THE AwehMzansi Comedy Tour takes place on Friday, 29 and Saturday, 30 January at Suncoast Casino. The tour is a celebration of friendship and comedy on a stage featuring the hilariously funny Goliath brothers, Jason, Donovan and Nicholas, alongside fellow comedians, Richelieu Beaunoir, Glen Bederman-Pam and Alfred Adriaan. We caught up with Glen Bederman-Pam and asked him a few questions. This funny man told us that in the comedy business one should ‘never steal jokes’. For more information on the AwehMzansi tour, visit www.suncoastcasino.co.za.
What things don’t you like doing? Name two:
Grocery shopping and giving people a lift are the two things that get me.
Tell us about a time when things didn’t go the way you wanted:
Last week when I flew from Durban to Johannesburg, I unpacked my baggage to find that my clothing had been stolen. That’s definitely not the way I wanted it to go.
What do you think about when you are alone in your car?
I don’t think about anything, I focus all my energy on questioning the abilities of fellow motorists.
What’s your strongest memory of your childhood?
Riding my bicycle and roller-skates wherever and whenever I could.
What do you dislike about South Africa?
I dislike the fact that South African citizens don’t pull together to make the country a better place.
What makes you angry?
Incompetence.
Besides your job, what are you most passionate about?
Family.
Name one misconception you think people have about you?
People often think I’m arrogant and self-centered when all I really am is comfortable in my own silence.
Some advice to people who want to follow your path – what are three things you should never do in this business?
Never steal jokes.
Never insult the crowd.
Never steal jokes.
What do you envision yourself doing when you turn 80?
Hang-gliding, parachuting, bungee jumping and other stuff that 80-year-olds do.
