Laughter in the time of corona

MICHAEL KAYUNDE
WINDHOEK

With the coronavirus national lockdown shutting down events, comedian Big Mitch has taken his comedy online.
He recently released five comedy skits of relatable Namibian content, with the episodes titled When You Promise Black People Money, One Minute Past Seven, National Security Threat, Finally Within and The Mysterious Call. “Overall, this series is about praising the president for the measures the government has taken during this pandemic and the reactions the stimulus package sparked.
“It is hilarious and I recommend people to watch it from the first episode to the last to get the humour and the message,” Big Mitch said.

Racking up views
The response to the series has been overwhelmingly positive, he said.
“I shared them on my Instagram and Facebook accounts and I surpassed 10 000 views on both platforms in a day.
“People are really enjoying them because it is relatable content and [the] majority of people really need to be entertained during this time.”

Live shows
The comedian announced that following the success of the skits, he has decided to do live shows on his social media platforms every Friday during lockdown.
“I started with the live show last Friday, again the response was awesome.”
The shows are not sponsored, he said, but he hopes sponsors will come on board.

Creative industry suffering
Big Mitch said the creative community is one of the hardest hit by the lockdown.
“The nature of what we do is centred around gathering people and the lockdown has brought that to a complete shutdown.
“Others are already benefiting from measures that have been put in place to ease what we are going through, but the same can’t be said about us.”