CARL JOSHUA NCUBE to host Goliath & Goliath for Zimbabwe’s FIRST EVER International Comedy Festival!

Carl Joshua Ncube has done it again! (Shoot I’ve used that opening line before!) *ehem* let’s try that again…
Carl Joshua Ncube has teamed up with Xtra Time Investments, some awesome local comics and some cool partners for Zimbabwe’s first ever International Comedy Festival called the Rainbow Towers Comedy Fest.

Local supporting acts Michael K and Q (the… wait! Is it only Q now?!) are set to tickle our funny bones. Having watched both of these guys in action I look forward to seeing their performance especially if there is some new content somewhere in there. Q is the baby of the bunch even though his act is anything but. (Note to yourself don’t be the one to hackle as the young man knows how to dish out some generous roast).
Michael K’s name is synonymous with Harare stand up. Having presented on a multitude global stages, Michael K will be Zimbabwean Comedy ‘Legend’ in the room. Speaking of legends and all things LEGENDARY, this Comedy Fest undoubtedly the brain child of the infamous Carl Joshua Ncube who seems more than a little psyched about bringing his dream straight into the realm of reality. Carl’s candid guy next door banter is bound to have everyone (yes even you!) in stitches.
The main attraction or shall I say attractions (*wink*), Jason & Donovan Goliath are a pretty big deal in South Africa and hopefully by the end of the Festival a big deal in Zimbabwe too. There’s a hot big funny guy and a smaller cute funny guy. The idea of them combined sounds a lot like something my ribs and bladder might be unable to bear but hey YOLO right?!
Don’t be fooled by the last name as these two are neither brothers nor *ehem* together. (Google told me so, OKAY!). Combined they have 13years in funny business experience. I’m all for good laughs AND on top of that I like things, so really I’ll be there!

For $15bucks you can join in the fun on Thursday the 28^th of November at 7pm (white people time guys!). If my animated descriptions didn’t help, you could check out the poster. #TSKC

Shoko Festival 2013:The low down on how Harare got 'high' on laughter and good vibes!

 After ages of reading #Twimbo tweets and Facebook updates about Shoko Festival it was about time I got in on some #Shoko13 action.

 

#ComedyNight:

What more could a lover of things have wanted, a crazy combo of Local and South African ‘funny people’. The adorable but equally mischievous Clive Chigubhu made a… Comic MC to say the least forcing guffaws out the burliest men in the audience as he went about calling Zim’s crazy white boy Jason Le Roux , J.C. Le Roux. 

Speaking of which, I could tell many had to restrain themselves from dancing as Jason mixed up a storm of sensual Tribal and Electro house music. ZambeziNews was great too though I could not gather for the life of me why the other guy was reading his lines from his phone (was it part of the act?). The screening of a parody Hip-Hop-ish Song “Ballots in a Box” was definitely the highlight of their performance.Comrade Fatso's rapping sounded a whole lot like what imagine Auby K would sound like if he did rap…%$@*ng Hilarious! (I come in peace).

 Simba the Comic King brought in some intellectual wit on stage to the glee of the smart people audiences’ something about an infamous sex-tape, popped out of nowhere bringing about roars of laughter. You had to have been there to get it, as for myself …I shall not speak! Simba made a brave comment on Tumi Morake’s “bhadunk bhadunk” which…erm...(more of that later!)

 

‘Zimbabwe’s Biggest Comedian’, Carl Joshua Ncube was as entertaining as ever as he hinted that trials for a CJN Junior are underway (adorable right?!). 

He paved the way for my dormant crush KagisoLediga (because it had only occurred to me I was crushing a she walked on stage) who’s satire was top notch. What’s a South African Comic without a Madiba impersonation right?! 

(The video will be on my YouTube page soon)

I really wish I had recorded the Thabantsho equivalent of Pandora’s box that appeared next. 

Tumi Morake’s performance was by far my most favourite, probably because I am a woman. The very pregnant Comedienne managed to get the guys in the audience rather hot around the collar in more ways than one. By the end of her set I knew the supposed size of her husband’s junk, how freaky she was in bed, what kind of car she drives,  how often she pays attention in church and how her husband’s sperms are ‘super sperms’. Yeah, I’m not (much of) a pervert but it was refreshing to have a confident African woman on a stage telling the world hey, I love sex, I love most of myself and I’m not ashamed to say it! And hey I’m a sucker for big girl power so Go #TeamBigGirls! Ah yes speaking of which Tumi was not amused at Simba’s calling out her ehem..’Lady Lumps’ …I shall not speak!

It had to be a Selfie!

Unlike a previous show in the capital, the patrons were polite enough to ‘ask’ for photo-mpikitsha-card-snapshots and got their groupie on! Well you know what they say…if you can’t beat them….#TSKC

Funny Threesome At 7ArtsTheatre!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All roads lead to 7Arts Theatre tonight for a Comedy threesome... (ehem) , I meant ‘A Triple Comedy Line Up’  featuring Carl Joshua Ncube flanked by South African Laughter giants Chris Forrest and Mark Banks! Doors open at 1830hrs for this ‘one-nighter’ with ample time for your ‘African time’ antics cause the show begins at 1930hrs. Tickets were limited and are now nearly sold out, so you might want to make a rush for yours and eh...your plus one also..Maybe?!

  Here’s a quick background on these kickass comedians:

Mark Banks

Mark has over 20 years in the art of making people LOL with that much time under his belt! (Not necessarily literal) he proudly labels himself “as old as theatre”. His latest offering is a one-man show, titled “Banksrupt”, Mark Banks is one of the most recognized and respected comedians of his time.
In over, Mark boasts at least one new one-man show each year, of which he writes and performs all the material himself in that case we’re honoured to have a looksie!

 

Chris Forrest

More recently known for his one man show “The Flip Side”, appearance on South Africa’s “The Heavyweight Comedy Jam” Chris Forrest has been in the funny business for over 10 years. Chris is said to speak slowly but to think fast, he is . forWe love a guy who’s quick on the draw... especially if he acts a fool whiles he’s at it! 

Carl Joshua Ncube

Saving the best last, Carl is currently the BIGGEST Zimbabwean Stand Up Comedian (in more ways than one the guy is creepy tall...well I’m short so...) Carl is currently on a quest to take his version of Zimbabwe to the world through obscenely good looking food (I say this because I’ve only seen photos) / cooking skills, marathon running or through the simple trade of getting people to wet themselves...with laughter. #TSKC