Comedy: Laugh with these LOCAL comedies!Comedy is just a click away. South Africa has no lack of great, funny movies if you're looking for something to watch!
by Alex Coyne
16-10-2023 17:42
in Art and Artists
South African comedian Casper De Vries during the Savanna Comics Choice Awards at the Teatro, Montecasino on September 03, 2016 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Now in its sixth year, the event bring an entertaining and hilarious show including celebrity performances and stand-up comedy. Photo: Frennie Shivambu/Gallo Images/Getty Images.
Comedy is just a click away.
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South Africa has no lack of great comedy movies if you're looking for something to watch with the friends or family. Don't choose just anything to fill up your playlist that might be close to two hours you're never going to get back!
Instead of playing the guessing game, here are some great local comedies that are worth more than just a few laughs.
Local is lekker!
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Here's what to watch, and why it's great.
Taktiek (2023) Taktiek (Tactic) is a new South African series from kykNET promising to have you in stitches.
Starring some of South Africa's most familiar faces like Deon Lotz and Marion Holm, the comedy is set in a small town and most of the situations revolve around the local security company.
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Most South Africans will find something to giggle at in this new great sitcom, which kicked off on 2 October this year.
Nothing for Mahala (2013) Nothing for Mahala is a South African comedy movie starring Thapelo Mokoena and Marius Weyers.
The story follows Ace, a businessman who can only be descibed as down on his luck. When he runs into the older Hendrik, he tries to change his luck Or tries to try his luck, more like it!
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Unique and proudly local!
The movie was made in cooperation with Heartlines, who also created the successful movie Hopeville.
Spud (2010) Spud is a heartwarming coming-of-age story, starring Troye Sivan and John Cleese.
If you've ever been to a boarding school and have memories left over from your time, some of the crazy antics in the movie should appeal to you!
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It's more than just slapstick giggles, but humour with a heart!
If you've read the book or seen the film, you might still remember how he got his haunting nickname of Spud.
Keeping Up with the Kandasamys (2017) Keeping Up with the Kandasamys is a South African film that was the highest-earning local film for 2017.
The comedy stars Jailoshini Naidoo, Maeshni Naicker, Madhushan Singh, and Mishqah Parthiephal.
South African families can be a lot of things at once, from neurotic to overbearing and sometimes caring turns into chaos!
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Filmed in Kwazulu-Natal and delivered with a local spice, Keeping up with the Kandasamys is absolutely unforgettable local comedy!
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Comedy: Laugh with these LOCAL comedies!Comedy is just a click away. South Africa has no lack of great, funny movies if you're looking for something to watch!
