"Godonam said he wants to take comedy from the CAR "to another level" and win fame outside the country.

That is why the young performers, aged between 19 and 24, speak in French rather than Sango, one of the country's official languages.

"It's not just Central Africans who follow me," said Godonam, who dreams of being as popular as Cameroonians, Ivorians or Beninese on YouTube, TikTok or Instagram.

"Foreigners also need to understand what's being said, so I have to do it in French."

Posting the videos online however is a challenge.

"There isn't good internet connection here, which stops me from posting on certain networks," said one of the other comedians, Jessie Pavelle.

"It stops me from getting noticed."

Sometimes, the 2,000 CFA francs ($3.40) that 19-year-old Pavelle puts on her phone as credit is used up even before her video is online.

Such problems mean they cannot rely on an online presence alone.

But the Central African capital is sorely lacking in the kind of comedy venues or events that Ivory Coast, a launchpad for comedians, enjoys.