Josh2Funny
{{Short description|Nigerian comedian and actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
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| native_name = Chibuike
| native_name_lang = Igbo
| birth_name = Chibuike Josh Alfred
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|18 December 1990|df=y}}
| birth_place = Anambra State, Nigeria
|medium = {{hlist|Stand-up|film|television|music}}
| nationality = Nigerian
| education =Computer Science at Yaba College of Science and Technology
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| active = 2011–present
|genre = {{hlist|Observational comedy|Insult comedy|satire}}
|subject = {{hlist|Nigerian culture|everyday life|human sexuality|popular culture|current events|trick comedy|marriage}}
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| footnotes ={{cite web|url=https://dailytrust.com/skit-maker-josh2funny-wife-welcome-baby-boy|title=Skit Maker, Josh2funny, Wife Welcome Baby Boy|first=Ademola|last=Olonilua|date=18 May 2022|website=Daily Trust|access-date=30 July 2022}}{{cite web|title=I'm a serious person outside skit making – Josh2funny|url=https://punchng.com/im-a-serious-person-outside-skit-making-josh2funny/|first=Blessing|last=Enenaite|date=5 June 2022|website=The Punch|access-date=30 July 2022}}
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Chibuike Josh Alfred, professionally known as Josh2Funny, is a Nigerian comedian, actor and musician.{{cite book|last=Nwankwọ|first=Izuu|chapter=8 Eyes on the future|title=Yabbing and Wording: The Artistry of Nigerian Stand-up Comedy|publisher=NISC (Pty) Ltd|year=2021|jstor=j.ctv2gvdmcb|doi=10.2307/j.ctv2gvdmcb.14|pages=155–156|isbn=9781920033859 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.ripplesnigeria.com/comedian-josh2funny-undergoes-surgery-after-suffering-11-year-illness/|title=Comedian Josh2Funny undergoes surgery after suffering 11-year illness|first=Adekunle|last=Fajana|date=19 January 2022|access-date=30 July 2022|website=Ripples Nigeria}}{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/27/africa/tiktok-challenge-nigeria/index.html|title=This Nigerian comic is getting a lot of love on TikTok with the 'Don't Leave Me' challenge|first=Aisha|last=Salaudeen|website=CNN|date=27 June 2020|access-date=30 July 2022|location=Lagos, Nigeria}}
Early life
Josh2Funny was born in Anambra State on 18 December 1990. He moved to Lagos with his parents when he was eight years old.{{cite web|title=How Josh2Funny Became A Global Trendsetter|url=https://thenet.ng/how-josh2funny-became-a-global-trendsetter/|first=Mofijesusewa|last=Samuel|date=28 October 2020|website=Nigeria Entertainment Today|access-date=30 July 2022}} He shot into the limelight when his skit #DontLeaveMe went viral.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/tori-53203250|title=Don't Leave Me challenge: Josh Alfred AKA Josh2funny 'Don't Leave Me' challenge dey spread fast wit celebrities|first=Damilola|last=Banjo|location=Lagos|website=BBC Pidgin|publisher=BBC|date=28 June 2020|access-date=30 July 2022}}
He went viral again from playing trick of #fastest reader in the world at America's Got Talent.{{cite web|url=https://leadership.ng/josh2funny-thrills-judges-audience-on-americas-got-talent/|title=Josh2Funny Thrills Judges, Audience On America's Got Talent|work=leadership.ng}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/articles/c25gdr0dwq9o.amp|title=Josh2Funny AGT: How America's Got Talent judges take rate Nigerian comedian audition|work=BBC news pidgin}}{{cite web|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/josh2funnys-hilarious-americas-got-talent-audition-elicits-knocks-praises/|title=Josh2funny's hilarious America's Got Talent audition elicits knocks, praises|work=Nigerian Tribune}}{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/josh-alfred-americas-got-talent.html|title=Josh Alfred Spoofs Talent Shows on 'America's Got Talent'|work=vulture.com}}
Personal life
Josh is married and had a child in 2022.
Career
In October 2022, Josh released a viral sketch in which he plays a speed reader named Ebenezer. {{Cite news |last=Pandya |first=Harshal |date=August 9, 2023 |title=Josh Alfred perfectly spoofs AGT contestants on AGT |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/josh-alfred-americas-got-talent.html |work=VULTURE}} He read 1,679 page books within two seconds.{{Cite news |last=Pandya |first=Harshal |date=August 9, 2023 |title=Josh Alfred perfectly spoofs AGT contestants on AGT |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/josh-alfred-americas-got-talent.html |work=VULTURE}}
Filmography
- Lagos Real Fake Life{{cite web|url=https://guardian.ng/art/lagos-real-fake-life-exposes-other-seamy-side-of-city/|title=Lagos Real Fake Life exposes other seamy side of city|first=Omiko|last=Awa|date=18 November 2018|website=The Guardian|access-date=30 July 2022}} (2018) as Johnbull
- Knock Out{{Citation |title=Knock Out (2019) {{!}} Comedy, Thriller |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15149592/ |access-date=2024-01-27 |language=en-US}} (2019)
- Lockdown (2021) as Sunny
- Money Miss Road{{cite web|title=Charly Boy, Swanky JKA, Josh2funny in Money Miss Road|url=https://guardian.ng/saturday-magazine/charly-boy-swanky-jka-josh2funny-in-money-miss-road/|first=Eniola|last=Daniel|date=23 July 2022|website=The Guardian|access-date=30 July 2022}} (2022) as Joe
Awards and recognitions
- Won the GAGE Star Award in 2021{{Cite web |last=BellaNaija.com |date=2021-04-25 |title=Josh2Funny made history by becoming the first-ever GAGE Star Award Winner {{!}} See full list of Winners |url=https://www.bellanaija.com/2021/04/gage-awards-2/ |access-date=2024-01-27 |website=BellaNaija |language=en-US}}
- Nominated for the Best Actor in a Supporting Role in the 2022 AMAA awards.{{Cite web |title=AMAA 2022: South African, Ghanaian movies dominate nomination list |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/nollywood/555508-amaa-2022-south-african-ghanaian-movies-dominate-nomination-list.html?tztc=1 |access-date=2024-01-27 |website=www.premiumtimesng.com}}
References
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External links
- [https://m.imdb.com/name/nm12806139/ Josh Alfred] at IMDb
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Category:Male actors from Lagos
Category:Nigerian male film actors
Category:Nigerian male comedians
Category:Nigerian stand-up comedians
Category:Nigerian television personalities
Category:Nigerian entertainment industry businesspeople
Category:People from Anambra State
Category:Nigerian male musicians
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