Johannesburg International Comedy Festival comics share their best 2018 moments and hopes for 2019
JOBURG – KG Mokgadi, Prins and Tsitsi Chiumya share their best 2018 moments and hopes for 2019.
With no introductions necessary, KG Mokgadi, Prins and Tsitsi Chiumya, three of the first wave of the forthcoming Johannesburg International Comedy Festival share memorable moments from the past year as well as hopes and dreams for the new year.
Take a sneak peek at the inner workings of these comic masterminds as they wrap up the year in true comic style:
KG Mokgadi
KG Mokgadi has smashed down walls and opened for many of the world’s leading comic performers. Known as one of our biggest rising sons of the Rainbow nation, he is sure to soon reach the stars.
- Your top 3 comedy moments for 2018
- Performing on Blacks Only at the Dome. It was a legendary show with 13 000 people in the audience. It was a milestone.
- The ensemble Cape Town show which we took on tour throughout the country called Zero.
- The Water Storage Tour with Carl Webber, Dalin Oliver and Yaaseen Barnes.
- Your funniest/best/worst Christmas gifts ever
I don’t remember getting one. However, what our family used to do was the real ‘stokvel vibes’. We would just eat and bond and get together.
- Your 2019 new year’s resolutions
All I’ve ever wanted is to fit comfortably into an XXL shirt. And then I will be happy.
Prins
Having performed internationally and racked up several awards along the way in just three years of professional performance. Prins has had the opportunity to open up for some of the greats like Barry Hilton, Loyiso Gola, and Kagiso Lediga.
- Your top 3 comedy moments for 2018
- Performing on Trevor Noah’s Nationwild presented by MNET & Showmax.
- Presenting an Award at Annual Savanna Comics Choice Awards held at the Lyric Theatre and broadcast on 1Magic DStv.
- Working on the set of Dancing With The Stars, South Africa.
- Your funniest/best/worst Christmas gifts ever
A knife. I was so upset. I had specifically requested a game boy (gaming toy), but alas my mom got me a multi-purpose pocket knife. We normally stay up later after midnight, in aw of our toys. That night I slept early.
- Your 2019 new year’s resolutions
To put out my one-man show “Unnecessary”, which I believe can be the hottest one-man show of 2019.
Tsitsi Chiumya
Tsitsi Chiumya, a small-town funny man, is fast becoming the stuff that comic legends are made of, after having gone from pro video game designer to comic genius. With a unique style of humour that we can all relate to, he has stormed the stage and created a solid following with the likes of Kagiso Lediga and Trevor Noah giving him thumbs up.
- Your top 3 comedy moments for 2018
- Being part of the BBC special ‘The Arts Hour’.
- Winning best newcomer at the Comic’s Choice Awards.
- Doing the 12 ZED Laughter Festival in Zambia (after headlining 38 shows in Asia).
- Your funniest/best/worst Christmas gifts ever
I received a laptop junior from my father, but I was too old for it as it was for kids. I loved using it but it was for youngsters.
- Your 2019 new year’s resolutions
- To do a one-man show called ‘So Naïve’.
- Touring in every province with a 400 seater audience; recording it for broadcast and selling 15 million copies worldwide (naïve, right?).
- To host my own TV show.
The Johannesburg International Comedy Festival takes place at the Joburg Theatre, from Thursday, 14 March to Sunday, 17 March 2019.
