EFF goes Afrikaans

Comic legend Nik Rabinowitz is stirring all the right pots with his show What the EFF?, which will start its run later this week at the Afrikaans art holy grail, the Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees ( KKNK).

RED IN THE FACE. Nik Rabinowitz. Picture: Gallo Images

Rabinowitz, who has performed in theatres worldwide, is looking forward to be on stage for the first time at KKNK. “This is going to be fun. My wife said I am not allowed to ride on an ostrich, though,” he chirps. “On a personal note, I look forward to be disco-

vering the grave of my great-grandfather Morris Braude, who is allegedly buried in Oudtshoorn. Who knows, I might even reconnect with some distant Boerejood cousins. Anything is possible! By the way I hear the Hof won’t be there this year. I really liked him in Knight Rider.”

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Surely it’s hard to live in South Africa for more than five minutes without looking around in exasperation and asking: “What the EFF?” – from load shedding to having your car jacked, the robots that aren’t working or politicians marching into parliament in Pep Store overalls, hard hats and Italian shoes.

From the leafy green ganglands of Sandton, to the imaginary book storage lockers of Limpopo, Rabinowitz has cast his eye far and wide to answer that question. Or maybe not answer it so much as shake it a bit and see what falls out.

Rabinowitz has won numerous awards over the past few years. Last year he won the America meets World comedy title and was awarded Stand Up of The Year honours in 2008 and 2009.