The South African award-winning comedian Loyiso Gola whose been entertaining the country and the world for over two decades recently appeared on Talk Radio 702’s Clement Manyathela show to talk about his latest comedy projects and what’s been on his mind lately.
Not long ago Gola released a 30-minute Netflix special and appearances on Britain’s most prestigious comedy shows like Live at the Apollo, both shows got the world talking about his comedic genius prowess.
He also spoke about why South Africans don’t appreciate comedy as an art form as compared to New York and the United Kingdom and the lack of sustainability when it comes to Mzansi’s comedy clubs.
“In the UK, in New York, people go to comedy, they don’t care who’s there, they just leave their house [and say], ‘I’m gonna watch a bunch guys tell jokes’. In South Africa, the people have to know who it is… It’s like, why? Just go watch standup.” – Loyiso Gola, comedian
“That’s why we don’t have successful comedy clubs [in South Africa] because people wanna go, ‘Who’s there?’. It has to be this person, or this person, or this person. Whereas in America and the UK and other places where comedy is actually thriving, they don’t care.” – Loyiso Gola, comedian
“I move up and down [between London and South Africa]… It’s cool [in London]. I’m good, I’m good. London is great. It’s a great city, the career is great.” – Loyiso Gola, comedian
Gola has an upcoming live show at the Home Coming Centre in Cape Town called Popular Culture.
You can cop your tickets here.
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