Leon Schuster: Five of the comedian's favouritesLeon Schuster is one of South Africa's favourite comedians. What's your comedy movie of choice? Watch some trailers from his career!
by Francois Jansen
14-05-2024 19:14
in Celeb News
Alfred Ntombela and Leon Schuster. image via Instagram @alfredntombela
Comedian Leon Schuster is one of South Africa's most famous funny people.
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However, not everything about life as a comedian is about fun and laughs. Leon is recovering from another major back surgery. However, he's said to be in good spirits.
What's your favourite Schuster flick?
He's starred in movies like Panic Mechanic and Frank & Fearless. However, everyone has their favourite Leon Schuster movie.
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While people are sending their goodwill to Leon Schuster during his recovery, let's look at some trailers from his career.
Leon Schuster: Updates on his health Leon is a South African comedian and writer.
His career began at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). However, he soon started making films.
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Schuster recently had back surgery. According to The South African news. he's in good spirits, however also in pain.
Panic Mechanic' Panic Mechanic is one of Leon Schuster's classic comedy movies.
You'll enjoy this if you've enjoyed America's Funniest Home Videos or any similar prank-based television shows.
Have you seen Panic Mechanic yet?
Leon Schuster stars as Hank, also called Schuks. This movie introduced this favourite character.
It's one of his earlier movies but also one of his best films.
Watch its trailer here:
Mad Buddies': Trailer Mad Buddies is a Schuster movie from 2012. That's more than a decade ago!
However, it's still a good movie today.
The movie also stars Kenneth Nkosi, playing the character of Beast'.
It's a typical comedy movie but with some twists!
What else would you expect from Leon Schuster?
Watch the trailer here:
Leon Schuster in Frank & Fearless' Frank & Fearless stars Schuster as the titular character, Frank.
The movie exposes corruption and poaching. However, the movie uses comedy to make its point!
It's one of the last movies featuring Alfred Ntombela.
Watch its trailer below.
Leon Schuster in Mr Bones 2' The first Mr Bones movie led to a sequel, which continues Leon Schuster's sangoma character from his last appearance.
However, the second movie takes a different turn than the first.
In this film, he goes Back in the Past.
Yes, it's about time travel.
You can watch the trailer below.
Leon Schuster in Mr Bones 3' That's not all.
True fans might already know there's a Mr Bones 3.
However, this time it's about his legacy: the Son of Bones.
Watch the trailer below:
Tell us your favourites Tell us your thoughts and feelings! We love hearing from our readers, and this includes you. Also, let us know your favourite Schuster flick! Send an email to this address, and get in touch with us: info@thesouthafrican.com
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Leon Schuster: Five of the comedian's favouritesLeon Schuster is one of South Africa's favourite comedians. What's your comedy movie of choice? Watch some trailers from his career!
