Difference between revisions of "Cape Town Comedy Festivals"
| Line 14: | Line 14: | ||
Once more directed by [[Sam Hendrikse]], the festival re-surfaced after 8 years, in March 2020, with a three-year contract to perform in the [[Artscape Theatre Centre]]. | Once more directed by [[Sam Hendrikse]], the festival re-surfaced after 8 years, in March 2020, with a three-year contract to perform in the [[Artscape Theatre Centre]]. | ||
| + | |||
| + | he ''[[Jive Cape Town Funny Festival]]'' is an annual comedy variety show. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==The festival event== | ||
| + | |||
| + | Founded by [[Eddy Cassar Public Relations]] in 1997 and produced annually by [[Eddy Cassar]], (renamed the Jive Cape Town Funny Festival in 2005), the festival takes the form of a comedy variety show and runs annually for a month over June/July (and always outside of the Holy Month of Ramadan). Presented at the [[Baxter Theatre]] in Cape Town, the event features South African and international comedians and variety acts. | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | == Sources == | ||
| + | |||
| + | https://funnyfestival.co.za/ | ||
| + | |||
| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
| + | |||
=The ''[[Mother City Comedy Festival]]''= | =The ''[[Mother City Comedy Festival]]''= | ||
Revision as of 09:03, 23 July 2023
There have been a number of comic festivals in Cape Town since the 1990s. The are often interrelated, with titles changing according to over the sponsors over the years, and using competing venues on occasion.
The festivals include:
Contents
The Cape Town Comedy Festival
The Cape Town Comedy Festival is an international event in Cape Town.
The original festival: 1996-2012
Founded in 1996, with by Sam Hendrikse as director, the festival offers a range of national and international comedians and acts. The original festival ran till 2012, when it was temporarily suspended as Hendrikse felt he needed a break.
The reincarnation in 2020
Once more directed by Sam Hendrikse, the festival re-surfaced after 8 years, in March 2020, with a three-year contract to perform in the Artscape Theatre Centre.
he Jive Cape Town Funny Festival is an annual comedy variety show.
The festival event
Founded by Eddy Cassar Public Relations in 1997 and produced annually by Eddy Cassar, (renamed the Jive Cape Town Funny Festival in 2005), the festival takes the form of a comedy variety show and runs annually for a month over June/July (and always outside of the Holy Month of Ramadan). Presented at the Baxter Theatre in Cape Town, the event features South African and international comedians and variety acts.
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
Go to ESAT Bibliography
The Mother City Comedy Festival
Sources
FaceBook: Mother City Comedy Festival
Insta: @MotherCityComedyFestival
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Sources
https://allafrica.com/stories/199709180016.html
Christiaan Boonzaier. 2020. Komediefees herleef in Kaap ná 8j. in Die Burger, 29 February 2020: p. 10.
https://thecaperobyn.co.za/the-cape-town-comedy-festival-march-2020/
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to South African Radio Plays and Serials
Return to South African Television Plays and Series
Return to South_African_Films
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
