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(19**-) Performer, radio and TV personality and stand-up comedian. * Grew up on a farm outside Cape Town where he learnt to climb trees, make pots and speak Xhosa. Did a Business Science Degree at UCT, then travelled Southern Africa with a theatre company and a herd of donkeys. His stand-up comedy career began shortly thereafter, appearing on Comedy Showcase as renowned Zimbabwean donkey-rustler Jabulani Ndlovu. He shot to fame in 2004 as the multilingual presenter of SABC 1’s Coca-Cola Mega Millions Game Show. As a standup comedian he has done ''[[The Life and Times of Klasie Kakpraat]]'' and ''[[Anyone Seen my Goat?]]'' and ''[[One Man, One Goat]]'' (2007), ''[[3 Wiser Men]]'' (with [[Marc Lottering]] and [[Riaad Moosa]], 2008-9).
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[[Nik Rabinowitz]] (1976-) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nik_Rabinowitz]. Performer, radio and TV personality and stand-up comedian.
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== Biography ==
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Grew up on a farm outside Cape Town where he learnt to climb trees, make pots and speak Xhosa. Did a Business Science Degree at [[UCT]]
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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He travelled Southern Africa with a theatre company and a herd of donkeys. His stand-up comedy career began shortly thereafter, appearing on Comedy Showcase as renowned Zimbabwean donkey-rustler Jabulani Ndlovu. He shot to fame in 2004 as the multilingual presenter of SABC 1’s Coca-Cola Mega Millions Game Show.  
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As a standup comedian he has done ''[[The Life and Times of Klasie Kakpraat]]'' and ''[[Anyone Seen my Goat?]]'' and ''[[One Man, One Goat]]'' (2007), ''[[3 Wiser Men]]'' (with [[Marc Lottering]] and [[Riaad Moosa]], 2008-9).
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== Awards, etc. ==
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SA Comedy awards winner 2008, Stand-up of the year.
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== Sources ==
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Nik Rabinowitz website [https://www.nikrabinowitz.co.za/].
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[[NELM]] Literary awards database.
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Latest revision as of 13:08, 11 September 2019

Nik Rabinowitz (1976-) [1]. Performer, radio and TV personality and stand-up comedian.

Biography

Grew up on a farm outside Cape Town where he learnt to climb trees, make pots and speak Xhosa. Did a Business Science Degree at UCT

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

He travelled Southern Africa with a theatre company and a herd of donkeys. His stand-up comedy career began shortly thereafter, appearing on Comedy Showcase as renowned Zimbabwean donkey-rustler Jabulani Ndlovu. He shot to fame in 2004 as the multilingual presenter of SABC 1’s Coca-Cola Mega Millions Game Show.

As a standup comedian he has done The Life and Times of Klasie Kakpraat and Anyone Seen my Goat? and One Man, One Goat (2007), 3 Wiser Men (with Marc Lottering and Riaad Moosa, 2008-9).

Awards, etc.

SA Comedy awards winner 2008, Stand-up of the year.

Sources

Nik Rabinowitz website [2].

NELM Literary awards database.

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