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NANDO’S JOZI COMEDY FESTIVAL:
Dates: 22 – 31 July 2011
Venue: The Teatro at Montecasino
Tickets: From R150 – R250
Cast: Mark Eddie
Michael Loftus
Dan Cummins
Mark Curry
Dave Thornton
Theo Von
Ndumiso Lindi
Graça Showdown Winner (to be announced)
NANDO’S DURBS COMEDY FESTIVAL:
Dates: 4 – 6 August 2011
Venue: ICC
Tickets: From R130 – R180
Cast: Mark Eddie
Michael Loftus
Dan Cummins
Mark Curry
Dave Thornton
Nik Rabinowitz
Graça Showdown Winner (to be announced
NANDO’S CAPE TOWN COMEDY FESTIVAL:
Dates: 9 – 14 August 2011
Venue: The Artscape Theatre
Tickets: From R150 – R200
Cast: Pablo Francisco
Greg Behrendt
Mark Eddie
Michael Loftus
Dan Cummins
Ndumiso Lindi
Graça Showdown Winner (to be announced)
BIOS OF ACTS:
Mark Curry - Actor/Comedian Mark Curry has been making people laugh for over two decades. Since his long running show Hangin’ With Mr. Cooper, which is still in syndication in 6 countries, he has hosted several hit shows: Coming to The Stage (BET), Don’t Forget Your Toothbrush (Comedy Central), Animal Tales (PAX), and Showtime at the Apollo. He has had major roles in Fat Actress with Kirstie Alley (Showtime), Def Comedy Jam (HBO), along with numerous specials on HBO and Comedy Central. He continues to have a heavy stand-up schedule and has been touring the globe with shows in Las Vegas, London, Australia just to name a few. His sold out tour of Africa was a history- making event.
Dave Thornton – This razor sharp and engaging comedian was a hit at the Nando’s Cape Town Comedy Festival in 2010 and will be bringing his accessible humour and free flowing style to Johannesburg and Durban audiences for a first time. Dave’s success as a comic has quickly broadened into a range of performance credits on TV, radio and stage – from an ongoing role in ABC’s Bed of Roses, which aired in 2008, to a regular performer on Comedy Inc. – The Late Shift 2007. His stand-up comedy has been televised on Good Morning Australia (Network TEN) and the Melbourne Cup special on Stand-up Australia (The Comedy Channel). Most recently he performed stand-up comedy on Rove (Channel 10). In 2006 he won Campus Comedian of the Year at the TREV awards and was nominated for ‘Best Newcomer’ award for his show Euromission at the 2007 Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Presently he is hosting ‘Studio A’ a live chat show on Channel 31 produced by Ged Wood (Spicks and Specks).
Theo Von - Theo Von is a Louisiana native whom you may recognize from Comedy Central’s ‘Reality Bites Back’, NBC’s Last Comic Standing Season 4, and Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham. He performs stand-up comedy across the country, and performs nightly in Los Angeles when he’s not on the road. His comedic bits include rants about his dysfunctional family and The South. Theo is the genius behind CrankTexts.com, a website where he texts random numbers and gets into conversations with total strangers. It is featured weekly on CollegeHumor.com.
Mark Eddie - With an acoustic guitar, a signature voice and an uplifting spirit, comedian/musician Mark Eddie delivers a host of memorable songs, comedic observations, guitar “riffs” and musical impressions of artists such as Neil Diamond, Pearl Jam, Bon Jovi and Johnny Cash to name a just few. With guitar in hand & tongue firmly in cheek, he answers burning questions like, …what does heavy metal & polka music have in common? Or …can Neil Diamond sing Dr. Suess? This former cover band lead singer from Ohio has become one of today’s most sought after entertainers and has opened for Jackson Browne, Melissa Etheridge & Toad the Wet Sprocket after being singled out twice in Billboard Magazine® and charting in CMJ®. After being nominated a staggering five times for the coveted NACA “Campus Entertainer Awards”, Eddie found his place on comedy stages. He regularly headlines LA’s legendary comedy venues The Improv, The Comedy & Magic Club andThe Laugh Factory where he’s known for rapid-fire rock references. For 2011, Eddie is developing a feature film project with writer/producer Chris Robert at Two TonFilms and planning to tape a 1-hour HD comedy special for cable.
