Comedians
latest news & developmentsLocal comedy celebrated as nominees and Hall of Fame recipients for the 11th Savanna Comics’ Choice Comedy Awards are announced
Marc Lottering’s remarkable contribution to the comedy landscape is honoured
Poking fun at Museveni is no joke
A ‘deranged’ comedy group is testing the limits of the Ugandan leader’s long rule – and his patience
Comedian Zelensky wins Ukraine presidency in landslide
Volodymyr Zelensky, whose only previous political role was playing the president in a TV show, trounced incumbent Petro Poroshenko
Celeste Ntuli
Actress and comedian
‘Our Perfect Wedding’ to ‘Mass Hysteria’, the sky’s Morake’s limit
The comic actress, a regular on stage and TV screens, has broken comedy’s glass ceiling for women who can make you laugh.
Editorial: He he he he he … the joke’s on us
How much is enough? What will be the tipping point for those of us who are law-abiding, concerned citizens?
SA loves its jokes deep fried in race
The one thing our favourite comics – Daniel Friedman, Robby Collins and Skhumba Hlophe included – agree on is that controversy is good for business.
Impressive strides put black comedy in the spotlight
Black comedians have come a long way in the past 10 years, and are using their indigenous languages as the main attraction for their target market.
Simmi Areff is SA’s cup of tea
The funnyman may have irked Muslim ?authorities but his take on a world outside ?the corner shop has the nation in stitches.
David Kibuuka: Tripping the late-night limelight
Ugandan-born comic David Kibuuka is revelling in South Africa’s exciting new age of comedy.
Hilton to be honoured with lifetime achievement at Comic’s Choice Awards
Barry "the Cousin" Hilton, will be this year’s recipient of the third annual South African Comic’s Choice Awards lifetime achievement award.
Conrad Koch gets it off his Chester
The????"white boy hiding behind a coloured puppet" drops the mask and takes on his critics.
Comedy’s rebel with a Khoza
Comedian Eugene Khoza stumbled across comedy and there has been no putting him down since.
Colour and comedy: Getting over the race gag
When African comics gathered on stage recently, race, as usual, was under the spotlight.
Britain’s first Asian stand-up star is not laughing
At 38, Paul Chowdhry has become Britain’s first Asian stand-up star.