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

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