BLACKS ONLY COMEDY SHOW – IT’S BACK!
IT’S BIGGER. IT’S BETTER. IT’S BLACK.AND IT’S BACK! BLACKS ONLY COMEDY SHOW 5 AUGUST @ CIVIC THEATRE featuring David Kau, Riaad Moosa, Kim Engelbrecht, Tshepo Mogale, Kagiso Lediga, Krijay Govender, Roni Modimola, Judy Jakes, David Kibuuka and special guest appearance by Pitch Black Afro. THERE’S ONE SHOW ONLY and on top of some brilliant and some …so-so comedians, those two clowns SPYKOS and PBA will be there… BOOK YOUR PLACE NOW! PS: Whites welcome too. Last year saw the first comedy show take place at The Johannesburg Civic Theatre and it was an enormous success – tickets were sold out days before the event. The 9th October saw one of the best attended comedy shows ever, with people of all colours and age groups coming together for a greatlaugh! And no one was disappointed, except those that didn’t get tickets in time! SO GET THERE! This is Black comedy at its best! South Africa’s hottest black comics will be bringing you an evening of side-splitting laughter in the Blacks Only Comedy Festival on the 5th of August, at the Sandton Convention Centre at 8pm! Following on from the huge success of the BLACKS ONLY COMEDY SHOW in October 2004, YFM and REAL COMEDY are proud to present another night with some of South Africa’s top comedians, including David Kau, Kagiso Lediga, Kim Engelbrecht, Krijay Govender, Riaad Moosa, and with guest appearances by Spykos and Pitch Black Afro, it’s a show you can’t afford to miss! Tickets are R90 at COMPUTICKET It’s one show only, so book your seat...
Loyiso Gola Takes on The Tesson Theatre as One Man
This guy is getting funnier and funnier over the last two years that we have been watching him – he has worked hard and looks to be one big-time funny guy in the near future – Loyiso’s lines are original, provocative and in no way cliched – he has that certain ‘je ne sais quoi’ that is hard to find for some. His one-man show is on for one-night only – catch him. … I Am Frank Monday 8 August 2005 sees Loyiso Gola taking a ground breaking and dynamic step: He will become the youngest, black comedian to stage a one-man theatre show in South Africa when he unleashes his show, ‘I Am Frank’ for one night only at The Tesson Theatre at the Civic in Johannesburg. Gola is a well known face on the local comedy scene. He has appeared on SABC 3’s Comedy Showcase and the Pure Monate Show, as well as MC-ing the Metro Awards and appearing at the Blacks Only and Blackout Festivals. “This show is an opportunity for me to explore material that short slots and corporate gigs don’t often allow me to explore,” comments Gola of ‘I Am Frank’, “This is a good way for me to really run with some of the ideas I have and develop them to their logical conclusion.” “The thinking man’s Kofi Anan, the lighter side of Dark,” responds John Vlismas of Whacked management, in description of Gola, “Loyiso has an uncompromising sense of humour and his social commentary is provocative. Whacked Management is very proud to be putting on his first one-man show.” ‘I Am Frank’ is on for ONE night only at the Tesson Theatre at the Civic in JHB on Monday 8 August, 8pm. Tickets are available from Computicket for R65.00. This show is not recommended for children, but rather for childish...
Mentos Comedy Festival in Durban this week
After 9 years of comedy at the International Comedy Festival in Cape Town, it finally shares a few giggles with it’s cousin Durban – East Coast Radio and Mentos bring you the Durban International Comedy Festival – sounds like a real hoot! Click here for the website. Date: 17 October until 30 October Venue: Sibay…a Casino and Entertainment Kingdom Main Arena Mon 17 Oct – Sat 22 Oct Mon 24 Oct – Sat 29 Oct All shows start at 20h00 A perfect blend of local & international stand-up comedy, featuring top-notch acts from all four corners of the globe. Izulu Theatre at Sibaya Casino Ian Stone – U.K Steven K Amos – U.K Glen Wool – Canada John Fothergill – U.K Cokey Falkow – S.A Danger Zone If you like your coffee a little darker and your cars a little faster, this is the gig for you. It’s filthy, it’s funny and it’s our fastest selling show! Krakatoa at Sibaya Casino Mon 17 Oct -Sat 22 Oct Mon 24 Oct – Sat 29 Oct All shows start at 20h30 Angelo Tsarouchas – Canada Phil Nicol – Canada Bevan Cullinan – S.A Pierre – U.S.A Eddy Ifft – U.S.A Jim Jefferies – Australia Tarun Mohanbhai – New Zealand Gala Performance The ‘Best of the Fest’ starring 7 international acts, every Sunday at the Izulu Theatre. Izulu Theatre at Sibaya Casino – All shows start at 20h00 Sun 23 Oct – Hosted by Ian Stone Ranked amongst the top ten stand-ups in Britain and blessed with an easy-going manner, Stone is one of the most talented and topical acts on the circuit Sun 30 Oct – Hosted by Angelo Tsarouchas Dubbed the ‘Hitman of Hilarity’, Angelo’s trademark mobster appearance, burly size and larger than life attitude have put him in high demand on the global comedy stage, television and cinema alike. Tickets are available at Computicket at R85.00, for more info log on to COMEDY FESTIVAL...
