Tapiwa on the roll

On 4 October, Namibian comedian Tapiwa Makaza will be performing in Cape Town at the Kasi Comedy Night comedy show. He will be performing alongside renowned South African comedians Stuart Cairns and Mira. Having been in the industry and with the Free Your Mind (FYM) comedy show since the age of 15, Makaza has been perfecting his art with each gig he performs. He says to be part of the amazing line-up in the Kasi Comedy Night will be a humbling experience and one he can't wait for.The comedian will be embarking on this show after spending 2017 performing on a luxury cruise ship, touring many European countries. He started his comedy career after winning Free Your Mind's Last Comic Standing 2012 competition, which in the following year, led to him touring the country with Lazarus Jacobs and Slick the Dick. The funny guy also had the opportunity of representing Namibia in Los Angeles at the World Championships of Performing Arts and being awarded Comedian of the Year. This year he was nominated for the coveted Savannah Pan-African Comic of the Year 2018 award that featured Africa's biggest comedians.Makaza also started a new sketch comedy show and has already released the first two sketches online namely, the popular Namibia Taxi Strike sketch and the latest, The Kapana Kid. The clips can be found on his YouTube channel and social media pages. Makaza says one of his aspirations is for Namibia to produce a comedy movie starring local actors and comedians. He believes this will strengthen unity within the industry and it can also help elevate its standards. The Kasi Comedy Night is an Isiqhamo Media production and will take place at the GQ Lounge in Gugulethu. JUNE SHIMUOSHILI

Tapiwa on the roll

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Namibian Sun 2026-02-27

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Tapiwa on the roll

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