Comedian brings laughter amid these challenging times
Lonely and in need of something to cheer you up? Vusi Mongwe, an acclaimed stand-up comedian, born and bred in Naas, is your man. Mongwe has used the lockdown period to fine-tune his art.
MBOMBELA – One of his recently produced videos about the lockdown regulations on social distancing being unfair to cheating learners in schools, left many in stitches.
It was also played on national radio stations. “I am so glad that my videos were used as intros to Robert Marawa’s show on Metro FM and Radio 2000 on weekdays at 18:00. This makes me realise that comedy plays a vital role in educating and entertaining the community,” he said.
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“I am busy producing more videos not only to entertain, but to ‘edutain’ my followers,” said the former learner of Evimbilanga Primary and Khula Secondary schools. Mongwe started cracking jokes while he was still a young schoolboy. “Making people laugh makes me content and ecstatic,” he said.
In high school he was awarded a certificate for being the most entertaining learner. “I didn’t know anything about stand-up comedy until I attended a comedy show in Middelburg. I was motivated and convinced that I belonged in comedy. From there I have never looked back, attending shows and performing alongside big names in the industry,” he said.
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Mongwe has shared the stage with Skhumba, Mashabela, Mpho Popps and Thenjiwe. His jokes are appropriate for the whole family. “I am doing family jokes, on my experiences and people’s experiences and everything that is happening in and affecting our lives,” he said. Some of his videos have reached 630 000 likes on Facebook. His biggest video on TikTok has had more than 300 000 views.
He can be followed as vusimongwe on various social networks including YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook. |
