John Vlismas on broadway

If I remember correctly, John Vlismas was probably my first exposure to south african comedy. Back when I was in Kimberley and bored out of my mind. I remember listening to John Vlismis and how he started to smoke just to piss of the health minister of that time. Seven (wow) years later and I finally get to see the man on stage doing his thing. I have seen John on stage a few times before. The first was when he hosted the bafunny bafunny tour. The second was when he MC'ed Ramfest 2011. Both times I felt that he wasn't given enough opportunity for that Vlismis humour to come through. So when I heard that he was going to do a one man show at On Broadway this coming weekend, I jumped at the chance to buy some tickets. I want to see if he still has that certain edge to himself.

Granted, John's humour isn't for everyone. So if you want to go hear about how cute puppies are and stories about babies falling over, you would probably want to give this one a miss. There might be jokes about puppies and babies falling over, but they won't be done in a 'cute' way.

Yeah... not in a cute way at all...

Official Press Release Below:


JOHN VLISMAS in .38

THURSDAY 14th to SATURDAYS 16th JULY 2011 - all shows start at 20h30 Tickets R85 per person, Students R65, groups of 10 or more R75

Finally, after years of being asked, John Vlismas returns to Cape Town for his first one-man show in ten years.  Ironically, Vlismas returns to his roots, and the company that mounted his first one-man show ever, On Broadway.
When asked what audiences can expect, Vlismas was characteristically blunt: "laughter, hard, outraged and startled laughter - and I hope they get some food for thought along the way.  I'm a reader, and I like to share my learning with an audience that is open-minded and mentally flexible."

John has been very busy in the last few years with large-scale projects, co-directing his first film project, "Outrageous", and co-founding the Comic's Choice Awards.  Now he wants to take some time to enjoy ninety-minute sets with small audiences, and see just how far they will allow him to take them.
"We have been asked often why John hasn't visited Cape Town with a one-man show in the recent past, and the answer is that he has been on so many large theatre and arena line-ups that he felt it would be overboard, but he has sneaked into a few clubs and done impromptu sets, and has had a great time.  He has always felt that massive venues are not great for really connecting with a crowd, and giving them a really good night, so when we heard about the Intimate Comedy idea, we knew it was the perfect opportunity," says Taffia Keight, Managing Partner at Whacked Management.
While the prolific comic promises to add new, topical material, he also says that he would like to revisit some of his classics from his first show at On Broadway, and see if he can rev it up with what he has learned over the last ten years.

For bookings please call 021 424 1194, visit our website www.onbroadway.co.za or book through any branch of Computicket.