You have no idea how nervous I am. I'm scared. My next performance comes at the St Mary's Hall ball on Saturday. The stakes are pretty high. I mentioned in a previous post that I'd been approached to do a set for the guests that evening. It rocks that people are starting to notice what … Continue reading Mind the death traps
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What am I doing?
What have you done today? Ask me this when you see me. That is the question I've typed out, printed and posted on my wall. I'm tired of wallowing in my massive dreams and not doing enough to act on them. Writing this puts me in a corner. I'm commiting myself here. I'm back at Rhodes. … Continue reading What am I doing?
I knew a glittering star
Nothing prepares you for the brutal grip of reality when you lose someone special. A knock on my res room door at about 23:15 on 5 June 2011. That is what separated the calmest of evenings from a plunge into the swirling depths of grief and pain. I was informed of the passing of one … Continue reading I knew a glittering star
Let me just show you
I've got something for you. I want to show you some material for a change. I've been going on a lot of tangents about what I've done and what I'd still like to do as far as performing is concerned. I haven't showed you much. Well... this is exactly that part. Enter. After you, then. No, … Continue reading Let me just show you
Comedy calls again
Jokes seem to lose their edge in those last few minutes before you perform. As you run through the set in your mind, moments before hitting the stage, it all just feels incredibly weak. This is exactly what Lincoln van der Westhuizen pointed out last night as we waited in the wings to be called for … Continue reading Comedy calls again
Tyson Ngubeni 