Lasisi Elenu

Nosa Afolabi

Nosa Afolabi, professionally known as Lasisi Elenu, is a Nigerian comedian, actor, compere and digital-content creator known for social-media comedy skits and screen work including The Razz Guy.

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About Lasisi Elenu

Profile information current to 2026-08-22.

Nigeria · Comedian, Actor, Compere

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Known for: Nigerian digital comedy; Social-media comedy skits; Nigerian screen comedy
Country: Nigeria

Comedian
Actor
Compere
Digital-content creator

At a glance

Lasisi Elenu gained prominence through social-media comedy built around an expressive frustration character and altered face and voice effects.
He launched and produced the web comedy series Mama and Papa Godspower in 2020.
He played senior executive Temi Johnson in The Razz Guy and received an AMVCA 9 acting nomination for the role.
His industry recognition includes a 2018 Future Awards Africa comedy nomination and the Trendupp Awards' Force of Comedy Skits 2022 recognition.

Background and entry into entertainment

Afolabi is reported to be a native of Offa in Kwara State and a graduate of the University of Ilorin, where The Guardian Nigeria said he studied Health Promotion and Environmental Health Education. He has said that he pursued music before turning his attention to skit making and the wider entertainment field.

Digital comedy career

Reporting places his rise in social-media comedy in 2017. His early Lasisi Elenu persona used altered face and voice effects, including a wide-mouth filter, to deliver frustration-based routines. He later expanded the format through projects such as Mama and Papa Godspower, a web comedy series he launched and produced in 2020.

Screen work and recognition

Afolabi's screen work includes his performance as Temi Johnson in The Razz Guy. The role earned him an AMVCA 9 nomination for Best Actor in a Comedy Drama, Movie or TV Series, although official Africa Magic records name Samuel Perry, known as Broda Shaggi, as the category winner. Other recognition includes a 2018 Future Awards Africa comedy nomination and the Trendupp Awards' Force of Comedy Skits 2022 recognition.

Timeline

2017 Reporting places his rise in social-media comedy in 2017, associated with a filter-based frustration-character routine.
2018 Nominated for The Future Awards Africa Prize for Comedy.
2020-09 Launched and produced Mama and Papa Godspower, a web comedy series.
2022 Received the Trendupp Awards' Force of Comedy Skits 2022 recognition.
2023-04 Nominated at AMVCA 9 for Best Actor in a Comedy Drama, Movie or TV Series for The Razz Guy.

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Biographical facts

He is reported to be a native of Offa in Kwara State, Nigeria.
The Guardian Nigeria reported that he graduated from the University of Ilorin in Health Promotion and Environmental Health Education.
In a 2022 interview, Afolabi said he had pursued music before deciding to focus on skit making and the wider entertainment space.
His early digital-comedy persona was associated with altered face and voice effects, including a wide-mouth filter.
He produced the 2020 web series Mama and Papa Godspower.
Afolabi played senior executive Temi Johnson in The Razz Guy.
P.M. News included Lasisi Elenu in its March 2020 list of 25 Nigerian entertainment figures under age 30.
The Guardian Nigeria reported that he received the Trendupp Awards' Force of Comedy Skits 2022 recognition.
He was nominated for Best Actor in a Comedy Drama, Movie or TV Series at AMVCA 9 for The Razz Guy; Africa Magic's winners list names Samuel Perry, known as Broda Shaggi, as the category winner.