ENJOY SOME REAL SA COMEDY WITH SAVANNA
Be part of the audience as SA’s top comedians come out to
watch this year’s up-and-coming comics battle it out for votes at the Savanna
Newcomer Showcase on 6 May at the Soweto Theatre. As part of the build up to the Savanna CCA’s
(Comics’ Choice Awards) that takes place in August, this unique comedy showcase
kicks off a few months prior and sees all registered comedians in the newcomer
category perform a few minutes of stand-up in front of SA’s finest. Why? So the
comedy industry knows who to vote for, of course.
Between 20 and 30 budding hopefuls from across the country,
each have five minutes to impress the audience and make them laugh more – and
louder – than their comedic comrades. Last year’s inaugural showcase was
electric, with routines ranging from hybrid-vernac and Afrikaans to upper-crust
English. Schalk Bezuidenhout received a
standing ovation and went on to win the award at the main event, so the heat is
on for the newcomers to deliver the performance of their lives. The show lasts
about two hours and you’re guaranteed a good time with pioneering stand-up
legend Kagiso Lediga as MC.
“You can expect fast-paced, slick deliveries and plenty of
improprieties,” comments John Vlismas, founder of the Savanna CCA’s. “The
calibre of these beginners will astound you; their material’s fresh, sharp and
downright rude but their topics are current and their routines are carried with
well-timed wit. Of course there may be one or two newbies who bomb, but in a
room full of comedians that’s almost as funny as the guys who are great.”
“We were inspired to create this developmental initiative to
give the newcomers the opportunity to shine,” comments Liezl Dippenaar,
marketing manager of Savanna. “Our aim is to be totally inclusive; every
newcomer’s invited, we’ll even fly in the out-of-towners and put them up for
the night. Ultimately, this is an
intimate evening of diversity and world class comedy where the new guys get to
hang out with the old guys. We’re proud to be associated with it.”
The Savanna Newcomer Showcase takes place at the Soweto
Theatre on Tuesday, 6 May, at 7pm for 8pm.
Tickets: Computicket (www.computicket.co.za) at R70.
Website: www.comicschoice.co.za
Email: info@comicschoice.co.za
Facebook: www.facebook.com/sa.comics.choice.awards
Twitter: @ComicsChoice
keep an eye on the Guide online, we will update you on the nominees of this years Comic Choice Awards. The nominees announcement will takes place on 25 June 2014.
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