OB Amponsah

The notebook

Material that didn't fit in a five-minute set — plus what the papers have been saying.

No. 05 · Latest entry

Everybody in Ghana is an eye doctor. Except me, apparently.

I spent years studying optometry. My patients spent five minutes on WhatsApp. Guess whose opinion wins.

Read it30 September 2026 · 2 min

GhanaWeb29 September 2026

OB crowned 2025 Ultimate Comic Champion in North Carolina

The first Ghanaian to win The Idiot Box's Ultimate Comic Challenge, now in its 19th year.

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0428 September 2026

"Read the last line, please."

Five words I say fifty times a week. The answers I get back could fill a comedy special. Actually — they did.

1 min read

GhanaWeb27 September 2026

Accra roars at "Greetings From Abroad"

OB's December 2025 comedy special took over the Bukom Boxing Arena.

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0326 September 2026

Light off: an optometrist's professional advice on dumsor

Medical guidelines say you should read in good lighting. ECG has read the guidelines and respectfully disagrees.

1 min read

GhanaWeb25 September 2026

The real cost of filling Bukom

OB sold out a 4,000-capacity arena for his 10th anniversary show — and still lost about GH₵40,000.

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0224 September 2026

Same joke, two audiences: Accra vs. America

On tour in the US I learned that a joke can get the exact same laugh in two countries — just four seconds apart.

1 min read

GhanaWeb23 September 2026

"Ghanaian comedians must look beyond Nigeria"

On Joy Prime, OB made the case that Africa is a much bigger stage than one rivalry.

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0122 September 2026

The hardest crowd I've ever played is a Ghanaian family meeting

I've done the National Theatre. I've done Bukom. Nothing prepared me for Sunday afternoon with my uncles.

1 min read

GhanaWeb21 September 2026

"Stand-up comedy is standing on wobbly legs"

After a missed festival slot over visas, OB spoke up about how little support Ghana's comedy scene gets.

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