Comedy Review: The Thunderbirds – The Disaster Hen Party, Or Cackles In Triplicate

Dec 21, 2019 | chART

[vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] By BRUCE DENNILL   The Thunderbirds: The Disaster Hen Party / Beefcakes, Illovo, Johannesburg   The Thunderbirds are comedians Claudine Ullman, Nina Hastie and Gili Apter, combining their...

Film Reviews: Nobody’s Died Laughing In The State Of America

Sep 2, 2019 | chART

[vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] By BRUCE DENNILL   Trevor Noah: Welcome To America (PG) Loyiso Gola: State Of The Nation (16L) Nobody’s Died Laughing: A Journey With Pieter-Dirk Uys (PG)   Even his established fans were surprised...

Comedy Review: Ndumiso Lindi – Big Boys Don’t Cry In July, Or Us And Them And All Of Us

Jul 25, 2019 | chART

[vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] By BRUCE DENNILL   Ndumiso Lindi: Big Boys Don’t Cry In July / Auto & General Theatre On The Square / Sandton, Johannesburg   Ndumiso Lindi’s explanation for his new one-man show’s awkward title...

Comedy Review: Nik Rabinowitz – Work In Progress, Or Words To Laugh By

Jul 23, 2019 | chART

[vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] By BRUCE DENNILL   Nik Rabinowitz: Work In Progress / Auto & General Theatre On The Square, Sandton, Johannesburg   Work In Progress is a fabulous name for a comedy show. It suggests a...

Theatre Review: Aunty Merle The Musical – Frock And Load, Or The Merle The Merrier

Feb 18, 2019 | chART

[vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] By BRUCE DENNILL   Aunty Merle The Musical / Directed by Lara Foot / The Mandela, Joburg Theatre, Braamfontein, Johannesburg   For a comedian to base a full-length musical on one of the alter egos...