Michael Loftus - Michael Loftus is one of the most sought after writer/performers in comedy today. In 2009 his one-hour special You’ve Changed, all about surviving marriage and that one argument you can never win, premiered on Comedy Central. He is currently a co-producer and executive story editor on the NBC comedy Outsourced. He was previously a writer on the hit ABC comedy series The George Lopez Show and he’s currently a regular on TruTV’s The Smoking Gun Presents… In addition to his own comedy album, he has appeared on the Warner Bros. comedy album Executive Privilege alongside Kevin Pollack and The Best of Bob & Tom CD. Michael Loftus is among the most popular headlining comedians touring today.
Dan Cummins - Over the past few years, Dan’s absurd observations and dark autobiographical stand-up has been featured on The Late, Late Show, The Tonight Show, Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central Presents Dan Cummins, in his own one hour Comedy Central special, “Crazy With A Capital F”, and on several other nationally televised programs. Material from his two CDs “Crazy with a Capital F”, and “Revenge is Near” - have both debuted in the top ten on the Billboard Comedy Chart. No stranger to the festival circuit, Dan’s also performed at the world’s most prestigious comedy festivals, including numerous shows at the Montreal Comedy Festival, the Aspen Comedy Festival, the HBO Las Vegas Comedy Festival, and many more. Recently, Dan landed a starring role in the upcoming indie feature film, “Trunk’d”.
When Pablo Francisco hits the stage, he immediately brings his audiences to their feet with boisterous laughter and applause. He weaves together his arsenal of characters, spontaneous outbursts, and clever insights to create a stand-up show that more resembles an hour-long comedic jazz riff. He is an off-the-wall, animated character that points out the absurdity in an illogical, pop-culture obsessed world. His unmatched take on all things pop culture has taken him into the ranks of the most popular touring comedians worldwide. Pablo’s enormous popularity and outrageously funny material has hooked millions of viewers on YouTube and Facebook. He headlined last year at the Nando’s Jozi and Durban Comedy Festivals and due to the overwhelming response from fans, we are bringing him back to SA to perform for the first time in Cape Town.
Greg Behrendt should be known for may things. He's a brilliant lifelong comedian who accidentally became the best selling co author of the inescapable He's Just Not That Into You. He was the host of the weirdly named Greg Behrendt Show and he's the musical force behind America's instrumental surf and ska combo the Reigning Monarchs and the foremost collector of small glass pig figurines or ("pigurines"). It is because of all these unique, memorable accomplishments that he is singularly recognized world wide as That Guy From That Thing! Enjoy him in person or at a great distance but enjoy him just the same!
Nik Rabinowitz grew up on a farm just outside Cape Town, where he spent many years climbing trees and commentating on his own rugby games in at least three of South Africa’s eleven official languages. The farm community defied Apartheid’s Group Areas Act, with the result that Nik grew up amongst isiXhosa-speaking people, and to this day is still the white sheep of their family.
Over the past ten years he’s established himself as one of the country’s premier acts, well known for his multilingual satire and passion for goats. In 2008 he was awarded SA Stand up the Year, solidifying his position as the world’s leading Jewish-speaking Xhosa comedian. Nik recently appeared alongside eight of SA’s top stand-ups in “Bafunny Bafunny” at The Royal Albert Hall, and burst briefly on to the UK comedy stage with a guest appearance on Mock the Week. Nik is currently performing his one-man show “Nik Rabinowitz – Live in London” to a sold-out Soho Theatre in the UK and will once again star in “Bafunny Bafunny – The Odd Shaped Ball” later this year.
Ndumiso Lindi - Known for his trade mark hat, funky urban stylish look and brilliant impersonation of the Madiba Jive, Ndumiso Lindi is regarded as one of South Africa’s top black comedians. An entertainer with flair, Ndumiso delves into honest observations of everyday life in South Africa; the diversity of South African cultures; as well as the uniqueness of black people. Painting the nation from a young black man’s point of view, this talented man is well on his way to the top! Inspired by his family and the likes of Eddie Murphy and Bill Cosby, his first big break came in 2004 during the Vodacom Comedy Campus Tour. After regular successful performances on the local comedy circuit, Ndumiso won a trip to London as the Best Newcomer in the Red Bull Comedy AllStars Comedy Challenge. He has shared the stage with local award winning comedy gurus such as: Kurt Schoonraad, Mel Miller, Riaad Moosa, Stuart Taylor, Dave Levinsohn, Cokey Falkow, Mark Lotterring and David Kau. He has performed to countless standing ovations at all the major comedy events in South Africa and was starred as a guest judge on the TV Show “So you think You’re Funny”.
* Graça Showdown Winner - The “Graça Comedy Showdown” winner (the local stand-up competition) will get the chance to perform alongside the international comedy heavy weights and will only be announced closer to the festival start.
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