Comedy duo Maulana and Reign imagine there’s a decline within the high quality of Ugandan comedy as in comparison with the sooner days.
In line with Maulana Kasozi, earlier than the trade was politicized, issues had been tapering off nicely. He says that the trade was additionally affected by comedians who resorted to performing vulgar skits to get cash from the followers.
“The comedy trade was shifting on nicely till it turned monetized and politicized. Comedians targeted on cash, typically resorting to insults,” Maulana stated throughout an interview.
Reign additionally chipped in elaborating on how the rise of TikTok vastly affected comedy stating that again then folks solely accessed their content material from their official platforms which is not the case.
The duo calls upon the federal government to impact the modification of the copyright legislation in order that creatives begin incomes from their craft
The rise of TikTok has largely affected comedy in Uganda. Initially, folks primarily accessed our reveals from our official platforms however now, they will discover them anyplace, even on TikTok. We request the federal government to grant us rights to copyright legislation.
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