Comedian Flaqo real name Erastus Ayieko Otieno has cracked the ribs of many Kenyans for about last two years.
His comedy kit or script is basically himself playing three roles, mother, son and father.
And that is how unique he is and talented in the same measure.
- Better known as Flaqo 411, he has 150K followers on Instagram and 44.9K followers on Twitter. He has about 67 followers
- He is popularly know as Emmanuel or Noel because he was born on 25th December, a day celebrated by Christian faithfuls as Jesus birth
- Flaqo who lives in Kisumu describes himself as a professional singer, dancer, comedian and scriptwriter.
- In 2018, comedian Flaqo 411 graduated with a degree in public health from Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology based in Yala town, Siaya county
- He started comedy way back but his breath-through came in August 2018, and by February 2019 he had 35, 000 followers on Instagram.
- He started off using an old and outdated phone, where he shot the videos himself and edited them, later he learned more editing skills on You Tube and perfected his skills
- Comedian Flaqo is ofcourse making money. He promotes top brands in Kenya such as Samsung, Yola and Airtel
- He does not over-rely on comedy, during his dry spell of jokes, he is working at his music studio in Kisumu – Mambo Leo. the studio is better known as Hitites (a play on tight hits)
- His previous relationship failed because comedy and career was taking too much of his time
- Comedian FLaqo avoids scandals at all cost, but he says that at one moment he almost got into one when a Live Vine Show at JKUAT went rogue for him with ladies kissing him carelessly on stage and recording themselves