Why Am I Still Single?
Check Edgar is single and has been searching for the special one for decades. He is charming, intelligent, and humorous, and his bass voice is so seductive that it would cause any woman to fall in love. So, the question is, why is he still single?
Why Am I Still Single? is a comedy podcasts Nigeria gem created and hosted by Check Edgar. A charming, intelligent, and ridiculously funny Lagos storyteller who has been searching for love for decades. Each episode dives into Edgar’s real-life dating stories: the good, the bad, the embarrassing, and the ones that go viral for all the wrong reasons.
This show is built on African storytelling at its finest, mixing humor, honesty, and relatable relationship chaos that keeps it among the most talked-about Nigerian podcasts. Edgar also brings in friends, fellow singles, and Lagos characters to explore why so many people are still searching for love in Nigeria.
Whether you’re here for laughter, relationship insight, or pure entertainment, this is one of the best podcasts in Nigeria for anyone who enjoys hilarious storytelling podcasts Africa-wide. And remember, this podcast ends the day Edgar gets married… if that ever happens.
Episodes
52 episodes
Cordelia is a Foolish Goat!
Hey CheckMates, it's Check Edgar here!I stopped to help a woman whose car broke down on the expressway. I raised the bonnet, knocked something with a stone, and diagnosed her car with a list of problems I completely made up on the...
The Nicest Man in the Room
Hey CheckMates, it's Check Edgar here!I went to the cinema yesterday and missed my movie. So I joined the popcorn queue instead.And then someone tapped my shoulder.It was a woman I had spent five years looking for. A...
I Need Your Help
Hey CheckMates, it's Check Edgar here!This is not a regular episode. I wouldn't even call it an episode. But you should listen to it. No montage. No theme music. No crazy sound effects. Just me, sitting in my wardrobe, talking to ...
Dark Chocolate Cake
Hey CheckMates, it's Check Edgar here!I went to a party to find love.Lancelot invited me. He gave me four rules before we even stepped out of the car. Simple rules. Easy rules. Rules I had absolutely no business brea...
Crocodile Tears
Hey CheckMates, it's Check Edgar here!I read an article this week about a man who spent 16 years raising children that were not his. The father of those children was his best friend. The same man he built a business with. The same...
A Letter to my Future Partner
Hey CheckMates, it's Check Edgar here!This week, Edgar wakes up to a marriage proposal happening right outside his window. Live band, a brand new car, a diamond ring, the whole thing. But the real story is not the proposal. It is ...
Tobi's Wedding (The Finale)
Hey CheckMates, it's Check Edgar here!This is the final chapter of Tobi's Wedding. And I promised you everything, so that is exactly what you are getting.After everything you heard last week, the group chat, the spare tyre,...
Tobi's Wedding (The Experiment)
Hey CheckMates, it's Check Edgar here!In this episode of Why Am I Still Single?, I want to tell you about an experiment. A four-month experiment. With a woman called Tobi.I did not ask Tobi out becaus...
Dangerous Dream
Hey CheckMates, it's Check Edgar here! In this deeply personal and completely unfiltered episode of Why Am I Still Single?, I take you inside a dream that has been following me since April 2022. Not a dream...
Happy Birthday Edgar
Hey CheckMates, it's Check Edgar here! In this chaotic, deeply personal, and completely unfiltered episode of Why Am I Still Single?, I take you inside what was supposed to be a simple birthday celebration. Good food, ...
Valentine Baby
Hey CheckMates, it's Check Edgar here!In this hilarious, awkward, and absolutely chaotic episode of Why Am I Still Single?, I share the unbelievable story of how a simple Valentine's Day date turned into a 30-minute wardrob...
Christmas Chicken
Hey CheckMates, it's Check Edgar here!In this hilarious, chaotic, and entrepreneurial episode of Why Am I Still Single?, I share the unbelievable story of how I became Lagos's most unlikely Christmas delivery man. What was ...
Prodigal Son
What would you do if someone you once liked disappeared from your life… and then returned years later with a child calling you Dad?In this hilarious and chaotic episode of Why Am I Still Single?, Nigerian comedian and sto...
How Lagos Bachelors Live – My Wild Feature on So Nigerian
This episode features my appearance on the So Nigerian Podcast, where we discuss the realities of being a Lagos bachelor—dating challenges, relationship dynamics, friendzone signals, awkward encounters, and the chaotic but hilarious worl...
The Black Superman
Hey CheckMates, it’s Check Edgar here!In this hilarious, chaotic, and action-packed episode of Why Am I Still Single?, I share the unbelievable s...
Doctor Chris
Hey CheckMates, it’s Check Edgar here! In this hilarious yet shocking episode of Why Am I Still Single?, Edgar shares the unbelievable story of how a simple phone call turned him into a fake “Doctor Chr...
Red Cups
In this hilarious and chaotic episode of “Why Am I Still Single?”, Edgar takes us to a red cup party he had no business attending. What starts as a night of fake smiles, bad traffic, and Star Radler quickly turns into unexpected...
Mary Magdalene
Hey CheckMates, it’s Check Edgar here. Today’s episode is called “Mary Magdalene.” And no, not the one from the Bible… but close. This is the story of a woman who almost turned our first date into a full-blown deliverance ser...
I Like My Neighbour
Hey CheckMates, it’s Check Edgar here! This episode starts with me in bed, dreaming of food because I’m fasting. Only for one loud Lagos bus horn to drag me back to reality. I look out the window, and boom… a moving truck.
T.G.I.F (Special Edition 3)
Hey CheckMates, it’s Check Edgar here! Welcome to another special episode of Why Am I Still Single? – and this one? This one is all about YOU, my amazing CheckMates! Today’s episode is titled TG...
T-Junction
Hey CheckMates, it’s Check Edgar here!Welcome to another painfully honest episode of Why Am I Still Single? and this one? This one might just leave you staring at your ceiling at 2 a.m., thinking about...
FriendZone
Hey CheckMates, it’s Check Edgar here! Welcome to another painfully hilarious episode of Why Am I Still Single? and this one? This one will leave your heart in your mouth and your pride in the gut...
Fork And Knife
Hey CheckMates, it’s Check Edgar here! Welcome to another painfully hilarious episode of Why Am I Still Single? and this one? This one will make you side-eye every fork and knife in your kitchen drawer....