01/09 – 30-09 :: Adrian Grove exhibit at Manhattan in CT
Art Exhibition by Adrian Grove entitled CELEBRATION OF THE MALE BODY from Thursday 1 September until end September 2005. CAFE MANHATTAN 74 WATERKANT STREET, GREEN POINT TEL. 021 421 6666 Email WEBSITETEXT Born in Namibia, Adrian Grove was… raised on a cattle farm and in the city. He later moved to Cape Town after studying Fine Arts at the University of Stellenbosch where he graduated in 1987 with a cum laude distinction in graphic design and illustration. He then pursued a career in fashion design designing mainly mens wear and this is where he developed his passion for fashion illustration and figure study of the male physique. These dynamics of his career and background led to this current exhibition which is a celebration of the male body in it’s different facets, expressed mainly in acrylic on canvas. For enquiries please call Jayson on 021 421...
28/09 – 02/10 :: Canal Walk X Week to rock CT
Get your fix from September 28 at the Canal Walk in Cape Town – Ready D is in the Hip-hopping house, their’s GRAFFITI lessons and a graffiti wall to attempt your learnings, in-line skating, BMX daredevils and loads more thrilling things. CLICK HERE to get it all. Canal Walk X Week brings together the exhilarating elements of urba…n street culture and non-stop action for five days with heart-racing, adrenaline-pumping and action-packed extreme sports! All activities will be staged in an awesome arena right here at Canal Walk, bringing together athletes, dancers and onlookers! Activities will feature indoor street course skateboarding, in-line skating, a 10m climbing wall, BMX and breakdancing b-boys who will perform a choreographed sequence to hip-hop soundtracks that will be played live by South Africa’s most renowned DJ and turntable showman, ReadyD! Spectacular mountain bike trial shows will be staged every day, where top local riders will amaze spectators as they leap from obstacle to obstacle, while keeping their balance! X Week will also be coupled with an exciting extreme expo to make X Week a thrilling experience! Come and feel the rush…not for the faint hearted!...
Bouncers the Remix – Supper Theatre in Cape Town
Yet again Dazzla keeps us up to date with theatre in Cape Town…here’s what he thought about the new show at On Broadway that takes us down another promising but dissapointing BIG NIGHT OUT: BOUNCERS As many of us who have been there know, the weekly weekend all-nighters once provided meaning and some purpose to our lives. All this is aptly captured in Bouncers, directed by Fre…d Abrahamse the latest dinner-theater show at On Broadway, Cape Town. Acclaimed actors Heinrich Reisenhofer, Adam Neil, Mark Elderkin and Andrý Weideman, (selected from about 50 who auditioned for the roles) are the tough-guy bouncers who tell us all we need to know about what goes on in a nightclub. Their insights are spot on funny and a painful reminder of the disillusionment that results for many. The bouncers at times play roles-within-roles illustrating the ritual-like stages of the big night out from the eager girls and lads dollying themselves up in giggly anticipation, to the club mayhem and the inevitable coming down. I loved the slow motion mime scenes, which captured brilliantly much of the strobe light chaos and disorientation that so often accompanies a big night out today. Cape Town theatre-goers are in for a treat when On Broadway opens its doors at 18:30 for it first dinner theatre performance of Bouncers on Saturday 20 August. This is the first full-length play to be staged in this already popular cabaret venue. Having enjoyed huge success when it was first performed at the old On Broadway, Bouncers is again produced for On Broadway by Fred Abrahamse and Charl-Johan Lingenfelder and directed by Fred Abrahamse. On Broadway, with its unique package of pre-show dinner, bar service throughout, and its location in the heart of the city’s restaurant and club area, is the perfect setting for this production which is described as an outrageous comedy – both a celebration and a warning of the nightmarish vision of the “Club World”. We’ve all been there, the preparation for the night out, the hopes of meeting someone, desperately trying to have a good time, the inevitable friends egging you on, the booze, the pumping music, the sex (or promise of it !) and then before we know it, it’s 4 am and you’re still alone and a lot worse for wear. The cold grey of morning creeps in, as we sit in some awful eatery (in name only), endeavouring to digest some excuse for food and lukewarm coffee; trying desperately to piece together the fragments of the last 6 to 8 hours and where we lost sight of what was going to be, a good night...
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