Sometimes, it’s more of politics. They already have who they want to pick. I was winning best actor awards back in school. How can I come out and nobody is picking me for roles?”
When asked if his skits are about promoting a randy lifestyle, he said, “I have always said time and time again that if anyone needs me to answer that for them, then it’s because of the limited perversions of their own minds, not mine. I am a trained thespian. All our works are to inform, educate and entertain society. So, there is none of my content you will watch and you will not grab a lesson from. It’s not possible.”