“I’m competing against myself” – Skit maker, Shank comics

Nigerian content creator Adesokan Emmanuel, also known as Shank Comics, has stated that he is his biggest critic and rival.

The skit maker made this comment during an interview while discussing what makes him unique in the content creation industry.

Shank stated that, while his comedy videos differ from those of his colleagues, he continues to attempt to create content that is better to his past works.

He said; “I am different. I make completely abstract comedy skits. From my name, my videos are like comics. In recent times, my YouTube videos have differentiated me from others. The videos are real, unscripted and spontaneous.

“I believe that all my videos are good. I try to be better than my previous posts. I am very hard on myself. I would rather not make a post than to do something that does not meet my standard. I am actually competing against myself.”

Shank also claimed that, despite being a hilarious person in school, he never intended to pursue a career in content creation.

He said; “Right from when I was in school, I was funny. But, I did not know that I could take it up as a career till I graduated from the university, observed the National Youth Service Corps scheme, and had no job. I had to make ends meet, so I started making videos.

I give the glory to God for where I am today. It has not been easy, but I am grateful. I just knew I would be rich and famous, but I did not know how. At some point, I thought I was going to become an engineer, but the joke was on me.”