Mark Angel (comedian)
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Mark Angel (born 27 May 1991) is a Nigerian comedian, scriptwriter and YouTuber. He is best known for the Mark Angel Comedy series of shorts on YouTube, often featuring child comedians such as his cousin, Emmanuella Samuel (age {{age|year=2010|month=07|day=22}}),{{cite web|work=BuzzNigeria|last=Chidimma|first=Eze|access-date=19 February 2019|url=https://buzznigeria.com/facts-mark-angel-comedy/|title=10+ Unbelievable Facts About Mark Angel Comedy|date=5 June 2017}} his niece, and her cousin "Aunty" Success Madubuike (age 16). Angel's YouTube channel was the first African comedy (Afrocomedy) channel to reach one million subscribers.{{Cite web|url=http://silverbirdtv.com/uncategorized/35625/emmanuellas-channel-is-the-first-african-comedy-channel-to-hit-1-million-subscribers-on-youtube/|title=Emanuella's Channel Is The First African Comedy Channel To Hit 1 Million Subscribers On YouTube|date=2 June 2017|website=SilverbirdTV|language=en-US|access-date=20 March 2019|archive-date=28 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328164704/http://silverbirdtv.com/uncategorized/35625/emmanuellas-channel-is-the-first-african-comedy-channel-to-hit-1-million-subscribers-on-youtube/|url-status=dead}} Mark Angel has a wife who also acts within his productions with his fellow actors, which are Mr. Azu, Baze10, Ebere, The Law, Mimi, Kingsley Brown.
Early and personal life
Angel was born in 1991 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. His hails from Imo State.{{cite news|title=Mark Angel's biography: interesting facts you should know|date=1 October 2018|access-date=19 February 2019|work=Legit.ng|last=Nenge|first=Katrine|url=https://www.legit.ng/1195391-mark-angels-biography-interesting-facts-know.html}} He attended Obafemi Awolowo University to study medicine but left for family reasons. After college, he studied cinematography in India{{cite web| url = https://punchng.com/i-once-cried-on-set-mark-angel/| title = I once cried on set – Mark Angel - Punch Newspapers| date = 13 February 2016}} and spent time in Nigeria gaining experience in cinematography and theater but could not find stable paying work in Nollywood.{{Cite web |last=Golub |first=Kate |date=1 October 2018 |title=Mark Angel's biography: interesting facts you should know |url=https://www.legit.ng/1195391-mark-angels-biography-interesting-facts-know.html |url-status=live |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=Legit.ng}}{{Cite web |date=2024-09-01 |title=Mark Angel Net Worth, Cars, Biography, List Of Comedy » Carmart blog |url=https://carmart.ng/mark-angel-net-worth-cars-biography-list-of-comedy/ |access-date=2025-06-30 |language=en-US}} He began independent filmmaking in 2013 under his studio, Mechanic Pictures.{{Cite web|url=https://punchng.com/i-once-cried-on-set-mark-angel/|title=I once cried on set – Mark Angel|date=14 February 2016|website=Punch Newspapers|language=en-US|access-date=20 March 2019}}
Mark Angel Comedy
Angel is best known for Mark Angel Comedy, a series of YouTube comedy shorts that feature a number of people from Angel's family and neighborhood in Port Harcourt. Many of the shorts involve children, primarily Emmanuella{{Cite web|url=https://buzznigeria.com/facts-mark-angel-comedy/|title=10+ Unbelievable Facts About Mark Angel Comedy|last=Chidimma|first=Eze|date=5 June 2017|website=BuzzNigeria|language=en-US|access-date=22 March 2019}} and Success.{{Cite web|url=https://southerntimesafrica.com/site/news/high-profile-young-talents-set-for-teen-inspirational-summit-in-namibia|title=High-profile young talents set for Teen Inspirational Summit in Namibia|last=Kavhu|first=Sharon|date=25 January 2019|website=The Southern Times|language=en|access-date=22 March 2019|archive-date=14 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614225428/https://southerntimesafrica.com/site/news/high-profile-young-talents-set-for-teen-inspirational-summit-in-namibia|url-status=dead}}
