Your Dad Wasn’t A Good Actor, Only Played Tout -Actor Yemi Solade Slams YouTuber Isbae U
Popular Nollywood Actor Yemi Solade has taken the YouTuber Isbae U to the cleaners in a tense exchange on the young man’s recent edition of the online interview, “Curiosity Made Me Ask.”
The 31-year-old Isbae U, known for asking provocative questions designed to put his guests on the spot, featured the 66-year-old Actor in a recent episode of the show.
What began as a lighthearted conversation gradually became heated after the interviewer made several remarks that appeared to provoke Solade, particularly when he described the older celebrity as a “coward.”
During the interview, Isbae U first revisited Solade’s previous claim that female actors could not afford to buy a G-Wagon from acting alone.
“You said no female Actor can afford to buy a G-Wagon. Do you think everybody is like you, who charges N50,000 for 50 scenes?” Isbae U asked
Solade stood by his position, saying actors would need other sources of income to afford such luxury.
“Unless they have other side hustles, but not from acting, I stand on that,” he responded.
The conversation later shifted to Solade’s seniority in the Nigerian film industry, with Isbae U reminding him of his previous statement that he started acting before veteran Actor Pete Edochie
Solade explained that although he considered Edochie a senior colleague, he indeed began acting before the “Things Fall Apart” hero.
“Of course I started before him. He is a senior colleague. Of course, if he enters here, I will salute him as a well-trained child, but I started acting before him,” Solade said.
Isbae U then joked about Solade’s age, telling him, “Damn, you are so old.”
The Actor quickly returned the jab, saying, “But I still look younger than you do. At 66, you will be using a walking stick.”
The exchange became more personal when Isbae U brought up Solade’s decision to stop attending church and joked that his baldness could be divine punishment.
The comedian continued pressing Solade, asking him not to be a coward and seeking confirmation that Solade had called him dumb.
Isbae U said, “I just want to be sure, don’t be a coward, are you saying that I am dumb?”
It was at this point that the exchange appeared to become more intense, with Solade warning Isbae U to stay within the boundaries of his profession.
“You produce Curiosity Made Me Ask, we all know and celebrate you for that. Don’t go beyond that,” Solade said.
The Actor then questioned Isbae U’s acting credentials and extended the criticism to the younger man’s late father, popularly known as Sir K.
“Have you ever featured in any serious movie in your life that people have had to buy tickets to go to the cinemas? Even your father did not appear in one solid movie,” Solade said.
Isbae U attempted to defend his late father, insisting the deceased was a very good Actor.
However, Solade disagreed, dismissing the interviewer’s father’s acting career.
“Who told you that he was a good Actor? He only acted as a tout, period,” Solade said.
When Isbae U asked again whether his father was not a good Actor, Solade maintained his position.
“No, he was not a good Actor, but he acted,” the veteran said.
Isbae U subsequently said he could not fight his father’s battle for him.
“He was not an Actor and you have taken after him. The good thing about it is that you are articulate,” Solade said.
The exchange has since generated reactions online, with viewers divided over whether Solade went too far or simply matched Isbae U’s confrontational interview style.
