Popular Nigerian comedian, Mark Angel, has addressed misconceptions surrounding his role in the careers of his young proteges, Emmanuella and Success.
In an interview with Saturday Beats, Angel clarified that he has never functioned as their manager. “Our contract was not related to management but distribution. I do not manage them. They have agencies that manage them. When they were kids, I did not know anything about management. My focus was to bring them to the limelight. I just put them on to content creation. It was in 2016 that a lawyer got involved. We drew up a form of contract but it was later cancelled. Her family chose who they wanted to manage them,” he explained.
Angel addressed these concerns after a viewer commented on a recent TikTok live video, stating, “You are not managing these girls well. I have been writing you over and over to tell you about it.” He expressed surprise at this comment, stating, “I was surprised because I wondered where she had been writing to me as I do not manage their accounts.”
Angel emphasized that he maintains a close relationship with the young comedians. “They still consult me because of the kind of relationship we have. I am like a father to her. I am only coming out to speak about these issues because of their page. I do not like people’s comments there and wouldn’t want it to affect them,” he said.