Laff-A-Lot grand finale

Staff Writer | Tuesday May 28, 2013 00:00

 

The show will feature, well known local comedians; Bafana 'Ribcracker' Letsatsi and Modiri 'Mod' Keseabetse. Also performing at the grand finale will be 1st runner-up from the 2012 President Day competitions, Shingah 'Stokie' Sendimbah, 2nd runner-up Oefile 'Mawee' Mokgware, top 10 finalist Shima 'Jerusalema' Nnanaako, and Goodwill 'Goodie the Radd' Tlokwe. Invited comedians will be veteran Roni Modimole and newcomer Tshekedi Monyemore.Laff-A-Lot will also host shows in Palapye May 31 at Cresta Botsalo Hotel, proceeding to Selebi Phikwe June 1st at Cresta Bosele Hotel. The Laff-A-Lot Comedy Tour is sponsored by Cresta Hotels.

'Having produced several top notch comedy events in Gaborone, it was only natural to continue showing growth through taking comedy to other areas outside Gaborone. This will be the time for our comedians to showcase their prowess and display the skills and knowledge acquired during workshops by invited SA guests at previous shows,' Laff-A-Lot Media Liason Officer Gaolathe Kediemetse said. Laff-A-Lot Secretary General, Chidzani Mololwane, explained that the aim of the tour is to inspire and motivate more comedians to work hard so as to create a professional comedy sector in Botswana.

'Over the years that we have been involved in the President's Day Arts Competitions, we realised that there is a greater need for comedy shows in the country. There is plenty of talent out there and audiences react positively, but the problem is the competition comes once a year, and there is nothing else to help these comedians hone their skills, hence a tour of this nature,'  Mololwane said.About some of the comedians

Shigah 'Stokie' Sendimbah is a young man from Maun who has been involved in the comedy industry since 2010.He performed during the second Laff-A-Lot Comedy tour. He has also been featured at Comedy Sundays hosted at Khwest. His style of comedy is observational comedy as he pokes fun at everyday life, often by inflating the importance of trivial things or by observing the silliness of something that society accepts as normal. The talented comedian is also an aspiring actor and has scripted a couple of comedy dramas awaiting production. His counterpart Oefile 'Mawee' Mokgware hails from Gabane. He was also part of the second tour and has performed at such events as the Yarona FM Valentine's Day event and opened for top SA comic Barry Hilton.