It's been unbelievably long. Since I posted on this blog; since I shared the latest on the personal front AND since I performed at any Joburg comedy venue! This past Sunday was the first time since November 2009, I think. Sure, there was the whole Comedy Central shindig in May/June last year - but that … Continue reading Back on Joburg comedy circuit
Category: On my mind
These are random rambles of what I’m thinking at the time
Curtain call on Rhodes comedy
In the end it was a fitting finale to a period of sustained growth as a Rhodes student. Powerful, bittersweet moments that will linger in the memory for a long time to come. First up was the Nat Caf finale on 22 October. Unbelievable. A journey that started two years ago reached its conclusion for … Continue reading Curtain call on Rhodes comedy
Chosen for Comedy Central competition
One buzz of my phone morphed this week into one massive build-up. At around 18:00 tonight, I got an SMS telling me I'd been chosen as one of two comics going head-to-head THIS WEEKEND for a spot in the next round of Comedy Central Africa's amateur stand-up comedy competition. Huge. Just unbelievably massive. The past week hadn't … Continue reading Chosen for Comedy Central competition
A date with Michael McIntyre
I wish I could explain how much tonight has meant for me. I wish I could fully describe the surreal out-of-body moments which punctuated the show as I witnessed a masterclass of comedy. Michael McIntyre in the flesh. Purely unbelievable. A huge group of my friends gathered secretly behind my back and schemed to come … Continue reading A date with Michael McIntyre
No one wants to die
No comedian wants to die. No one. The worst possible prospect is to stand up there, mic-in-hand and watch as the thought you conceived as worthy of a cackle is met with a stony, ice-cold response. But it happens. And when it does, there are fewer things more excruciating. I can point to a few … Continue reading No one wants to die
Tyson Ngubeni 