Vodacom Funny Festival

Along with my driving, my computer skills and my gentle and considerate lovemaking abilities, comedy is probably one of my stronger points. As a young, impressionable youth, many a family event and function would feature a short and snappy stand up routine by myself, with my witty observational style endearing myself to friends and relatives alike. Sure, I would often have to deal with hecklers and personal insults (thanks Mom and Dad) but this merely helped me hone my craft.

Eventually, stand up comedy took a backseat as I embarked on my career as a successful captain of industry, but the passion remains, and so it came to pass that I found myself at the recent Vodacom Funny Festival, with Steve O - looking for laughs and possible material to steal.

Was it funny?

Did we laugh?

Some of the more notable points: (And from here I'l talk directly to the performers in question)

Stephen Grant, as the host and compere, you were nothing short of f**king hilarious. Seemingly coming on stage with no material whatsoever, you completely winged it, tearing into the unfortunate people who decided to get front row seats. Stephen, you are a legend. The way you ripped into Ted, the patronizing anaesthesiologist sitting in front, was a masterclass in general mockery.

Riaad Moosa, you come across as a boring plank on Mnet's "comedy" show, Laugh Out Loud. Your stand up act is pretty spectacular though. Riaad, you've won my respect. You're undoubtedly the funniest Muslim comedian / doctor in the world. And I've seen a few.

Martin Jonas, doing a couple of so-so impersonations of Afrikaaners and black people are not enough to get by anymore. You need to earn some laughs. There were long periods of silence during your set, with you chuckling to yourself. That's not good enough. You're not good enough. I think someone needs to give it up now. You sir, are boring.

Anyhoo, Steve O and I had a jolly good time. By the way, is this the same event as the Smirnoff Festival? Just with a different name? I don't know. Maybe someone can enlighten me. Steve O and I debated this for a while afterward, and it eventually ended up in fisticuffs, which I obviously won because I am such a badass, and a decorated street fighter of note.

Anyhoo, the Festival ends on the 8 July, so if you missed it, shame on you.



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