{"id":486864,"date":"2022-08-22T16:37:03","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T13:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-canadian-comedian-ola-dada-spends-his-money\/"},"modified":"2022-08-22T16:37:03","modified_gmt":"2022-08-22T13:37:03","slug":"how-canadian-comedian-ola-dada-spends-his-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-canadian-comedian-ola-dada-spends-his-money\/","title":{"rendered":"#How Canadian comedian Ola Dada spends his money"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3e3a1e2d6ad\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3e3a1e2d6ad\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-canadian-comedian-ola-dada-spends-his-money\/#%E2%80%9CHow_Canadian_comedian_Ola_Dada_spends_his_money%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;How Canadian comedian Ola Dada spends his money&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHow_Canadian_comedian_Ola_Dada_spends_his_money%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;How Canadian comedian Ola Dada spends his money&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n                            Donair burgers, bright-yellow Crocs and pre-show haircuts are all in the budget for Dada\n                        <\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>In 2017, Ola Dada got his start as a comic by roasting his friends at Vancouver\u2019s Comedy Basement. Now, the 27-year-old Fort McMurray native\u2014and former semifinalist on <\/i>Canada\u2019s Got Talent<i>\u2014is gearing up for his first <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earance at Toronto\u2019s Just For Laughs festival in September. During a stop in Edmonton on tour, Dada shelled out for shoes and snacks.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Saturday<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">I try to eat healthy on tour, but when I got to Edmonton, I bought a donair ($12) from PrimeTime, a place my friend recommended. Then I saw that there was a donair <i>burger<\/i> ($10) on the menu, so I bought that, too. I was pretty full, but today was my cheat day, so it\u2019s all gucci.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Sunday<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">I was scheduled to perform with the American co<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>n Donnell Rawlings at the Comic S<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>. I grew up watching him on <i>Chappelle\u2019s Show<\/i>\u2014I was starstruck. I wanted to make sure my set was tight and my hair was tight, so I got a pre-show haircut ($25). I couldn\u2019t have a weak lineup; this event was going to have the most Black people I\u2019d see in Edmonton.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Monday<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s3\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">I found Converse sneakers at the West Ed<\/span><span class=\"s2\">monton Mall. I knew my 13-year-old brother, Nathan, also wanted some, so I got us each a pair ($152). Nathan is the type to show up at school in pyjamas\u2014my mom\u2019s excited that I\u2019ve elevated his shoe <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tuesday<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s3\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">I ordered some roses ($68) as a little surprise for my fianc\u00e9e, Chelsea. I wrote a nice note in the card, spell-checked everything and still made an error. My dyslexia strikes again! I also wandered into Wee Book Inn and bought <i>Homo Deus<\/i> by Yuval Noah Harari ($25). I\u2019m a book collector\u2014as in, I collect books and fail to read them. I hope I get past the first 50 pages. Either way, it\u2019s going to look great on my shelf.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Wednesday<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">I bought some bright-yellow Crocs from SoftMoc ($80), which wasn\u2019t planned. My friends are now talking about how ugly they are, but they\u2019re Crocs. They\u2019re <i>supposed<\/i> to be ugly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Thursday<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">I\u2019d been working for three straight weeks, so I needed a day off. I went to see <i>Lightyear<\/i> at Landmark Cinemas in downtown Edmonton ($12). I got popcorn and a cherry Coke ($15). I\u2019m super lactose-intolerant, so obviously I got extra butter, too. If you have a problem with my lifestyle, take it up with the manager.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Friday<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">For the last five years, my buddies and I have celebrated my birthday by renting jet skis ($120), which we booked in advance. We\u2019re departing from Kitsilano Beach this year. My friend Idris can\u2019t swim, but he still risks his life to do it with us. What a great guy.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><i>\u2014As told to Kelsey Rolfe<\/i><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em>This article appears in print in the September 2022 issue of<\/em> Maclean\u2019s <em>magazine. 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