On that particular night, everyone in the hall was happy. The audience laughed their lungs out while enjoying their drinks and meals temporarily forgetting life problems. The atmosphere was intimate as the lights were a bit dim and people were seated in rows facing the stage where each comedian showcased their talent. The first master of ceremony for the night, Brooks, a Motswana comedian paved the way for the night’s acts as he passed a few jokes. He teased the audience especially those who were seated on the front rows. Before the show kick-started, many people were seated at the back fearing to be feasted by comedians, as it is a norm in most of the stand up comedy events where those sitting at the front found themselves being roasted by comedians with their jokes. However, the bold and brave ones seated at the front rows where they took those teasing jokes lightly and laughed them off.
The first act of the night was Mbongeni from Zimbabwe who joked about having walked all the way to Botswana, himself as a father and many other issues affecting people on day-to-day basis. A local comedian, Augustus also tried his best to keep the audience laughing. Another local comedian, Mawee hailing from Gabane got on stage wearing the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) t-shirt while dancing like the former President Mokgweetsi Masisi and made jokes on the party’s loss in the national elections. He later took off the t-shirt and cap and remained with the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) t-shirt. He also made jokes of how his girlfriend was beautiful and well built.
He even made her stand up for the crowd to appreciate her beauty and later invited her over to do a 360 degrees turn for the audience. His jokes were one of those that lit up the hall as everyone cracked in laughter. Masapo from Lesotho made jokes of how life was better in Botswana than in Lesotho more especially the mobile networks. He said while in Botswana people get helped quickly when seeking some mobile services while in Lesotho it took forever to get assisted. Other international comedians that came up with funny jokes include Smowkey Nyembe from South Africa, Chingliz from Zambia, Dr Shakes from Eswatini, Napoleone from UgandaEric Lu Savali from Kenya. Other local comedians were Thapelo Malani who has visual impairment and always make jokes about his condition and Roy.
