My Parents Now Support My Comedy Career — Nhoya Ruthlyn

By Esther Korantemaa Offei

Ghanaian digital marketer, content creator and creative director, Nhoya Ruthlyn, says her family initially struggled to accept her decision to pursue comedy and content creation as a career.

Speaking in an interview on Highway 10.19 on ZED FM, Ruthlyn said her father was particularly unhappy because her sister had pursued engineering while she chose a different path in the creative industry.

“Initially, my dad was mad because my sister is an engineer, a very good engineer in Mexico, and me, I’m here doing comedy,” she said.

According to Ruthlyn, her family members would often send her comedy videos to her father, who questioned why she was pursuing the career.

“My father used to ask me, ‘Why are you doing this?’ But now my daddy understands the job. He even supports me,” she said.

Ruthlyn said her mother has also become one of her biggest supporters, particularly after members of her church began recognising her work online and expressing interest in collaborating with her.

She explained that her parents eventually accepted content creation as a legitimate career after seeing that she was making an income from her work.

“They just didn’t want me to do it in vain. But now they see that as a career because I create to make money,” she said.

Ruthlyn also attributed her growing appeal to brands to her creativity and authenticity, saying she prefers to work with companies that allow her creative freedom.

“Brands say they like how authentic and creative I am. What you see is what you get, so they like the authenticity,” she said.

She disclosed that she has rejected some brand deals because of restrictive guidelines that did not align with her personality or creative style.

“I want to have creative control of the content,” Ruthlyn said, adding that Apple remains the major brand she hopes to work with in the future.

She also recalled her excitement after securing collaborations with Yango, a company she had admired even before becoming an influencer.

“I really wanted to work with Yango. I used to see them working with influencers before I became one,” she said.

Ruthlyn said her decision to leave a previous job was guided by her belief that she could always find another opportunity.

“I have this mindset that I’ll figure it out, and ‘Ebefa’. I have the ‘Ebefa’ mindset,” she said.

Despite the uncertainty surrounding her decision, Ruthlyn said she trusted her abilities and remained committed to building a successful career through creativity and content creation.