Emmanuella

Comedian

Birthday July 22, 2010

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

Age 13 years old

Nationality Nigeria

#49459 Most Popular

2010

Emmanuella Samuel (born July 22, 2010), mononymously known as Emmanuella, is a Nigerian YouTube child comedian on Mark Angel's YouTube channel.

Emmanuella's first appearance was on episode 34, titled "Who Mess?"

Emmanuella made her foray into comedy at the age of five.

She was on a family holiday and met with Mark Angel.

He needed some children for his comedy shoot, and called a few children he knew for the audition, but they couldn't memorize their lines and he then turned to Emmanuella.

Despite the eighteen hour long video shoot, a stunt he pulled to test the endurance of the kids, Emmanuella did well.

After her selection, Angel had to convince her parents to let her become a part of the Mark Angel Comedy team and got their approval.

And she was featured in Australian movie titled: Survive or Die She became well known after the comedy skit "My Real Face", in which she was making jokes about a headmistress to a student without knowing the student was the daughter of the headmistress.

This short skit was featured on CNN's Facebook page.

2015

In 2015, she won the G-Influence Niger Delta Special Talent Award.

2016

In 2016, Emanuella won the award for Top Subscribed Creator from YouTube at the inaugural edition of the Sub-Saharan African YouTube Awards.

She also won the Best New Comedienne & Princess of Comedy awards at the Afro-Australia Music & Movie Awards (AAMMA).

She was hosted by CNN in November 2016.

2018

In 2018, Emanuella was invited to the National Assembly by Senate President Bukola Saraki on account of her landing a role in a Disney film.

She made the announcement of her role in the Disney film on her Instagram handle.

In 2018, she was nominated alongside Davido, for Nickelodeon's 2018 Kid's Choice Awards, under the category of Favorite African Stars, and in 2021, she won the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award for Favorite African Social Star

Emanuella is from Imo State in eastern Nigeria.

She was born in Port Harcourt in Rivers State.

The confusion on her relationship with Mark Angel has been cleared as in the recent post on his IG story Mark Angel called Emmanuella his child, referring to himself as the parent.

This confusion has been there for a while as it has been said in different circles that she is his niece and some say they are cousins.

Eze Chidinma of Buzz Nigeria in an article stated that Emmanuella is niece to Angel.

Pulse Nigeria also stated that Angel is an uncle to Emmanuella.

On the other hand, George Ibenegbu of Legit.ng stated that both are cousins.

Rachael Odusanya in a later publication on legit.ng stated that they are not related.

2020

On 2 April 2020, during the COVID-19 lockdowns, Emmanuella, Success, and Regina Daniels were featured in a skit by Ofego titled "Lockdown" on his YouTube channel using archive footage.

She had her first try in music on a song titled Yes O; a song in which Makayla Malaka features both she and saxophonist Temilayo Abodunrin.