I play epic music when on deadline for assignments. Trust me: it helps. There's something unmistakably intense about The Last Samurai soundtrack blaring in your ears as your fingers dance across the keyboard, an assignment coming together right before your eyes. This week started off deceptively slow and ended in a bit of a blur. … Continue reading Improv comedy you should know
Author: Tyson Ngubeni
I write and burst into characters on stage and screen. Comedian, actor and voice artist.
My awkward childhood: My baby
I once told my mom I was expecting a baby. - Wait, wait, let me explain. It was a series of unfortunate misunderstandings. I knew no better (than to tell my mother that she would be a grandparent, you might ask). And get this: I was in grade one. [These Soweto kids are quick, eh?] … Continue reading My awkward childhood: My baby
I can’t believe I’m telling you this
I was a ridiculously shy kid. I think, to some extent, that part of me still peeks out into the world on the odd occasion. I remember having a HUGE crush on the girl I was partnered with at my brother's wedding (yes, I was one of those kids). We sat in the back seat of her … Continue reading I can’t believe I’m telling you this
Last laugh to the lecturers
Today I woke up in a place that said to me: "All your deadlines are due on the same day." A place where my hand-ins are my hindrance, where my tutorial is my tormentor. Today I woke up... at Rhodes University. What a week! I had the roughest Friday. Four deadlines. Four! Every now and then … Continue reading Last laugh to the lecturers
Hustled: My scream for ice-cream
So I'm walking up High Street, in the company of a rather gorgeous lass. That she is gorgeous has little to do with this post. The main facts in this are: I was in her company, I had no cash on me and, critically: I held a perfectly chilled cup of ice-cream. Everything I am … Continue reading Hustled: My scream for ice-cream
Tyson Ngubeni 