Popular Comedian OB Amponsah was last Saturday adjudged Best Comedian at the third edition of Comedy and Poetry Awards (COPO) held at A H Hotel, East Legon.
He beat off Clemento Suarez, Jacinta Okansey, Akrobeto and Aka Ebenezer to win the ultimate prize. Apart from Best Comedian he also picked up Best Headline Comedian of the Year, Best Radio Comedy Show of the Year.
Other winners on the night included Lekzy Decomic who picked up Best Stand Up Comedian of the Year, Best Comedy Actor of the Year went Aka Ebenezer, Parrot Mouth picked up Best African and Jacinta Ocansey won Best Female Comedian.
For Poetry Nana Asaase won Best Spoken Word Act of the Year, Rhyme Sonny picked up Best Spoken Word Performer of the Year, Best Female Spoken Word act of the Year went to Menaye Ideas and Kwame Shelta won Best New Spoken Word act of the Year.
30 awards were given on the night which saw incredible performances from musician Kobi Rana, Comedian O B Amponsah, and Poets Timmy and Rhyme Sonny.
The event saw which started 9: 30 pm saw industry players including AY Poyoo, Apaatse, Whitnee Dee, and Odaykula. Put together by Dennis Boateng of Creative republic Limited, the Comedy and Poetry Awards aim at celebrating hardworking comedians and poets in Ghana.
