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National Team: Trevor Noah (left), is the captain of the SA National Team of Comedy, Eugene Khoza (centre) the vice captain and Ntosh Madlingozi the coach. Photo: Supplied
ART

Gig Guide: Savanna presents Festival of Comedy, Dominica releases Your Presence and Santu Mofokeng at the Standard Bank Art Lab

Your essential dose of art and culture

  • Lesego Chepape
2 min read
Trevor Noah hosted the 68th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday. (@Trevornoah/X)
AWARDS SHOWS

Trump, Trevor Noah and the thin skin of power

Trevor Noah’s final Grammys moment sparked outrage from Trump, highlighting the uneasy relationship between satire, politics and contro

  • Kibo Ngowi
4 min read
Life re-engineered: Comedian Vafa Naraghi, who hails from Mahikeng in North West, is about to embark on his first solo national tour, titled Becoming South African. Photo: Man Magazine South Africa
ARTS AND CULTURE

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

From an engineering degree to over 570 000 followers, Vafa Naraghi reflects on taking a leap of faith into comedy

  • Rolland Simpi Motaung
6 min read
No joke: Comedian Trevor Noah says his children’s book Into the Uncut Grass is about the power of the imagination to solve problems. Photo: Amy Sussman/Getty Images
CHILDREN S LITERATURE
Video

Trevor Noah: Writing this book wasn’t child’s play

The comedian speaks to us about his recently released book Into the Uncut Grass — ostensibly for children

  • Charles Leonard
7 min read
Give them a leg up: Tumi Morake is excited about the potential of young comedians in South Africa.
GLEN BIDERMAN PAM

Stand-up is far from down and out after pandemic knocks

Lesego Chepape speaks to Tumi Morake about the state of comedy in South Africa This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free Account The Mail &…

  • Lesego Chepape
1 min read
A smile can bring a tear to me: Some of the participants in the new TV show Last One Laughing, where the challenge is to keep a straight face or be eliminated.
GLEN BIDERMAN PAM

Last to laugh laughs longest

Reality show starring some of SA’s best comedians promises to be a cracker

  • Lesego Chepape
4 min read
Twitter headquarters in San Francisco, California, US. Twitter said it ended a policy designed to suppress false or misleading information about Covid-19, part of Elon Musk’s polarising mission to remake the social network as a place for unmoderated speech. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
BILL GATES

Prominent Twitter users ticked off over $8 fee lose verification

Well-known South Africans, including Trevor Noah, Siya Kolisi and John Steenhuisen, have lost their check mark as Elon Musk pushes for Twitter Blue

  • Anathi Madubela
2 min read
MATT WILSON/COMEDY CENTRAL’S THE DAILY SHOW WITH TREVOR NOAH
BLACK COFFEE

Where to now, Trevor Noah?

Lihle Z Mtshali got a front-row seat to watch A-lister Trevor Noah’s penultimate hosting of The Daily Show – a gig that turned him into a superstar

  • Lihle Z Mtshali
8 min read
War correspondent: The Democratic Alliance leader, John Steenhuisen, reported from war-torn Ukraine
BABES WODUMO

Khaya Koko: Hold the press! War correspondent Steenhuisen is on the move

Joe Biden might have been the butt of Trevor Noah’s jokes, but he had a better weekend than his counterpart here in South Africa

  • Khaya Koko
4 min read
Makamo opened possibly the largest exhibition of his works to date at Botho Project Space in November last year. (Image courtesy of Botho Project Space)
ANNE REVERDY

Reward outweighs the risk for artists daring to go it alone

The success of galleries owned and run by the artists themselves has led to a re-examination of the business of art

  • Mary Corrigall
8 min read
Back story: A hoarding advertises Trevor Noah on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show
RACISM

Editorial: Noah needs to get it right on evils of racism

Trevor Noah appears to flit between his personal history and ad-libbing the American experience. If anything, it has been excruciating to watch.

  • Editorial
3 min read
Trevor Noah hosts Chivas Regal’s The Venture Final Pitch Event on July 14 in New York City.
COMEDY

​Homage to the motherland

Trevor Noah’s Born a Crime and Other Stories (Pan Macmillan) has just been published. He tells the us about his autobiography and the art of comedy.

  • Daryl Accone
2 min read
Trevor Noah hosts Chivas Regal’s The Venture Final Pitch Event on July 14 in New York City.
CHRIS ROCK

Interview with Trevor Noah: Life, jokes and art

The Mail & Guardian had a chat with the comedian about himself, his book, his writing and the art of comedy.

  • Daryl Accone
2 min read
Back story: A hoarding advertises Trevor Noah on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show
TREVOR NOAH

Noah’s arc: Intimate and humane

His story, encompassing identity, masculinity and nationality, reflects a thoughtful, observant and empathetic man.

  • Darryl Accone
6 min read
Trevor Noah hosts Chivas Regal’s The Venture Final Pitch Event on July 14 in New York City.
CULTUREPOP
Video

​#CulturePop: Thuli’s dirt on Zuma and other bad behaviour

Trevor Noah calls out Donald Trump on ‘locker-room’ talk and aluta continua for #FeesMustFall

  • Kuntha Ndimande
3 min read