Lesser Known Somebodies
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There is nothing more that Simmi Areff love than making people laugh. He is effervescent, observant, witty, awkward, sarcastic and erudite. This is one of the best comedy podcast from the United States where he tells jokes for a living.
Lesser Known Somebodies
5y ago
I thought I had deleted this podcast! But lucky for you guys and girls I found it. Most people won't know Evert. But he is now vice president of Viacom/Comedy Central Africa. More importantly he has had a hand in launching Comedy Central in Africa and a host of other countries. Listen to us speaking about comedy festivals and him having a braai with the Roast Master Jeff Ross ..read more
Lesser Known Somebodies
5y ago
My first international guest happens to be a guy I met in a comedy club down in Cape Town. Orlando Gaston Chandler Aziz or "Gaston" is an american comedian and writer who travels the world because he works at a major airline. Hear us speak about how he looks like the chubby Drake, why he loves South Africa, Usher owning 3 Krispy Kremes, his heritage, my heritage but more importantly, listen to this episode so you can hear a foreign accent and him trying to speak a vernacular language ..read more
Lesser Known Somebodies
5y ago
I speak to full time coffee shop owner and part time Trevor Noah producer/promoter/friend Ryan Harduth. Hear why people consider Ryan the "joke whisperer" and how we speak about the South African comedy industry. More importantly though, hear how Ryan gives me some of the best advice about my comedy career and leaves me speechless because it was so truthful ..read more
Lesser Known Somebodies
5y ago
i thought I lost this podcast episode but I FOUND IT. I speak to erudite comedian Dane Baptiste when he was here in Africa (In march). We speak about both our comedy scenes, brexit, how he got to where he is and he gives me a question that absolutely stuns me ..read more
Lesser Known Somebodies
5y ago
I sat down with Alex Camp, a British comedian living in Japan. We discuss my time in Japan, his time in Japan, Japanese bathrooms. Then there is a guy with a dog in the bar who tells us about Japanese etiquette. It is a lot of stuff all in one podcast ..read more
Lesser Known Somebodies
5y ago
I got to sit down with Footballer and Banyana Banyana Captain Janine van Wyk before the team jetted off to represent us in France at the World Cup. Hear her life story, how she continues to support local football through her own team and how she gives back to women in the sport. Thanks to Nike for providing this opportunity ..read more
Lesser Known Somebodies
5y ago
I spoke to talented comedy minded human Claudine Ullman who is not only a comedian but a maestro at improv comedy.Hear us chat about comedy and how she got to where she is but more importantly listen to some of her characters that will be on display in her one woman comedy show Artifically Infeminated ..read more
Lesser Known Somebodies
5y ago
I sat down with Kate Pinchuck and spoke about the correct way of pronouncing her surname, comedy, depression, where to sit in an uber and more comedy! Also she has the best voice ever ..read more
Lesser Known Somebodies
5y ago
I sat down and had a really great convo with Altaaf Sayed. He is a comedian from Cape Town but what I really enjoy about Altaaf is how he applies his craft. Hear us speak about love, sliding in DMs, how he use to make burgers, the disease he suffers from, how he applies himself and listen to my funny convo with an uber driver ..read more
Lesser Known Somebodies
5y ago
Hi! I sat down with really talented journalist/former editor/current digital guru at Power fM Verashni Pillay. We speak about her life and how society deals with "shame" and her family tree, my poetry and there is a new feature where I interview uber drivers ..read more