{"id":76089,"date":"2025-10-05T00:52:56","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T00:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=76089"},"modified":"2025-10-05T00:52:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T00:52:56","slug":"comedian-deeone-sets-new-record-with-52-hour-stand-up-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/10\/05\/comedian-deeone-sets-new-record-with-52-hour-stand-up-marathon\/","title":{"rendered":"Comedian DeeOne Sets New Record With 52-Hour Stand-Up Marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Adenike Lawal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nigerian comedian and former reality TV star, DeeOne, has achieved a remarkable milestone after completing a 52-hour stand-up comedy marathon, setting a new benchmark for the Guinness World Record (GWR), for the longest individual stand-up performance.<\/p>\n<p>The marathon began at exactly midnight on October 2 and concluded in the early hours of Saturday, October 4, 2025, following official clearance from Guinness World Records to commence the attempt.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after the event, DeeOne described the feat as both a personal achievement and an inspiration to young Nigerians and dreamers worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis record is not just about me. It\u2019s a message that no goal is beyond reach if you are determined to push your limits,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The record-breaking performance, held at the Pallazzo Event Centre in Ikeja, Lagos, attracted massive support from Nigerian entertainers and fans alike.<\/p>\n<p>Among the notable personalities present were Pamilerin, Acapella, FunnyBone, Uche Maduagwu, Husband Material, EmmaOhMaGod, K-Solo, Constance Owoyemi, Akinolu Jekins, and Gbenga Adeyinka the 1st.<\/p>\n<p>DeeOne\u2019s 52 hours and 42 minutes of uninterrupted comedy now await official verification by Guinness World Records before formal recognition.<\/p>\n<p>Before DeeOne\u2019s attempt, the record was held by American comedian Benny Elbows, who performed for 40 hours, 16 minutes, and 48 seconds on April 25, 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Adenike Lawal Nigerian comedian and former reality TV star, DeeOne, has achieved a remarkable milestone after completing a 52-hour stand-up comedy marathon, setting a new benchmark for the Guinness World Record (GWR), for the longest individual stand-up performance. The marathon began at exactly midnight on October 2 and concluded in the early hours of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":76090,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[179,172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76089","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76089"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76089\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76091,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76089\/revisions\/76091"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}