• Patience Yisa, known as Pepe, is a renowned actress and content creator.
• Creating skits has been pivotal in advancing her career.
• Pepe has built a substantial online presence with, Over 1.4 million followers on Facebook.

Renowned actress and influencer Patience Yisa, affectionately known as Pepe, recently shared how skit creation has significantly boosted her professional journey.

Thanks to her engaging skits, Pepe has amassed a substantial online following. Her audience includes over 1.4 million followers on Facebook, close to a million each on TikTok and Instagram, and nearly 100,000 subscribers on YouTube.

During a recent interview, Pepe opened up about this aspect of her career. She remarked, “I’ve been focusing on diversifying my work. Although I began as an actress, I quickly developed a passion for skit making. Who wouldn’t want to create a skit in under 30 minutes and earn money from it? Skit making generates income more swiftly than film roles. Beyond passion, it’s crucial to secure financial stability. No one wants to pursue their passion only to end up financially strained.”

She said: “Nothing really has been happening apart from me trying to diversify. I started as an actress and fell in love with skit making. Who doesn’t want to shoot skit for less than 30 minutes and make money from it? As you know, skit making makes faster money than movies. Apart from the passion, you would also like to make money. Nobody wants to follow passion and be broke at the end of the day.

“When I saw an opportunity in skit making, I decided to take it up. I am back into the industry. As a matter of fact, I have shot two movies back to back. One which is ‘Lost Blood’ is currently enjoying rave reviews on Youtube. From now on expect to see more from me. I only took a break to do skit making.

“To be honest it is one of the most lucrative ventures to do as an entertainer. Skit making saved and changed my life. Almost everybody does skits now; Mercy Johnson, Destiny Etiko, Don Jazzy, etc. As you are making money from artist fees, you are also making money from your social media platforms.

“The platform is big for everybody. Gone are the days when before you make it in Nollywood you have to go through executive producers, producers and all that. The industry has grown so big and with the invention of these new platforms, nobody wants to depend on anyone to promote them anymore. Youtube at the end of the day is our retirement plan.”