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The Nandos Comedy Festival 2012

For lovers of the best live comedy, it’s time to stop crying and carefully remove your head from under that pillow. ‘Why?’ you may ask, in your finest voiceover voice. Well, The nation’s favourite comedy festival is back in the City of Gold, as The Nando’s Comedy Festival is set to rock Montecasino from 20-26 August. This hot, chicken-flavoured showpiece- presented in association with Graça- will be taking place at the ever-impressive Teatro. This cathedral of comedy will be the platform for some of the biggest local and international acts, including Brian Haner, Christina Pazsitzky, David Kau, Finesse Mitchell, Ian Bagg, Mitch Fatel and Tom Segura. With such an impressive line-up and the promise of a potential

The Comics Choice Awards 2012

The chance to be in a room with South Africa’s finest comics, all vying for top honours and comedic bragging rights is an opportunity not to be missed. On July 10th, this is exactly what you can expect at the 2nd Annual South African Comics Choice Awards. Awards shows can be painful. All that smiling, those sensitive-yet-competitive glances and endless clapping are enough to drive even the mildest reality show devotee mad with a strange feeling of boredom tinged with depression and pain. The 2nd Annual South African Comics Choice Awards is different. With all manner of performances, speeches and other bizarre antics forming part of a ridiculously entertaining event, the show is more of a comedy spectacular than