Vlismas brings the apocalypse

Vlismas’ new show, Revelations: Sacred Cow Apocalypse, presents his explorations through the “fiery depths of the world coming to an end”.

In the past, he ruffled feathers, insulted “some Afrikaans icon that likes to speed on the highway”, and gave his take on current affairs.

Revelations, however, is set to be a little different from Vlismas’ past offerings.

“Every generation is determined to believe in the world ending in their lifetime, from Mayan calendars to the Big Kill, to particle experiments gone wrong; even Obama being the Antichrist, and yet we always survive,” said promoter Mike Pocock.

“This is one of the themes of Vlismas’ latest orgy of dark belly laughter. Other nerves he promises to attack with razors are family, friends, children, peace, hope, faith and charity, as well as an all-out attack on the current president, or that “totally busted thief of an a**hole”, as he refers to the head of state.

Vlismas said that, while he had focused on production design recently, this show would be a return to basics.

“Comedy is an intimate act between me and you. F*** the tricks and whistles; this show is about the jokes, the speed, the taboos. I’m going back to basics here, more laughs per minute,” said Vlismas.

“There’ll be some nice touches, but this is all about me and the crowd having a really good time.”

Vlismas said that, as he approaches middle age, he felt an increase in the urgency to “poke holes in accepted reality”.

“We’re running out of time to point out the flaws in our own plot, and the arc has already peaked. So this show is to make sure that no stone has been left unturned, and by stone, I mean racism, corruption and mentally retarded country singers called Sunette,” he said.

Revelations: Sacred Cow Apocalypse will run on 23 and 24 May at the Lyric Theatre, Gold Reef City casino complex.

Details: www.computicket.com