By Our Reporter
For Mugumya Sparen, higher often called Sparen Talker, making individuals chortle has grown into greater than only a passion. It has turn out to be a profession, a supply of revenue and a method of connecting with individuals in Uganda and past.
Born in Ntungamo District in western Uganda, Sparen turned to content material creation after realising that comedy and music may give him a platform to showcase his expertise. He usually makes use of a well-liked slogan “ I can guarantee you”, in his skits.
He was notably impressed by comedians and content material creators William Last KRM and Mickey Seems, whose work inspired him to present content material creation a shot.
“They had been too humorous, and I believed I may very well be even higher,” Sparen says.
He began creating comedy skits and sharing them on platforms corresponding to TikTok and YouTube. With time, his movies started attracting consideration and constructing him a following on-line. But for Sparen, the journey has been about greater than likes, views and followers.
Content creation has additionally helped him increase cash to pay his college tuition at Kampala International University Western Campus. He says the revenue from his work has additionally enabled him to make investments in Uganda.
The journey has include one other profit which is assembly individuals. Through content material creation, Sparen has made mates and constructed connections each inside Uganda and outdoors the nation.
Still, what issues most to him is the straightforward cause he began within the first place: making individuals chortle. “Above all, I’ve been in a position to make individuals chortle by my inventive skits and movies on-line,” he says.
And he isn’t planning to cease at Uganda. Over the following 5 years, Sparen desires to develop his model past the nation’s borders and compete on the African stage. His greatest ambition is to turn out to be the very best content material creator in Africa.
From Ntungamo to TikTok, Sparen’s journey exhibits how a easy expertise for making individuals chortle can flip right into a critical profession when given the proper platform.