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The ''[[Cape Town Comedy Festival]]'' is an international event in Cape Town.
 
The ''[[Cape Town Comedy Festival]]'' is an international event in Cape Town.
  
Founded by Sam Hendrikse in 1996, it ran till 2012, when it was temporarily suspended for 8 years. It reopened in Artscape in 2020.
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==The original festival:  1996-2012==
  
==The original festival:  1996-2012==
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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 ==
 
==The reincarnation in 2020 ==
  
== Performance history in South Africa ==
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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]].
  
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== Sources ==
  
== Sources ==
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https://allafrica.com/stories/199709180016.html
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[[Christiaan Boonzaier]]. 2020. Komediefees herleef in Kaap ná 8j. in ''[[Die Burger]]'', 29 February 2020: p. 10.
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https://thecaperobyn.co.za/the-cape-town-comedy-festival-march-2020/
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https://www.news24.com/life/cape-town-international-comedy-festival-line-up-and-five-shows-you-dont-want-to-miss-20200228
  
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

Latest revision as of 08:54, 23 July 2023

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.

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/

https://www.news24.com/life/cape-town-international-comedy-festival-line-up-and-five-shows-you-dont-want-to-miss-20200228

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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