Of the many forms of creativity, I'm particularly attracted to reimagining what we see everyday or specific elements of popular culture. While many of the world's top comedians are masters at reproducing and subverting cultural norms, I found a brilliant recent example from rapper Action Bronson, whose music video for his song Baby Blue pays great homage to Eddie … Continue reading When reimagination just clicks
Author: Tyson Ngubeni
I write and burst into characters on stage and screen. Comedian, actor and voice artist.
New site design – about time
Finally, a new look! After talking about it quite a while ago, the redesign of tysonngubeni.com is now a reality. Good going, then. Let me know what you think in the comments below! The writing, blogging and general reflections on this web site have been way off the pace for quite some time. Looking forward to a fresh … Continue reading New site design – about time
A trickle of dignity
Today, my pride was held hostage. Just to explain: The flu is macking on me. Sitting in a meeting with bigwigs from one of SA's top companies, a rogue snot droplet decided to saunter down my left nostril. I had no tissue. The boardroom was too quiet to sneak the sniff which would have banished … Continue reading A trickle of dignity
Under construction
You'll notice that this site is finally tysonngubeni DOT COM! Yes - things are getting a little official here and as the ball starts rolling, this site will undergo something of a face lift, which I'm excited to present to you in the not-so-distant future! So much has happened recently that I want to fill … Continue reading Under construction
A giant leap for Rhodes comedy
It was a genuine goosebumps moment. A friend posted a picture to my Facebook wall last week and, when I saw it the next morning I was simply stunned. Nat Caf had their first show of the year as part of Rhodes University's Orientation Week (O-week) for the new batch of first years and, the … Continue reading A giant leap for Rhodes comedy
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