All posts tagged comedy
Let’s just laugh
I didn’t receive that particular memo, but I believe comedians telling actual jokes went out of fashion some time around 1992. After that, observational humour became the thing. “Did you ever notice…” followed by a series of riffs on relatively funny aspects of everyday life that the comedian has noticed. That’s stand-up […]
More Characters Than A Keyboard!
This mullet, Gino Fabbri, is on at the Barnyard Theatres in Pretoria, Cresta and Emperors Palace this month. He is a mass of comedic talent and has mastered the rare skill of being tasteless in a tasteful manner. For more info go here. In the meantime, here’s a sampler of […]
The Collaborators
Despite being populated by independent stand-up artists, the vibrant SA comedy scene is rife with collaboration. That has been the key to its success. This piece first appeared in Wanted magazine By Hagen Engler The Late Nite News brainstorm room at the Diprente offices in Braamfontein is an intense place. […]
Deep Fried Man: Satire in Flames!
Deep Fried Man went down in fucking flames of technical-glitch hellfire on Wednesday night. But ay, it was fun to watch! The Deep Fried Man Kills show had a whiff of doom from the outset, coming as it did at the end of voting day. At 8pm on election day, […]
Roast 2014: The Big KK vs the Fanny of Doom
A roast is a funny thing, in more ways than one. This is the second major roast in SA, following the 2012 roast of Steve Hofmeyr, and a lot of us are still coming to terms with the concept. The event billed as the Comedy Central Roast of Kenny Kunene […]
When you push the boat out, please give me something to cling to!
Richard Cheese, Richard Cheese, Richard Cheese. Insane in the brain in the membrane. White kids rocking chains. Some girl from the radio station. Rape me again. Soy un perdedor, I’m a loser baby, so why don’t you kill me? We’re in the nosebleed seats where we can just about get […]
Pulling the comedy pin in a crowded theatre
“I’m forty now. I’m not holding back,” proclaims John Vlismas, and he’s not. Everything about him screams it. From his friendly-Satanist aesthetic to his @fortyshort twitter handle to the title of his show, John Vlismas is/in 40. Clearly this show at the Lyric Theatre is his chance to do […]