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Zimbabwe's most famous comedian comedian, Carl Joshua Ncube has been nominated for the biggest Comedy Awards of South Africa, the annual Pan African Savanna Pan cartoon award to be held at the Gold Reef City Lyric Theater in Johannesburg on September 8th.
Ncube was nominated alongside four other comedians, Bright & # 39; Basketmouth & # 39; Okpocha from Nigeria and Ugandans Patrick & Salvado & # 39; Idringi and Kansiime Kubiryaba Anne and Charles Manase of Botswana.
It's only the second time in the history of In a press release issued Friday, Kwazi Ngubane, the publicist of the event, said that the five nominees, some of the best on the continent, were announced at a press luncheon in Johannesburg, South Africa, on July 11, for the media, industry and comedians
"The annual awards for South African savannah comics have always been at the rendezvous.a and open the boundaries of local industry to the family of comedy across the continent.There may be many languages spoken in Africa but Is the language of humor that connects us all, "he said
The five nominees will be transported to Johannesburg, South Africa, for the award ceremony of Savanna. said that there has been a significant increase in the number of registrations this year, from 29 in 2017 to 54 comedians from countries such as Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Zambia, Angola and Lesotho among others.
Here are the biographies of the nominees:
Basketmouth (Nigeria)
Basketmouth was the first recipient of Savanna's Pan-African Cartoon of the Year in 2017. A leading player in the Comedy industry in Nigeria and having represented the kind of stand-up comedy like Over the years, Basketmouth has conquered the hearts of comedy fans around the world. He has hosted concerts with Jay Z, Rihanna, Beyoncé, Joe, Chris Brown, Boys II Men, Sean Paul, Wyclef Jean, Cool and Gang, Akon, Dru Hill, Buster Rhymes, Fat Joe, Snoop Dogg, Ciara, Jarule , Brian McKnight and many others.
Basketmouth has presented shows in Africa and around the world and in 2013 he was approached by Comedy Central to do his own special. In 2014, he was invited to be part of Just for Laughs, one of the largest comedy festivals in the world.
Carl Joshua Ncube (Zimbabwe)
According to Comedy Central Africa, "Carl Joshua Ncube must be the most funny comedian in Zimbabwe ever produced". It was after appearing on a star list at the Comedy Central International Comedy Festival, the best of Africa in South Africa, where he joined a cast of some of the best comedians in Africa. The festival also included comedians like Jeff Ross, Hannibal Buress and Aries Spear.
Carl was nominated for the Savanna Pan-Africa Cartoon Award of the Year 2017. He is currently Ted Fellow 2017, having made a TED talk at TED Global "Confessions of a Comedian Stand -up ". According to CNN's African Voices, Carl was really "the new face of Zimbabwean comedy"
Kansiime Anne Entertainer (Uganda)
Kansiime Kubiryaba Anne, popularly known as Kansiime Anne Entertainer, is an artist, actress and Ugandan actress. She has been designated as "Queen of African Comedy" by some African media and has won awards at home for her comedy and acting. Kansiime is the first African comedian to be nominated for the Pan-African Savannah Cartoon Award of the Year
Salvado (Uganda)
Salvado (Patrick Idringi) is an engineer, comedian, actor and former presenter of radio on the first radio station in Uganda. He achieved his acting talent in 2009 after finishing second in a M-Net reality TV series called Stand-up Uganda. Salvado is the co-founder and director of The Crackers, a stand-up comedy company that has weekly shows in Kampala and has become the best band in the city offering weekly sold out shows.
Charles Manase (Botswana)
Charles's career as a stand-up comedian got his first push when he was one of seven comedians to play in Bulawayo as part of the Go Worries Go Comedy Tour. He participated in Faisal Night of the Baisly Comedy Show, Politics of Laughter, two seasons of the Soul Food Comedy Contest (2014) and directed the Anne Kansime 2014 show in Botswana, leaving the public in stitches. Prior to that, he had auditioned for the Talent Research Program called Gemstones, which was sponsored by the International Modeling and Talent Agency (IMTA) as the only comedy entry, only tilting on the national scene. He then performed under the Laugh-a-Lot platform where he shaped his unique comedy brand.
Charles Manase, The Brand, remains more than ever topical because the man is the voice of the Grand Pa Bumper to Bumper traffic update in Botswana and is played during every update of traffic on the radio. Having played a role in establishing the Phakalane Comedy Show, he has created The Fresh Comedy Series and with high-priced items such as a one-man show and an ongoing comedy tour, The Brand will surely continue to grow
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