Category Archives: comedy

Laughing Matters

Posted on November 6, 2017 by

I am an Alan Committie fan.  He has a quick wit and great take on so many of life’s ordinary things, with a very marked absence of the general political humour (well, Zuma is funny) which characterises so much South … Continue reading →

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Don’t burn your sausage

Posted on August 30, 2017 by

Chris Forrest, comedian, and celebrity chef, Pete Goffe-Wood,  join forces to “scrumptiously blend comedy and cooking together in Don’t Burn Your Sausage.” This “ingenious live show is deliciously funny and rather ‘whisk-qué” and the pair show us how food and … Continue reading →

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Danger is Everywhere

Posted on September 26, 2016 by

Title:  Danger is Everywhere Subtitle:A Handbook for Avoiding Danger Author:  David O’Doherty Illustrations:  Chris Judge Publisher:  Puffin Books (Penguin Random House South Africa) Year:  2014 Genre:  Humour Format:  Soft cover ISBN: 978-0-141-35415-6 A clever but very wacky book of humour.  … Continue reading →

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The Unauthorised History of South Africa

Posted on September 26, 2016 by

The blurb on this book says: “Researched and written by two historians well respected in concentric circles, this hilarious take on our collective past reveals stunning new discoveries and fascinating new figures, from Koos van Doosch, the cheese pimp who … Continue reading →

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Ebenhaezer Dibakwane, funny Newcomer

Posted on September 6, 2016 by

Ebenhaezer Dibakwane walks away with coveted Savanna Newcomer’s Award Johannesburg (5 September 2016) – The year 1994 saw the birth of what would some twenty years later be one of the first comedic voices of the “Born Frees”. He may … Continue reading →

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First Lady of Comedy becomes first female “Comic of the Year”

Posted on September 6, 2016 by

Press release below: Tumi Morake makes history at the 2016 Savanna Comics’ Choice Awards Johannesburg (5 September 2016) – Tumi Morake proved this past weekend that you can have your cake and eat it…and have seconds! It’s not an easy … Continue reading →

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