‘This Is the most alive I’ve felt: Vafa Naraghi on language, laughter and the journey of belonging
/ 10 October 2025

‘This Is the most alive I’ve felt: Vafa Naraghi on language, laughter and the journey of belonging

Multi-award-winning comedian Vafa Naraghi continues to build on what started as a hobby in late 2017, performing to a group of friends, with his inaugural national stand-up comedy tour, Becoming South African.  The first show took place in Mahikeng, North West, last month; kick-starting the 11-city tour that culminates at Johannesburg’s Lyric Theatre in December. […]