Tiktoker Black Mully: I almost gave up when my first video only got 100 views
Black Mully a Nakuru based Prankmedia.
The end product may leave hundreds of his social media fans in stitches with his hilarious sense of humour, but behind the scenes, Joseph Muli, popularly known as Black Mully, tells a story of a million heartbreaks that only the sheer determination to succeed in his art has made him refuse to give up.
Mully defines himself as a prankmedian, a word coined from the words prankster and comedian.
Like many young people in Nakuru, Mully decided to dip his toes into the uncharted waters of content creation while at university.
But despite his current success, the Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Management student at Egerton University reveals that the content creation journey hasn't been a walk in the park.
"My content creation journey started last year. After investing in a camera and paying someone to help me shoot, I started creating dance content. Much to my disappointment, it didn't attract as many viewers as I thought it would," said Mully.
After months of disappointing numbers, he moved on to public interviews, before settling on public pranks months later.
"I remember interacting with Machigoldpranks content and feeling really inspired to start comedic prank content. Comedic pranks also felt much more natural to me as I was pretty much the class comedian growing up," he says.
It was then that Black Mully decided to make his first video in his father's old clothes.
"I started filming around Njoro, where I went to school, which helped increase my popularity among my fellow students. However, contrary to what I thought, my content didn't go viral immediately. It took months for my fan base to grow and even longer for me to start earning from the content," he says.
He attributes his strong and growing online presence to the unwavering support of his family and friends.
When asked if he's ever gotten into trouble for his pranks, he laughs before saying, "No, I haven't. I make sure I shoot content with a group of my friends who not only help me shoot the content but also act as my security".
Through his content, he believes he has inspired other students to start their content creation journey.
As a result, he takes it upon himself to offer guidance to other aspiring prank comedians and content creators.
"The content creation pie is so big. The biggest thing to remember is to invest in your content and keep putting out content," he said.