Kill or Die is a showcase of Durban’s newest and youngest local comedy talent to perform to a live audience and will feature Neville Pillay, Musa, Venessa Morton, Shannon Rice, Mfundo, Andrew Hughes, Ntshebe, Rory Petzer, Davin M, Sbu Mnyanda, Tibs – and headlined by Joey Raddien.
The show was initially not scheduled for filming, but one of the clear missions of the organisers and partners is to promote and showcase up-and-coming talent. The Comedy Central special is a great piece of news for newbie comics in Durban.
“We have always been passionate about creating platforms for new talent – after all, they’re the future of Durban Comedy!” says On Fire Comedy co-owner Jem Atkins. “We know that Savanna already does some great work to support local comedians and Edgars is also passionate about about its local focus. This is an opportunity for all of us to do something specifically for Durban and so we took a decision to fund the filming, while Comedy Central will provide the airtime. This way, money raised by the festival can be invested back into the promise we’ve made to make Durban the comedy capital of the country,” adds Jem.
On Fire Comedy will create the 24-minute special from the 90 minutes of live show content.” The pressure is on for the newcomers to step up and claim a spot in the TV show,” says Jess Knauf, co-owner of On Fire Comedy. “We want to put Durban talent on a pedestal, but that doesn’t mean we create a culture of handouts. What we’re doing is creating an ambitious target, and asking local comics to push themselves so that the ones who get the exposure deserve it. There’s nothing like healthy competition to raise the standard.”
Kill or Die takes place on Thursday 15th December at 20:30 at New York Restaurant & Bar (101 Innes Rd, Morningside). Tickets cost only R70 at Computicket.
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