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Comedy Club, and, cru-
cially, as a new face at
the Smirnoff International
Comedy Festival in 1998.
COMEDIAN formed at all the major (Toronto) and The Laugh major comedy events on
(New York), Yuk Yuks
He has performed at all the
Kagiso Lediga has per-
Lounge (New York).
the local calendar includ-
comedy events on the
Kagiso Lediga is a South
local calendar in eluding
ing the prestigious Cape
Town International Comedy
the prestigious Cape
African stand-up come-
KAGISO LEDIGA Town International dian, actor, producer, Festival, where he won the
writer and television pre-
Comedy Festival, where
People’s Choice Award.
Other comedy events he
senter best known for cre-
he won the People's
Choice Award. Other
comedy events Kagiso ating, writing, producing Has performed at include
and starring in the SABC1
Lediga has performed at sketch comedy series Laugh Out Loud, Comedy
include Laugh Out Loud, Pure Monate Show, from Blackout, Kingsize
ACTOR & COMEDIAN KAGISO LEDIGA WAS Comedy Blackout, Kingsize 2003-2004. Heavyweight Comedy
BORN IN 1978 IN PRETORIA SOUTH AFRICA. Heavyweight Comedy Jams, Blacks Only, Freshest
HE HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR NUMEROUS Jams, Blacks He is also known on the Story by: Warren o ‘grant
Comedy Festival, Pure
GOLDEN HORN AWARDS FOR HIS WORK AS local stand up comedy Monate Comedy Jam and
AN ACTOR, WRITER AND DIRECTOR. Only, Freshest Comedy circuit, having performed the Let Durban Laugh
Festival, Pure Monate in South Africa and abroad Festival. He has also
Comedy Jam and the Let regularly since 1998.Born appeared at such comedy
Durban Laugh in Pretoria in 1 978, Lediga venues as Blues Room, The
left his hometown in 1 Armchair, The Underground
Festival has also appeared 995 to study English and Cool Runnings, Dachs,
at such comedy venues as Drama at the University of Comedy@ 88, Tanz Cafe,
Blues Room, The Armchair, Cape Town. It was whilst Carnival City, Horror Cafe,
The Underground studying that he had Cherelee’s, Morula Sun,
Cool Runnings, Dachs, his first taste of stand- Funny Bones, Corallines
Comedy@ 88, Tanz Cafe, up comedy, perform- (New York), Yuk Yuks
Carnival City, Horror Cafe, ing during Orientation (Toronto) and The Laugh
Cherelee's, Morula Sun, Week in 1995.This quickly Lounge (New York).
Funny Bones, Corallines led to gigs with the Cape
Story by: Story by: Warren O’grantWarren O’grant.
