Every now and then, a song just creeps out of the woodwork and smashes everything in its path. A song so bold in its flavour, so unbelievably punchy in its execution that it just grabs the world by the scruff of the neck and demands attention. Never in my life would I have imagined bumping … Continue reading Gangnam Styling all the way
Category: On my mind
These are random rambles of what I’m thinking at the time
Comedy cookbook: The rule of three
There's something about the number three in comedy. Something about the third time lucky. The third time funny. Welcome back to the Comedy Cookbook. The mini-series in this blog which looks at how comedy actually works. The Rule of three: A comic establishes a situation or statement and keeps coming back to it. The second … Continue reading Comedy cookbook: The rule of three
Bigger than yours
I have a massive head. It's enormous. You get used to it, though. I had to. The downside is that I can't wear hats because... well... they don't fit. Even caps with those clicking size shifters aren't enough. Remember them? They had plastic clicking adjustment dots. You know how the larger heads stretch that clicking … Continue reading Bigger than yours
Mistaken Malva moment laid bare
Until a couple of days ago, I always thought it was "Melvin Pudding". Oh come on, that's what I'd heard people say! Friday night. I sat in my brother's lounge, brimming with the itis (drowsy feeling after a big meal) that only a home-cooked creation can summon. So I tweeted about the glorious bowl of pudding I'd … Continue reading Mistaken Malva moment laid bare
That winning Mob Feeling
A massive congratulations to Kline Smith and the entire cast of Mob Feel! The piece, submitted to this year's National Arts Festival by the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, was announced as the recipient of the Most Promising Writer and Best Director Award. This was in the student theatre category. I'm really bleak that I didn't … Continue reading That winning Mob Feeling
Tyson Ngubeni 