Johannesburg gets the big laughs at the Jozi Comedy Festival.

The Festival, which runs from 30 June to 6 July consists of an international stand up theatre show: the "UN Comedy Show"; international comedy short films: "Funny Shorts"; international street performers from Canada, the UK and Australia in "Street Comedy"; a local stand-up competition: "Comedy Showdown", and the Air Guitar Competition: "Hot-Air".

Plenty of laughs then, but the undoubted highlight is the UN Comedy Show at Montecasino, hosted by international comedy icon, Paul Rodriguez (Mexico/USA). Paul’s career spans more than two decades and includes starring roles and featured appearances in over 30 films like “The Whoopee Boys”, “Ali” and “Crocodile Dundee” and countless television series and specials. He has performed live to well over one million concert goers and is considered to be the Richard Pryor of original comedy - with a Latin twist.

He will be joined on stage by comedy heavy weight Sugar Sammy (India/Canada) who has been voted the number one stand-up comedian for the last three years in Canada and who performed to more than 10 000 fans during his previous tour to South Africa.

Comedy legend Carl Barron (Australia), the biggest selling comic in Australia and Paul Zerdin (England) who is considered one of the most versatile performers and ventriloquists of our time will share the spotlight with funny man Frank Spadone (Italy/Canada) who performed his one man show to sold-out crowds in Canada and the US as well as Daliso Chaponda (Malawi) who has garnered fans through his comedy, writing and television appearances. South Africa’s rising star Trevor Noah will complete the five-star line-up. The UN Comedy Show carries an age restriction of 16.

Tickets can be purchased at Computicket www.computicket.com. Tickets are priced from R150 to R220.

Alternatively you can try your luck and enter our competition. We're giving away 10 double tickets to the UN Comedy Show. All you need to do is answer this simple question:

Name one of the acts performing at the UN Comedy Show
 

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Competition rules
  • One completed entry per person, per competition.
  • Winners will be contacted by email or telephone and announced on the iafrica.com site.
  • The prizes cannot be exchanged for cash.
  • The judges' decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
Closing date: 1 July 2008