From the UK to SA, the 11th Jive Cape Town Comedy festival, held at the Baxter Theatre features some of the best local and international acts.

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     From the UK to SA, the 11th Jive Cape Town Comedy festival, held at the Baxter           Theatre features some of the best local and international acts.

Tumi Morake

The stellar variety of acts this year include; Siv Ngesi, Tumi Morake, Carl Wastie, Earl Okin, Bruce Airhead and the Bacalla clowns. The month-long festival,directed by Eddy Cassar has attracted thousands of people, since opening night. Selecting local entertainer, Alistair Izobell, as the MC was a smart choice. Izobell adds his own Cape Town flavoured humour as the host.

Here are six reasons why you should watch it:

Bruce Airheard from the UK does the unthinkable with a gigantic balloon. It will leave you in awe and wondering "How does he do it?." It seems like mission impossible, until he pulls of jaw-dropping tricks.

Earl Okin's humour is not for the faint-hearted. Accompanied by his guitar, Okin uses his musical ability to tell jokes.He happens to be Paul McCartney and Van Morrison’s favourite guitarist.He also plays the trumpet,saxophone and trombone.

Q and A with Earl
How does it feel to be part of the Cape Town Funny Festival?
This is my second time.10 years ago we had to share a car, now we all have our own.

What inspired your bold style?
My favourite music is opera. I always wanted to dress like my favourite tenor, Enrico Caruso. It became what I wear. I have been dressing like this for the past 20-40 years.

What are your thoughts on Cape Town? 
       I have been told don't go to Long Street at night. It’s not safe. It’s a sleepy, sea-side town compared to London. A trip in Cape Town that would take me 10 minutes, will take me one hour in London.

Favourite place to hang out in Cape Town? 
      My hotel room.At night I watch TV.I would love to go to Table Mountain.

Carl Wastie swops his cool-guy vibe,and takes on the role of a female fashionista. His small stint starts the festival on a rather fashionable note. Wastie can be also heard as a presenter on Goodhope FM as well as Hectic Nine-9.

How does it feel to be part of the Cape Town Funny Festival this year?
Amazing, because Eddy Cassar trusts that no matter what he puts me in, I'll do a good job. Every year, that I'm part of the festival, I feel more part of it. It's always a pleasure and an honour to be part of it.

Who is Carl Wastie in a nutshell?
A Cape Town individual that feels that humility is more important than talent. I am all about humility, family, youth and fun. I have a UCT phycology degree and I am also an Xbox junkie.

You enjoy changing your hairstyles. What inspires your bold styles? 
      My mohawk was inspired by Jared Leto's Closer To The Edge video large mohawk. I was in a bad space at the time and thought,why not? I haven't looked back.I have dyed my green, yellow, pink and blue.Maybe,when the bocks get into the world cup, I'll do a golden green.

Music on your play list at the moment? 
      30 seconds to mars, Linkin Park, The Weekend as well as old school music. Definitely some Stevie Wonder.

What has been your most embarrassing moment as an entertainer? 
      Alan Committie played a prank on me during a Cape Town Funny Festival a few years ago. I had to hide in a box. They pranked me and kept me inside the box for longer than expected. I hid in it for 45 minutes, before they revealed me.

Siv Ngesi is known for his controversial and hilarious comedy antics. Also a charmer and hottie,Ngesi will leave you in stitches.

Tumi Morake is one of the best female comedians in the business. Besides comedy, she is also known for her work as an actress, writer and TV Presenter. Morake is daring as can be on stage and tells it like it is. She will also be a part of the Cape Town Funny Festival which will be heading to London later this year.


All the way from Italy, the Baccala duo will have you cringing and sitting on the edge of your seat. They recently won an award for being "the world’s best comedic clowns” in a Cirque du Soleil competition. Their critically acclaimed show Pss Pss has been performed over 400 times in 30 countries on 5 continents.

The Cape Town Comedy Festival ends on Sunday, 16 August 2015.
Tickets are available at computicket.In November this year, the festival will be heading to London.