The Comedy Revolution Tour, May/June 2008.
The Comedy Revolution Tour, billed as “Geographically Africa’s longest, most cutting edge stand-up tour”, runs from the 14th May through to the 7th June 2008. Featuring 3 international acts as well as 6 of SA’s finest comedians, the tour starts in the Cape, continuing along the coast up to KZN, proceeding thereafter to JHB and Pretoria then finishing in Cape Town. The aim is to develop and unite the comedy scene in South Africa by taking these shows to towns that many performers bypass and staging a stand-up show set at an international standard.
The promoters for the tour are Martin Evans (Cape Town) and Glen Bo (KZN), who are both international comedians based in South Africa. Their passion and determination to develop South African Comedy is the basis on which this tour has been driven. The tour prides itself on being the longest stand-up tour in South Africa, featuring award-winning and international acts who have come together to achieve the same goal.
The international acts featured in the show are Martin Davis from the UK (a stand-up veteran and legend abroad), Martin Evans ( a well traveled stand-up who was one of the only two SA stand-ups to ever work the U.K scene for more than 5 years. He is also the winner of numerous awards in the U.K) and Glen Bo (a recent nominee in the KZN Arts Awards in the “Best Comedian” and the other only SA Act to work and tour the UK scene for more than 5 years. He has performed for Royalty, dislocated shoulders on stage and endured quite allot of pain, but believes pure comedy is all about pain),
These three headliners are joined by the cream of the crop from around RSA, namely, Trevor Gumbe(JHB), Simmi Areff (KZN), Lil Paul (KZN) and Jan Badenhorst (KZN) and other guests along the way.
The dates for the tour are as follows:
MAY
Wed 14th Knysna @ Zanzibar Theatre
Thur 15th Plettenberg Bay @ The Surf Cafe
Fri 16th Grahamstown @ De Tap Huis
Sat 17th Port Elizabeth @ The Vodacom Amphitheatre
Sun 18th East London @ The Deckdave Richardson gonubihotel@lantic
Mon 19th Coffee Bay @ The Bomvu Festival of Comedy
Wed 21st Amanzimtoti @ The Office
Thur 22nd Baillito @ Sub Zero- Nightclub / La Montange Hotel
Fri 23rd MARGATE @ The Cock&Tail ( Margate Main Beach)
Extra show :Fri 23rd Dockyard Theatre, Musgrave Central
24th Dockyard Theatre, Musgrave Centre
Sun 25th The OFFICE – TOTI
Tues 2th – THE BLUFF ( Venue TBA) Plus Live bands.
Wed 28th HOWICK @ Restaurant BELLISSIMO’S
Wed 28th HOWICK @ Restaurant BELLISSIMO’S
Thur 29th DURBAN’S THUNDER ROAD ROCK DINER
Fri 30th WATERKLOOF @ Restaurant TAPAS
Sat 31st DURBAN’S THUNDER ROAD ROCK DINER
Wed- 4th & 5th TANZ CAFE – JHB
Fri / Sat – PRETORIA ( Venue to be announced)
TICKETS : VIA STRICTLYTICKETS.co.za and www.webtickets.co.za
Proudly in association with GRRIT MAGAZINE – RSA’S ALTERNATIVE PRESS MAGAZINE.
FULL DETAILS ON: www.comedyrevolution.wordpress.com and www.grrit.co.za
BOOKINGS AND RESERVATIONS FOR SHOWS:www.strictlytickets.com Reservations and Info: Jimmy on 083 348 427.
All shows have tickets on sale before the event – arrive early. Tickets are also available online at www.strictlytickets.com
Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=13609407567
IMAGES: http://comedyrevolution.wordpress.com/the-comedians/
INTERVIEWS: Please call ThunderHEAD Comedy Productions : Jimmy on 083 348 427 to set up.
For interviews, please contact Emily at Chaos Theory P.R at chaostheory@gmail.com
(c) GRRIT MEDIA
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