Angel's first well known short is "Oga Landlord,"{{Cite web |date=2021-01-16 |title=Mark Angel comedy |url=https://dailytrust.com/don-jazzy-features-in-stingy-mens-association-videos/ |access-date=2025-06-23 |website=Daily Trust |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Mark Angel |url=https://viralmango.com/blog/influencer-profile/mark-angel/ |access-date=2025-06-30 |website=ViralMango Blog |language=en-US}} wherein a man late on rent (Angel) is trying to hide from his landlord (Daddy Humble) and tries in vain to have a child (Emmanuella) cover for him (e.g. "My uncle is not around. He just told me.").{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgtSdfnZFQc|title=Landlord Charged|via=YouTube|work=Mark Angel Comedy}}
Emmanuella is Angel's longest-appearing actress. She has won comedy awards in Nigeria and Australia for her work with Angel,{{cite news|url=https://www.legit.ng/1141756-comedian-kid-emmanuella-biography.html#1141756|title=Comedian kid Emmanuella biography|last=Ibenegbu|first=George|date=22 December 2017|work=Legit.ng|access-date=19 February 2019}} and is Africa's youngest YouTube award winner.{{cite news|publisher=CNN|url=https://www.cnn.com/videos/entertainment/2016/12/09/exp-nigerian-6-year-old-comedienne.cnn|title=Meet Nigerian 6-year-old comedienne|date=9 December 2016|access-date=19 February 2019}} She started film work in school as part of a class video project prior to being chosen by Angel for his stable of actors. Videos starring her often reach up to a million views in the first week after posting.{{cite news|url=https://www.pulse.ng/gist/emmanuella-mark-angel-why-nigerians-think-this-comedy-duo-is-very-funny/twxqly3|title=Why Nigerians think this comedy duo is very funny|last=Akande|first=Segun|date=30 January 2018|work=Pulse.ng|access-date=19 February 2019}}
Mark Angel Comedy received a plaque from YouTube for having reached one million subscriptions in 2017. It was the first Nigerian-based YouTube channel to reach that threshold.{{cite news|url=https://www.pulse.ng/news/google-for-nigeria-markangel-comedy-emmanuella-gets-youtube-plaque-for-hitting-1/7zm8vwg|title=MarkAngel Comedy, Emmanuella gets YouTube plaque for hitting 1 Million subscribers|last=Okunola|first=Folarin|date=28 July 2017|work=Pulse.ng|access-date=19 February 2019}}
In 2018 it was announced that Samuel would be attached to an upcoming Disney feature film.{{cite news|work=Africa News|url=http://www.africanews.com/2018/02/20/nigeria-s-child-comedian-emmanuella-to-feature-in-a-disney-project//|date=20 February 2018|access-date=19 February 2019|title=Nigeria's child comedian Emmanuella to feature in a Disney project|last=Mumbere|first=Daniel|archive-date=20 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220122743/http://www.africanews.com/2018/02/20/nigeria-s-child-comedian-emmanuella-to-feature-in-a-disney-project//|url-status=dead}}
On 2 April 2020, during the COVID-19 lockdowns, Emmanuella, Success, and Regina Daniels were featured in a skit by Ofego titled "Lockdown" on his YouTube channel, using archive footage.{{Cite web|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S46iwCmoGv0|title = LOCKDOWN | Emmanuella | Aunty Success | Regina Daniels | Ofego Comedy | Episode 7|website = YouTube}}
= 1xBet ambassador =
In the summer of 2021, Mark Angel signed a contract with 1xBet, an online gambling company popular in Nigeria.
Film style
Mark Angel works mostly with multiple camera formats and close camera angles. Filming sometimes includes shaky camera techniques to give them a natural and down-to-earth feel, something Angel calls "freestyle comedy."
Angel primarily films within his family's lower-class neighborhood in Port Harcourt, as a means to portray the environment he grew up in and relate to other common people in Nigeria.
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://markangelcomedy.com}}
- {{YouTube|MarkAngelComedy|MarkAngelComedy}}
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Category:Nigerian film producers
Category:Nigerian male comedians
Category:People from Port Harcourt
Category:People from Rivers State
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