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Humour

Play questions justice, truth and accountability
Friday
/ 16 August 2024

Play questions justice, truth and accountability

South Africans have a knack for using humour to tackle the most serious of issues and this can be seen in Oleanna

By Keitumetse Modise
Dare we cheer a happy new year?
Opinion
/ 15 December 2021

Dare we cheer a happy new year?

Will 2022 will be any less harsh than 2021? Our correspondent certainly hopes so

By Paddy Harper
Oh joy, my lockdown food is on its way
Opinion
/ 2 October 2021

Oh joy, my lockdown food is on its way

The pandemic dates us all and has changed us all. Our Netflix and Uber Eats profiles are proof

By Charmain Naidoo
Reimagining Rasta, the father of Art Comedy
Friday
/ 31 March 2021

Reimagining Rasta, the father of Art Comedy

In theorising his oeuvre, it seems that the ‘people’s painter’ is most likely working in a new mode

By Lehlohonolo Peega
Better loot the dead than in the red
Opinion
/ 7 March 2021

Better loot the dead than in the red

Too many eyes on the state’s tills? An SMS from the ANC suggests it’s turning to a pandemic-appropriate source of party funding

By Paddy Harper
Orange you glad to see me?
Opinion
/ 13 November 2020

Orange you glad to see me?

The president’s aesthetic choices may contain hidden messages — or was that really him on the TV?

By Paddy Harper
Lockdown syndrome: The latest fallout from the Covid-19 crisis
Article
/ 1 May 2020

Lockdown syndrome: The latest fallout from the Covid-19 crisis

Is this “syndrome” another symptom that the lockdown has made us all a little bit crazy? Is it a symbol that we all just need to get a grip on it?

By Charles R Stith
Carlos on love in the time of coronavirus – cartoon
Cartoons
/ 13 March 2020

Carlos on love in the time of coronavirus – cartoon

By Carlos
There’s a premium on my humors
Article
/ 29 September 2016

There’s a premium on my humors

The u is disappearing all over Africa, and maybe the Gates Foundation is to blame.

By Shaun De Waal
Are women just not funny enough?
Article
/ 24 June 2016

Are women just not funny enough?

No female acts in the line-up of the almost month-long 12th Jive Cape Town Funny Festival.

By Sarah Koopman

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