14+ hour ago   (471+ words) Anzio September, 2026 Cape Town Theatre Awards nominee for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama. A new production Brasse, Tot Laat Toe, will show at The Baxter Theatre this August. Writer and stage-manager Zubayr Charles, who was nominated for a 2026 Cape…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (783+ words) CCM staff and invited guests had their funny bones tickled by comedians like Emo Adams and MC Alan Committie at the Jive Cape Town Funny Festival. If you want to test a comedian’s abilities, forget sold-out arenas and television specials....

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (497+ words) There is a fine line for any comedy producer when assembling a festival, which includes top echelon international performers, together with regular local comedy club artists. The balance must be right. The Jive Cape Town Funny Festival presents exactly that…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (427+ words) As the Jive Cape Town Funny Festival kicks off at The Baxter Theatre, we look back at the artists who graced the Funny Festival stage before going on to become superstars. Few patrons remember that a young Jimmy Carr performed…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago   (376+ words) South African comedy is alive and well and living in Cape Town. Many of the city’s top funnymen like Stuart Taylor, Dalin Oliver, Yaaseen Barnes, and Kagiso Mokgadi organise frequent comedy evenings, either as their solo shows or on line-ups…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (510+ words) Jive Funny Championship judges Yaaseen Barnes, Eddy Cassar, and Simmi Areff. Cape Town’s comedy scene is in the spotlight as aspiring performers take part in the Jive Funny Championship at Canal Walk’s auditorium. Auditions took place over the weekend, Friday,…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (538+ words) Audiences can expect to have their funny bones tickled by comedians like Emo Adams and MC Alan Committie at the Jive Cape Town Funny Festival. South Africa’s favourite comedy show, the Jive Cape Town Funny Festival, opens at The Baxter…...