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Bovi Ugboma was born in Benin City. He attended UNIBEN staff school for his primary education. In 1991, he was enrolled in Government College, Ughelli in Delta State. After completing his secondary education, he gained admission in 1998 to Delta State University where he studied Theatre Arts.

Bovi began his career in April 2007, starring in the sitcom Extended Family, which he also wrote and produced.  The show was very popular, and by 2008 Bovi was an emerging force in comedy shows and events throughout Nigeria. He got his big break as a stand-up comedian in Nite of 1000 Laughs organized by Opa Williams.

In 2013, his first stand-up special was held at the prestigious Eko convention center. He would go on to stage the sequel in 2014. Bovi- Man on Fire 2014 also featured international superstars Ja Rule and Ashanti. Bovi took the one-man special to several cities in the United States, including London, Melbourne, and Toronto.

In 2017, after a three-year hiatus, the Man on Fire franchise returned to Lagos and it was the most successful yet. The fourth edition in Lagos held in April 2019 and Bovi insists it is the last of the man on Fire franchise.

Bovi premiered his first movie It’s Her Day on 9 September 2016.He was nominated for the AMVCA awards as the best actor in comedy; his third individual nomination since the inception of the AMVCA and the fourth from his works. The movie, though lacking in mainstream publicity, went on to have a decent run in the cinemas and grossed 55 million naira at the box office. He wrote and featured in the 2021 comedy movie My Village People.

Nigerian Comedian

Bovi Ugboma is a Nigerian stand-up comedian,actor, and writer. He has organized popular stand-up comedy concerts like Bovi: Man on Fire across the globe.

Early life and education

Bovi Ugboma was born in Benin City, the capital of Edo State. He attended UNIBEN staff school for his primary education. In 1991, he was enrolled in Government College, Ughelli in Delta State. For disciplinary reasons and fear from his parents of his development as a youth, he was removed from boarding school and transferred to Edokpolor Grammar School in Benin City, where they lived. That move proved unproductive and he moved to his third secondary school, Boys Model Secondary School, Onicha Olona, an all boarding school. After completing his secondary education, he gained admission in 1998 to Delta State University where he studied Theatre Arts.

Comedy career

2007

Bovi began his career in April 2007, starring in the sitcom Extended Family, which he also wrote and produced. The show was popular and fans loved it.

2008- 2011

Bovi was an emerging force in comedy shows and events throughout Nigeria. he made his stand-up comedy debut in Nigeria's premiere comedy franchise, Night of a thousand laughs organized by Opa Williams.

2013 - 2014

His first stand-up special held at the Eko convention center. He would go on to stage the sequel in 2014. Bovi: Man on Fire 2014 also featured international superstars Ja Rule and Ashanti. Bovi took the one-man special to several cities in the United States, London, Melbourne, Kyiv, Brisbane, Sydney, Moscow and Toronto.

2017

He went on a break for three years after the 2014 edition of the show, after the hiatus, the Man on Fire franchise returned to Lagos and it was the most successful yet. The fourth edition in Lagos held

(By Oris Aigbokhaevbolo)--Bovi, king of Nigerian comedy, goes to the movies in It’s Her Day

The contest for supremacy in Nigerian comedy has been taken out of stand-up comic performances and into the movies. With It’s Her Day, top comedian Bovi enters the ring.

The Nigerian film industry loves the comedy form. It’s fast, it’s fun, it’s frequently foolish.

But foolishness has its uses. The last time somebody put a foolish Nigerian on the big screen, he cashed in so much that his film ended up in the Guinness Book of World Records as the highest-earning Nollywood film at the box office. That somebody was the comedian Ayo Makun, aka AY, the film was 30 Days in Atlanta. It is a film that irked many but drew many more to the cinemas.

It would be unfair to say that foolishness was that film’s strong point. It wasn’t. AY put an average, albeit silly, Nigerian at the centre of his film. That average Nigerian was called Akpos, and before his cinematic debut, he was the Nigerian everyman in jokes that showed up online. He was often played by the comedian Bovi Ugboma as a clever but clueless character on AY’s comic version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire. But when it was time for Akpos’s appearance in Nollywood, AY chose to play the character himself. The rest is Guinness and Nollywood history.

Bovi has proven to be the very best of Nigerian comedians. AY is a lesser talent with better PR and showbiz connections; Basketmouth is now complacent.

Bovi does it best

This background is not necessary to enjoy the film It’s Her Day, but it has some relevance because over the years Bovi has proven to be the very best of Nigerian comedians, even if he is (or acts like he is) not aware of his position. AY is a lesser talent with better PR and showbiz connections. Basketmouth, once the best, is now complacent. The country’s other comedians are mostly more name than quality.

With It’s Her Da