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Meet Emerging Comedians at the Savanna Newcomer Showcase 2025

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The 2025 Savanna Newcomer Showcase is rolling into Sandton, and with Tumi Morake at the helm, you’re guaranteed a laugh-till-your-face-hurts extravaganza.

On Sunday, 26 January 2025, the iconic Maslow Hotel will be transformed into a comedy playground, where 20 emerging comedians from across the country will have just five minutes on stage to showcase their talent and vie for a chance to secure a nomination in the highly coveted Savanna Newcomer Award category at this year’s awards.

If you want to discover the next big thing in comedy, this is the event to be at! Prepare for quick wit, sharp satire, and hilariously relatable digs as these newcomers pull out all the stops to make their mark.

The Savanna Newcomer Showcase – Where Laughter Meets Opportunity!

Why You Can’t Miss This:

  • Tumi Morake is your host. Enough said.
  • 20 newbie comedians are bringing their funniest material to the stage.
  • Tickets are just R150. Tickets are limited, so book now on Quicket.
  • Oh, and there’s a free Savanna on arrival because laughter is thirsty work.
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Married…But Not To Each Other (New Comedy Show)

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Tumi Morake and Ndumiso Lindi

Marriage is much like a road trip with its ups and downs (and potholes along the way) and Ndumiso Lindi and Tumi Morake are no strangers to the concept!  Back by popular demand, Ndumiso and Tumi are hitting the road again with their hilarious stand-up comedy show, Married…But Not To Each Other.  It’s not a show just about marriage, it’s about the world that these marriages have to survive in.

The comedy duo will be opening the 2019 season on the 24th of May at the Soweto Theatre, 1st of June at the Flamingo Casino in Kimberley and the 8th of June at PACOFS in Bloemfontein – with additional dates to follow.  The show has already seen successful runs in Pretoria, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Mafikeng, Botswana, Port Elizabeth, Krugersdorp, Durban, Secunda and Nelspruit.

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The Big 5 Comedy Show

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Nik Rabinowitz has been announced as the new comedy star addition to the The Big 5 Comedy Show at the Teatro in Montecasino on 27 and 28 July 2018, among four other titans of South African stand-up at the The Big 5 Comedy Show, supported by Comedy Central.

Rabinowitz joins John Vlismas, Joey Rasdien, Stuart Taylor and Jason Goliath for two wild shows.

 The legendary DJ Ready D completes the line up with him performing between changeovers.

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Kings and Queens of Comedy

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In medieval times, a jester was employed by a nobleman or monarch to entertain him and his guests.  The heavyweights of South African comedy are by no means jesters, but they certainly do entertain… Catch the Kings & Queens of Comedy at the Sandton Convention Centre on Friday, 21 July for a show of hysterical proportions.

Shining their comical armour and sharpening their witty swords for the night, the stellar line-up of comedy giants includes Joey Rasdien (MC), Khanyisa Bunu, Krijay Govender, Mark Banks, Mpho Popps, Muthu Murugan, Ndumiso Lindi, Rob van Vuuren, Tracey-Lee Oliver, Trevor Gumbi and Tumi Morake.

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