The Comics choice awards
As South Africa’s comedy industry came out to recognize and award some of its own, excitement for the evening’s gala event was contagious as everyone waited in anticipation to see who’d walk away with one of the six coveted Waldo’s.
here is what happened on the red carpet and the people that outrageous fashion: 
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| mpho popps who won blackberry breakthough act award |
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| Comedian Deep Fried Man |
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| Comedian Angel who brought two white guys chained up, shes a funny lady |
Far from a standard award ceremony, the variety show kicked
off with an eruption of applause as Parkour free-runners abseiled from the roof
to the sound of live gunfire. Audiences
were treated to unbelievable production design and celebrity guest appearances
from the likes of Jahmil Qubeka, Joe Mafela and Anele Ndoda.
Winners performed seven minutes of stand-up as their
“acceptance speech” and their pride (and tears of joy and laughter) were felt
by all those lucky enough to have attended the comedy industry’s crowning event.
Comedians vote for their peers to win the Waldo’s, with only
one award, the Savanna Audience Choice Award, being open to public vote; and
multi-award winning Sifiso Nene took home this year’s coveted Waldo for the
second year running.
Pioneering comic Kagiso Lediga won the respect of his peers
for his sharp-witted content creation and was awarded The Times Comic’s Pen
Award; a well-deserved accolade for one of SA’s most venerable comedians. Mpho
Popps Modikoane’s youthful talent and charming comedic disposition were
recognized by the industry as he was awarded the BlackBerry Breakthrough Act
Award.
At Soweto’s Savanna Newcomer’s Showcase in June, crowds gave
Schalk Bezuidenhout a standing ovation, so it was no surprise that this
mustachioed comic with his trademark ironic jersey and ankle-length trousers
would be voted for by industry to win the Waldo in the Savanna Newcomer Award
category.
Trevor Noah was awarded The Comic’s Choice Comic of the Year
Award once again but was unable to attend due to health reasons, while
legendary ‘Cousin’ Barry Hilton was the well-deserving recipient of The
Lifetime Achievement Award.
This year’s theme, “The Art Of Funny” centered on
self-expression and social justice, so whilst audiences laughed at the
collaborative sketches, there was an underlying message of how comedians, much
like graffiti artists and free-runners have the ability to reshape reality,
drive a revolution and change the world.
The opening message of the awards encapsulated that ethos - “A free
runner is a human soul that refuses to see walls. They use barriers created by
authorities as canvases on which to celebrate freedom and rebellion… So do
stand-up comics.”
Pulling out all the stops to deliver the best event yet, the
CCA team produced a magnificent show with a seamless production and deserves to
be applauded for their tireless efforts to showcase and celebrate South
Africa’s finest. Of course all this
wouldn’t be possible without the support of the sponsors and media partners, so
hats off to The Times, Savanna, BlackBerry.
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