Nigerian comedian Parrot Mouth has accused Funny Face of breaching a contract between them by failing to perform at an event after receiving payment.
Parrot Mouth claims that Funny Face, a Ghanaian comedian, was booked to perform at a comedy show in Nigeria and was paid half of his performance fee upfront.
However, Funny Face allegedly demanded full payment before performing, left the venue before the payment was settled, and did not show up at the main event.
Parrot Mouth’s manager stated that they tried to reach Funny Face multiple times for a refund or clarification but received no response.
“We paid half of the money. The artiste came to the backstage area, and we all had fun. Then the artiste manager said, ‘You have to pay the balance.’ We promised that we would give his money to him before he climbed the stage. So, they [Funny Face and his manager] should just give us ten minutes.
“Before Tosca [Parrot Mouth’s manager] came down, Funny Face had left. So, we had to call him more than 50 times, he didn’t pick up the call, and I didn’t even call him for a refund or write to him for anything. Because I believe that whatever you do will catch up with you,” he said while speaking in an interview with Hitz FM.
This incident adds to the recent legal issues involving artists failing to perform after being paid, with Mr. Drew also facing a lawsuit for a similar reason.
In a separate development, Funny Face was recently granted bail after being in police custody for two weeks due to a car accident where his vehicle hit five people on the Kasoa highway.
He has been granted bail with conditions and is expected to appear in court again in four weeks as investigations into the accident continue.