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OMJ Podcast

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Born in Parma (Italy) in 1993. His parents are Nigerian Pastors and he defines himself as the «Jollof rice Ambassador in Italy». In 2019, he created the "OMJ Podcast": a weekly comedy podcast with over 150 episodes, that he records in a cramped office closet. OMJ is the acronym of his Nigerian Yoruba name (Olaoluwa Modupe John), but it’s also his charismatic alter ego: “Oh My John”.

In the episodes, there are continuous and spontaneous personality splits which converse freely in Parma, Nigerian and Ghanaian accents. «It's an extremely controlled chaos. A bit like the Afro-Italians stories», he says. Since 2020, he has been the creator of "rather disconcerting" short monologues, where he deals with sensitive topical topics with a critical-ironic and often provocative vision, «trying to be neutral» . In 2021, he created the podcast "Il Lamentone Italiano" (The Italian Griper). In December 2021, he started his stand-up comedian career by opening Filippo Giardina's show. Since July 2022, he has been carrying around Italy his stand-up comedy show "Charlemagne’s Cousin".

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