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7:30 PM

Art of laughter October 30th

Stand up comedy show|The finale of what has been a tremendous three leg series that has featured South Africa’s best comedians. The third and final show of the year hosted on October 30th is hosted, as always, by Award winning comedian Mo Mothebe.

  • Goethe-Institut Johannesburg, Johannesburg

  • English
  • R 200
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The Teaser for the Art of Laugnter comedy event featuring images of the comedians performing on the night, names, dates and times. © Art of Laughter

The Teaser for the Art of Laugnter comedy event featuring images of the comedians performing on the night, names, dates and times. © Art of Laughter

Mo will be accompanied by the breakthrough voice on the south african comedy scene, Thabiso Mhlongo and will be headlined by the many of many faces and laughs, Mpho Popps Modikoane.

Bios

  • Tshireletso “ MO” Mothebe is a young Pretoria raised but now Johannesburg based comedian who’s a refreshing voice on the local comedy scene. Mo(as he’s affectionately known by his legions of admirers) began his comedy career early in 2013 and has grown from strength to strength. An economics graduate from Monash University, Mothebe has performed all over South Africa and made his International Debut in 2017 when he performed in the Berlin Comedy Circuit. His comedic topics range from his past
    relationships, race and daily observations. Fluent in both English and SeSotho , this tranquil young comic has a passion for Stand up comedy and has constantly left audiences yearning for more.

    He recently returned from a European club tour in June 2019 where he headlined shows in Berlin and Warsaw and left crowds and promoters yearning for more.

    He debuted his one man show “The Chocolate Chronicles” in September 2017 to rave reviews and he will be touring it throughout South Africa in 2019.

    He featured on Trevor Noah’s nationwild in 2018.

    He was the opening act for Loyiso Gola’s one man show at various venues across South Africa in 2016.

  • Comedian, actor, businessman, cool dad extraordinaire.

    Mpho ‘Popps’ Modikoane is so much more than meets the eye. 

    His journey began like anyone with a “big dream”, in the casting line on the national ‘comedy search TV show “So You Think You Are Funny”. This platform gave him the audience he needed to put himself out there as a serious (if that’s possible) comic. 

    With great local and global appeal, Popps packed venues and line-ups from his debut one-man show “Exhibit A”, his annual “Mpho Popps Birthday Comedy Special”, “Blacks Only”, club tours and festivals. It’s where he solidified his mark on the industry by leaving sore abs throughout the country. 

    This then earned him a nomination for the first-ever, annual ‘Comics Choices Awards’ in the ‘Best Newcomer” category. The following year, he went on to win the award for “Breakthrough Act”. He has a talent for languages and this silver=tongues smoothie has the charm to captivate diverse audiences across his homeland, South Africa. But his appeal doesn’t end at his country’s borders. He has proven that with performances from L.A (The Laugh Factory), Canada (Just for laughs Comedy Festival), Nigeria (Lord of the Ribs comedy festival), Zimbabwe (Shoko Festival), Kenya (A Night of a Thousand Laughs), Lesotho, Botswana, Swaziland and in Ghana. 

    He has debuted as an actor in the hit drama series “Ayeye” and starred in, and executive-produced a local film “Tina Sobabili”. This was selected to represent South Africa at the Oscars and The Golden Globes. 

    He has also hosted the South African Music Awards which ratified his mass-appeal in local pop culture. 

    Popps has the ability to take real-life situations and make them relatable and personal through his humour. He combines an intellectual wit with plug-in pop. 

    His belief is that his talents are a manifestation of his true self – and not something which gets turned on when he walks onto a stage. It’s his ‘purpose’ to spread laughs and bring joy to audiences around the world.

  • Comedy sensation Thabiso Mhlongo is a professional stand up comedian whose calmness and storytelling continues to captivate audiences all over Johannesburg and South Africa.

    Thabiso Mhlongo started professional stand-up comedy in August 2014 and his meteoric rise within the comedy ranks implies that he is destined for greatness at the highest levels of stand-up comedy.

    He describes his style as alternative and funny, conversational with a touch of genius, and versatile. (he does his jokes in English and vernac.) His growing reputation is indicative of his work ethic, desire and talent – all of which have contributed to Thabiso Mhlongo’s rise to become a respected stand-up comedian.

    In 2016 Thabiso Mhlongo won Comedy Central’s “Grab The Mike” competition which is an elite competition featuring the countries most prominent up and coming comedians. In the same year he was invited to take part in Comedy Central’s “Roast Battle” which he won. Thabiso Mhlongo is also the creative director of Premium Comedy SA, a leading comedy talent company which has launched the careers of comedy talents such as Trevor Noah and Loyiso Gola.