In its 24th season, the Jive Cape Town Funny Festival has taken the Mother City by storm and has grown into the country’s oldest and largest comedy event.
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The event returns tomorrow with top local and international acts on offer at the Baxter Theatre until 2 July.
As one of Cape Town’s premier events that is constantly evolving the comedic scene, the Funny Festival has once again held a Funny Championship in search of the next biggest rising star.
Twenty-four comedians competed in four heats with each producing a winner. Extra wild card entrant, young screenwriter and director, Mzonke Maloney, also made it through to the final.
With a passion for compelling and thought-provoking storytelling, Maloney takes centre stage and joins the Funny Festival’s headline acts such as Africa’s best mentalist Larry Soffer, musical guru Emo Adams, and a renowned street-performing duo out of San Francisco, Daredevil Chicken, who are making their first Cape Town Funny Festival appearance.
Resident comic and master of ceremonies, Alan Committie, will also introduce a riot of local comedians such Dalin Oliver, Schalk Bezuidenhout, Riaad Moosa and the return of the legendary Marc Lottering.
‘We are very happy to continue our partnership with the Jive Cape Town Funny Festival that sees a talented local line-up of young and veteran comedians taking centre stage once again this year,’ said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, JP Smith.
‘It is also impressive to see how many aspiring comedians there are in our city and that the festival presents opportunities to nurture young talent and continues to build a legacy of this premier event.’
Besides riddling audiences with smiles and laughter, the Cape Town Funny Festival supports ‘Operation Smile’, an organisation creating solutions to deliver safe treatment and surgery to children with a cleft lip and cleft palate.
With all the serious and concerning issues facing South Africa right now, laughter really is the best medicine.
Those eager to get their dose should remember to only purchase tickets from authorised event organisers. Book Now.
Cape {town} Etc discount: Enjoy nachos and milkshakes for two on Kloof Street for R199. Get it here.
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