A wandering lawyer. Unusual cases.
Meet his charge-and-bail persona.
LAYI WASABI
Comedian. Actor. Isaac Olayiwola.
You may know
a few of his
characters.
Meet the performer behind The Law, Mr. Richard and Professor.
Layi Wasabi01 / Start here
02 / The characters
Familiar faces.
Entirely Layi.
A lawyer, a financial guru, a professor.
Different people. One performer.
A financial guru with a masterclass to sell.
His own kind of business education.
One entrance score.
A very memorable conversation.
03 / Acting
A different
scene.
From character comedy to film and television. Explore Layi’s screen work and the process behind it.
Everybody Loves Jenifa 2024 / FILM
Aníkúlápó: Rise of the Spectre 2024 / SERIES
Adire 2023 / FILM
Japa! 2024 / FILM
04 / Behind the characters
Before the characters,
there was a viewer.
Raised in Osogbo, Isaac Olayiwola grew up watching Yoruba films and recorded comedy. His interest in performance led from school drama to character comedy and screen acting.
Today, audiences know him as Layi Wasabi.
Meet Isaac. Read his story ↗In conversation
TEDxLagos / TEDx Talks / 2024
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