‘I’d Go Back To My 9-5’: Comedian Babatunde Aleshe Opens Up About Fear Of Being Cancelled, Reveals What His Wife Thinks Of His Jokes
Babatúndé Aléshé opened up about the fear of being canceled and revealed what his wife thinks of his pranks when he appeared on Tuesday’s episode of This Morning.
The 36-year-old comedian, who starred in last year’s I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here!, joined presenters Holly Willoughby and Philip Schofield on the sofa.
Before his new tour, Babatúndé admitted that he tells his wife about his new material after the performance because it takes him too long to understand it.
When Philip asked him if he told his wife Leonie his jokes, he exclaimed: ‘I don’t play jokes on her! He is terrible at understanding jokes.
‘I am not going to lie. It takes him about two weeks to figure out what I meant!
Funny: Babatúndé Aléshé, 36, spoke about the fear of being canceled and revealed what his wife thinks about his pranks when he appeared on Tuesday’s episode of This Morning
He continued: ‘First I go and test my material on the audience, then I might run it through them and say ‘are you okay with this?’
“But it’s a little late by then, I’ve already done that, so I’m like, ‘I’m letting you know!’
Speaking about his fears of being cancelled, he joked: “I’ve worked 9 to 5 before, if I get cancelled, I can do it again.”
Elsewhere, Babatúndé spoke about his career before entering the jungle and what influenced his decision to enter.
He explained, “I’d had enough, the best thing to do was mentally walk away—I’d just gotten married at the time, there was nothing going on in the comedy world.” Anything was better than that.
“In the back of the jungle, everyone comes up to me and tells me how much they loved me in the jungle and they want a picture.”
It comes after Babatúndé told Matt Hancock how “disappointed” he was with his behavior during the pandemic, but admits the politician talked him into it after seeing the funny side of his “butt grabbing” joke.
The comedian says he came to “respect a lot” the former health secretary, 44, for being able to “raise his hands” and “praises” Matt for trying to right his wrongs.
Oh no: Ahead of his new tour, Babatúndé admitted that he tells his wife about his new material after playing because it takes him too long to understand it (pictured together in November 2022)
Guest: The comedian who starred in last year’s I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here joined hosts Holly Willoughby and Philip Schofield on the couch.
In his first interview since leaving I’m A Celeb, Baba told MailOnline that Matt ‘appreciated’ being made jokes about smooching his girlfriend Gina Coladangelo, 54, and admits that while he doesn’t understand all the elements of the politics, he knew exactly what was going on. in the famous footage.
Baba said, ‘With Matt, I wanted him to feel comfortable with teasing. He was telling me that he actually appreciates that because what is politics without having comedians or people making fun of what we do?
“He’s a good sportsman, honestly I really respect the man for having people like me, Seann and even Chris supporting him on certain things.”
“I got him in on the joke, I wasn’t trying to laugh at him, I was trying to laugh with him and make him laugh at himself.”