I've never been this happy to lose. Ever. It's a week later and still, the events at Comedy Central's Open Spot competition stir a blend of pride, wonder and the classic "shoulda, woulda coulda" -all in a good sense, though. The finals brought all nine contestants back to the POPArt Theatre in Joburg on 2 … Continue reading Comedy Central: Final lowdown
Category: The Performer
This is where I talk about my performance aspirations & experiences
What went down at Comedy Central
What a whirlwind of a week. What began with the most surprising of SMSes, culminated in a showing at the POPArt Theatre in the heart of Joburg as Comedy Central Africa's competition beckoned. Most of the week was punctuated by short bursts of intense fear as I explained to people exactly what I meant with … Continue reading What went down at Comedy Central
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
Where in the world am I?
It's never supposed to be this long. I should never be staying away from this blog for so long. It's been an immensely taxing few months. No time whatsoever. Just nothing. I'm hoping that changes, though. SO much has happened and I want to fill you in when I get to the next set of … Continue reading Where in the world am I?
On point with the improv
We are back! Our very own improvised comedy troupe here at Rhodes, Nat(urally) Caf(feinated), got back into the swing of things on 28 February. The Union Bar was packed to the rafters, thanks to some handy marketing by our new manager Ryan Napier and an audience that's really grown in leaps and bounds over the … Continue reading On point with the improv
Tyson Ngubeni 