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| Kevin Bloody Wilson South African Tour |
 | The excessively earthy, usually politically incorrect and always irrepressible Kevin Bloody Wilson returns to South Africa in August. While here, he will perform at Sun International’s GrandWest Grand Arena in Cape Town on 26 August, and at the Carnival City Big Top on 27 and 28 August.
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| Jeff Dunham sells over 30 000 tickets for SA Tour |
He is already the biggest selling international comedian to ever perform in South Africa and now Jeff Dunham fans can enjoy another opportunity to see the voice behind the character catchphrases such as Achmed the Dead Terrorist’s "Silence! I Keel You!" and José Jalapeño’s "On A Steek!” live with another Cape Town show just added.
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| The 14TH annual Cape Town Comedy Festival |
 | Good Hope FM and M-Net in association with Graca are proud to present the Nando’s Cape Town Comedy Festival starring the world’s hottest comedy acts at the Baxter Theatre in the heart of the Mother City. Running from the 31st of August until the 19th September 2010, the 14th annual Cape Town Comedy Festival has officially opened for sales with an announcement of a star-studded line-up of international and local stand up acts.
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| Mark Palmer The Best Medicine |
We have all heard the saying laughter is the best medicine and there is a valid reason behind that statement - laughing is good for you! Laughter not only makes the journey through life endurable and enjoyable, it also helps keep us healthy. Worry and anxiety cause stress, which eats away at our health. The root cause of most sicknesses and diseases is stress. Start laughing and it will reduce your stress!
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| 3rd Annual Nandos Jozi Comedy Festival |
 | Seven Comedians. Seven days long. Unlimited laughter guaranteed. 94.7 Highveld Stereo and M-Net are proudly bringing back the biggest laughs at this years’ third annual Nandos Jozi Comedy Festival to be held at the Teatro at Montecasino, Fourways, from July 26th to August 1, 2010.
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| Bafunny Bafunny: The victory tour |
SA’s star-studded Comedy Team Bafunny Bafunny returned home to a hero’s welcome with more than 30,000 fans filling each and every seat available for their home tour in arenas across the Host Country. With their SA tour now a “sold out” runaway success, the producers at Hunta Live have decided to celebrate their achievement with a Victory Tour that will give comedy fans another chance to see their heroes perform live on one stage at the new fixtures.
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| The Lyric Theatre presents the hottest Indian comedians |
 | The Lyric Theatre at Gold Reef City Casino is celebrating the 150th anniversary of the arrival of Indians in South Africa with a hilarious new comedy show called 150 Years … and still laughing!, which will run for 3 shows only in July. Featuring a line-up of South Africas funniest and classiest Indian comedians, 150 Years … and still laughing! is a production from the team responsible for Buckled and Queens of Comedy.
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| The Vodacom Funny Festival |
The 6thVodacom Funny Festival, Cape Town’s premier comedy festival runs for the duration of the FIFA World Cup 2010 at the Baxter Theatre. The popular annual event, which has become “Cape Town’s Winter Tonic”, opens on 7th June and runs for five weeks through to 11th July.
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| Desperate First Ladies |
 | Pieter-Dirk Uys and South Africa’s most famous white woman, Evita Bezuidenhout, are to present a side-splitting, exclusive new show called Desperate First Ladies at the Lyric Theatre at Gold Reef City Casino in August for three nights only in celebration of Women’s Day.
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| Stuart Taylors Learner Husband |
Comedian Stuart Taylor and director Heinrich Reisenhofer have teamed up and created a definitive relationship crash course for the modern South African man. After sold out seasons and rave reviews around the country Learner Husband comes to the Montecasino Theatre from 5 – 30 May 2010.
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| Jeff Dunham – Live in South Africa |
 | Jeff Dunham, the voice behind the character catchphrases such as Achmed the Dead Terrorist’s "Silence! I Keel You!" and José Jalapeño’s "On A Steek!” is bringing his undeniable talent and unstoppable laughs to Sun City, Carnival City and Grandwest Cape Town this September.
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| Bafunny Bafunny: SA’s comedy team for 2010 |
What if Comedy was a sport? Who will represent South Africa at the World Cup of Funny? Enter left wing Bafunny Bafunny – SA’s star-studded Comedy Team featuring eight of the funniest stand-up comedians from the Host Country, who will tour South Africa with their special brand of comedy in the lead-up to the World Cup, to unite the nation through laughter.
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| Wayne Brady will be "Making it Up" again |
 | Music, Comedy, Dance and Improv – nobody does it better than Wayne Brady. He had South African audiences and critics alike in awe when he toured SA in 2009 with his international hit show "Making it Up" - and now he is back! With his tour travelling to three SA Cities, South African’s can look forward to unbelievable improv, hysterical skits and amazing music and dance routines in a spectacular show that is never the same and always brilliant.
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| Trevor Noah "The Daywalker" back by popular demand |
Trevor Noah returns to The Lyric Theatre at Gold Reef City Casino for two nights only (5 and 6 March 2010) following his sell-out success at the venue in October 2009 with critically acclaimed one man comedy show The Daywalker. The Daywalker sees this prodigious talent at his very best in what can only be described as a masterful performance. Trevor delves into a wide range of topics including the story of his life as a mixed race child growing up in South Africa.
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| Krijay Govender-Queen of South African Comedy |
 | Having starred in two of South Africa’s biggest soapies, Krijay Govender is no stranger to South African Audience. But it is her stand up comedy that audiences are raving about, undoubtedly the queen of South African Comedy. Krijay availed herself for an interview with dotonline.co.za after performing at The Last Laugh at The Lyric Theatre Gold Reef City, a show she crowned her best. Her award nominated theatre production “Buckled” will be on at The Lyric Theatre Gold Reef City Casino on February 26 and 27
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| Katt Williams-Comedys Controversial dynamite |
With accolades including hosting BET Hip Hop Awards; appearances in sitcoms such as “My Wife and Kids”; “Girlfriends” and “The Tracy Morgan Show” just to name a few; it is evident that Williams is comedy’s best kept secret those who have discovered this dynamite have been blown away in more ways than one
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| Lee Mack Live |
 | Lee Mack is an award-winning live performer of some standing; having received nominations for the Edinburgh Festival Perrier Award, Time Out Best Live Comedy Award and Best Newcomer at the British Comedy Awards. He won the Best Stand-Up award at the Loaded Laftas in 2006, and this year Zoo Magazine named him, "Britains number one rising comedian."
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| Kill the Messenger-Chris Rock |
"there has never been a comedian that has both the international and national awareness from socio-economic; marriage; sex and politics; Rock always has a funny perspective on things." Bernie Mac said
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| The Real Heavy Weights of Comedy jam-knocks us out |
 | By far the Best comedy show South African comedians have ever done; the line up included Nik Rabinowitz , the world’s first Jewish Xhosa speaking comedian, Capetonian Kurt Schoonraad, Krijay Govender the Queen of SA comedy), the prankster Darren Whackhead Simpson ; Ndumiso Lindi and Collin Moss formerly of Idols hosted by Chris Forrest
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| Steve Harvey’s Still Trippin’-Misrepresents SA and puts us to sleep after 10 minutes |
Still Trippin’ like “Don’t Trip” fails to amount to the act Harvey belted out in the February 2000 release “the Original Kings of Comedy” a performance that will go down in history, where Harvey had the audience in stitches whenever he opened his mouth.
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