Oliphant in the room

Dillan Oliphant (or the ma se kind from Eldos as he refers to himself) is a breath of fresh air in the local comedy scene.

With his clever distinct dead-pan-one-liners, his laidback and nonchalant style on stage, he makes for great viewing.

On his first one-man show, Oliphant says it’s a dream come true.

“I’m excited and nervous at the same time.

“It’s what I said I wanted to do and now it’s happening, there’s no pulling out of it,’ Oliphant said.

The Oliphant in the Room is a round-up of Oliphant’s best material over the years that he has honed and sharpened and that fans have come to love from this witty comedian.

There’s also some added new material that will have audiences in stitches.

“The theme of the show is funny-ness. I’m here to make audiences laugh and laugh out loud by showing them some of me, where I am from and the funny material that I have written over the years,” said Oliphant.

Dillan has grown from a novice to making waves nationally in what seems like a few short years.

Dillan started comedy in 2010 and has not looked back since.

He remembers going to watch a Trevor Noah show and seeing the person who opened for him and thinking “I want to be that guy”.

He was given that opportunity two years later and again in 2014 where he joined a host of comedians on Trevor Noah’s hugely successful nationwide tour of That’s Racist!

“We each got 10 to 15 minutes to do our set with Trevor as the main act.

“ It wasn’t like opening for a one man show, now we were part of the line-up and it was such an incredible experience!”

He has also appeared on David Kau’s Blacks Only Comedy show as well as headlined various other shows in Johannesburg and appearances on a variety of TV shows including L.O.L and Late Night News with Loyiso Gola.

Oliphant will perform at the John Kani Theatre at the Market Theatre on March 27 and 28 at 8pm.

For more information contact Lyle Jamane on 084 432 8164.

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