THE CITY OF HOUSTON DECLARES JULY 17 'BASKETMOUTH DAY'

The Mayor of Houston Annice D. Parker signed a document proclaiming July 17 as Basketmouth Day in HoustonBright Okpocha (born 14th September 1978) better known by his stage name Basketmouth, is a Nigerian stand-up comedian and rapper.Although it wasn’t categorized to be standup comedy; it was called wording in other words yabbing, which he did all through his secondary years. In 1991 Bright discovered his skills in drumming, which he did for over 5 years after wards. During his days of being an instrumentalist for his church and a band at that point, he also discovered his skills in rap music and later diverted into that path in 1994. In 1995, he, his friends and brother formed a group called da psychopaths. It had 7 members but they split before they could even release an album or single.

Back to back through the last 4 years, Bright has won the National Comedy Award for Best Comedian of the year, Best Standup Comedian on the year (2005/6). As a follow upto the growth, he formed a company called humor unlimited (2004), (stage play) -Devils kiss (2004), and in 2006 took it higher by forming a one man standup comedy show which made history in Nigeria [Basket Mouth Uncensored 1,2,&3]. He later established a consulting/event & Artist management company (Barons World Entertainnment) in 2006.Basket Mouth is currently one of the brand ambassadors of one of the leading telecommunications companies in Africa (Globacom) till date, Basket Mouth stands out as one of the names to reackon with in the entertainment industry.

The top Nigerian comedian Basketmouth has received a great honour all the way in the city of Houston, Texas in America.The Mayor of Houston Annice D. Parker signed a document proclaiming July 17 as Basketmouth Day in Houston.Basketmouth (Bright Okpocha) was bestowed this honour because of his "commitment on bringing our community together through comedy." The comedian will be in Houston on July 18, 2015 as part of his world tour. He will be performing at the Ayva Center in Houston as part of his One Man Stand Comedy Concert, Basketmouth Uncensored. "And yet again.... GOD is partial with me. Step by step, it can only get better" wrote the comedian on Instagram when he shared the picture of the letter of proclamation.