Jacinta Ocansey

Jacinta Asi Ocansey is a Nigerian-Ghanaian stand-up comedian singer and actress. She has been called "Ghana's only comedienne" and the uncontested "Queen of Ghana comedy". Some of the awards she has won include; Ghana Tertiary Awards 2016 Most Influential Student Comedian, Most Popular Student and Most Entertaining Student. Quotes I think I have been around long enough to know that I need to ignore a lot of things. So I have learnt to ignore a lot of things. Either I’m cracking jokes about them or I’m ignoring them I ignore a lot of things – Jacinta on how she deals with challenges,17 April 2024,Source: Rebecca Tweneboah Darko I always knew that I would be great but I think I didn’t know how tough it would be. Nothing ever prepares you for how tough the journey gets, it’s like a new level, a new devil The higher you go, the more things you have to battle with, the fact that you have to be better than the last, nothing prepares you for that but it has been an amazing journey I knew I would be great but didn’t know how tough it was going to be – Jacinta,9 April 2024,Source: Rebecca Tweneboah Darko   I've turned out offers before because I know that you're paying others way more I am aware that you're paying others way more whatever it is I think it's funny when people say that ‘because you are a woman is easier for you in the industry No, it's actually tougher when you're a woman. How many people want to sleep with a man before they help him I’ve been paid less because I’m a woman – Jacinta, 12 February 2024,Source: MyJoyOnline.com Largely, because, corporate Ghana is highly affected, and when corporate Ghana is affected, it affects sponsorships, it affects the fact that comedians cannot walk into corporate organizations and seek sponsorships and just get it like that. Jacinta Asi Ocansey on economic hardship and sponsorship towards comedy External links Category:Comedians from Nigeria Category:Singer-songwriters from Nigeria Category:Actresses from Nigeria Category:Women singers Category:Living people