Caro and Copees duo is an African comedy crew led by comedians Lovert Lambe and Lilian Mbeng among many talented and hardworking comedians putting in relentless efforts to put Cameroonian culture out there through comedy are these two who keep getting better and better after every passing day.
While many focus on stand-up comedy, Lambe and Lilian are changing the web series narrative in the region with web series entertainment. Both have come a long way over the years. The year 2020 is when they started getting some much needed attention which their talent deserves and in 2021, they are certainly on almost every blog and timeline. Both contributors are excellent actors who are doubling up as comedians, with production assistance from Parent Production House Elipse Chase Empire.
Though Caro (Lilian) and Copees (Lovert) started their comedy by trying which thing to really settle for like sometimes playing the husband and wife role in most skits, or switching roles to become friends in other skits, both have finally discovered being husband and wife gets people laughing and talking more. After all, they are really compatible together.
In the beginning of 2021, they have settled for the husband and wife role and have equally been consistent, unlike in 2020 when they didn’t have consistency in story telling. I think they found a form and stuck to husband and wife which is working for them.
Though still very much a work in progress, their slow growth proves how difficult it is to grow in Cameroon. It’s disheartening to know that a consistent and very humorous and creative comedy group like this one is still stuck at 4,500 Facebook likes and just slightly above 4,000 subscribers on YouTube.
The due have featured almost every prominent comedians from the English speaking part of Cameroon from Oboy Da Comic, to Le boi synthetic and many others but with their irresistible comedy skits, they are still battling for attention within the Anglophone community who are also exposed to francophone comedians. This adds an extra layer of complexity as Cameroon is bilingual with French and English as its official laguages, with french being the dominant language and has the highest number of speakers in the country.
Evetually, the Caro and Copees might need to start thinking about expanding their horizon, by featuring French speaking comedians or bringing in some influential musicians who could also influence their following to a wider audience, with the collaboration with some francophone comedians being key.
In my opinion, I think the combo is on this side of the country and in as much as both are still embracing growth, fusing the Anglophone livestyles with some pinch of Francophone lifesyle would gain more attention just like what comedians like Ulrich Takam and many others are doing. Capees Comedy is unarguably the best and most interesting web series by any Anglophone Comedian.
Their skits catch the attention of many Anglophones because they bring the lifestyle so unfiltered. I know many would say they still have a long way to go which is true, but I think they have to start thinking about ambassadorial and endorsement deals.
Francophones seem to get most of these deals with very little work done (no disrespect). We can argue that most comedians have been getting deals in the Anglophone sectors but I think the bigger portion of these deals are on the other side of the country especially in the corporate sector.
In a nutshell, I think the way forward for this amazing duo should be putting in efforts to get their skits also played in Francophone media and this will only be easier if they start to collaborate with other Franco comedians which I think will force the Francophone media to embrace them, because they still haven’t.
They always come through with new skits weekly, every Friday and you should watch out for today’s episode. They keep getting better and more creative by the week!
Their popular skits like “Kwacoco go sweet so”, “Njangi” and “Employees” are on YouTube. Subscribe to their channel and enjoy more.
Q: Do you think these two comedians should collaborating with Francophones as the way forward for advanced growth in their comedic career?
