Nigerian skit maker, media personality, and entertainer Bukunmi Adeaga-Ilori, aka Kiekie, has launched a game and talent hunt show titled ‘Kiekie Unscripted Experience’.
At a Wednesday media briefing at the Mikano Motors showroom in Lagos, the Oyo-born skit maker stated that ‘Kiekie Unscripted Experience’ is designed to discover and celebrate the most talented individuals across various categories.
With a mix of thrilling games, intense challenges, and raw talent, Kiekie said the participants will have the opportunity to showcase their unique skills and win fantastic prizes.
The show will premiere on 1 October at 5:00 p.m., and subsequent episodes will air every Thursday on Kiekie TV Channel on YouTube. It will run for 12 weeks and have a grand finale where winners will be announced.
Kiekie said over 30 participants could win prizes, including a new 2023 Mikano Changan car, N30 million, two all-expense-paid trips to any country of choice, and more.
Kiekie said she has curated a Talent Showcase of unique skills across various categories, including music, dance, comedy, and more.
The main segments here are Impress the Audience, Blast it Up, The Big Stage and many more.
Others are high-energy games that test both physical and mental agility. The main segments here are Back to School, Balloon Busters, Backward Racers, Climbers, The Freezer Game, The Negotiator and many more.
The show will focus on audience interaction and feature live voting and engagement from viewers, allowing fans to support their favourite participants actively. This segment is aptly named “All my guys are ballers.” The physical audition scheduled for 3 September is for participants who did not have the chance to register online or submit their videos.
The “Kiekie Unscripted Experience” has been in the works for three years. Kiekie detailed the creative process, revealing that after numerous brainstorming sessions and extensive collaboration with her creative and writing teams, she finalized the show’s concept.
“I had to create a brand new show. I have a full creative team, I have a writer’s team as well. We came together, we had three different brainstorming sessions and I wasn’t feeling it. And then, just like I said, my husband said, I know you won’t feel it, and you will write the whole show.
“I started around 11, I finished around six in the morning. I went to bed, and I called him, and I said, my show is already, and then I sent him the entire synopsis of all 12 segments of the show.
“And so I would say that the journey took about three years of thinking and brainstorming to myself while I’m at work as I’m driving as I’m playing with my daughter, it is in my head.”
According to Kiekie, her decision to launch this show stems from her desire to support emerging talents who may not yet have had the opportunity to shine on a larger stage.
With over 10 million social media followers and an impressive monthly reach of 150 million impressions, Kiekie plans to leverage her platform to create significant opportunities for participants.
She envisions the show not only as a means to reward talent but also as a way to offer financial support and brand exposure.
“When you are a person of talent, your talent is supposed to make way for you. Your talent is of the library. So I don’t want people to die in this life and your talent will not come forth. But I understand that taking the journey personally can take a long time. Hence why I want to create. I already have a very big platform across social media. I have about 10 million followers on social media
“My impression across all my platform, every month is over 150 million. If you understand what that means, what am I doing with this impression? How about we create a platform where people of talent can come and be seen every year if I can because we have 10 different segments where 10 people can be celebrated. If I can create 10 of my own every year. By the time I do it for 10 years, that would be. And the dream is that this year we’ve only created 10 winners next year, we can create 20 winners.”
Registration is open from 20 August 20 to 2 September 2024. The first episode of the show is slated to premiere on October 1 and will run for 12 weeks.
By Ezinne Okorie.
