Celeste Ntuli hosts the 99% Zulu Comedy Show at the Olive Convention Centre (former Durban Ice Rink) at 8 pm on July 2.
Ntuli is the first ever South African female comic to record a one woman show. Her DVD, Seriously Celeste, is a collection of her performances across the country. Now a full-time stand-up comedian and actress, she has come a long way since she was first discovered by Monwabisi Grootboom in a Durban stand-up comedy audition eight years ago.
Ntuli said she had always been a joker, even at school, so it was no surprise when she decided to pursue comedy as a career instead. “When I saw a poster about a comedy audition, I called the organisers and asked them to give me a chance to show what I could do,” she said.
The 34-year-old was born in Empangeni, but relocated to Durban after finishing high school.
Ntuli is inspired by artists like Monique, who is regarded as America’s funniest woman. “There are very few female stand-up comedians around the world. But Monique is unique and truly funny. I would like to be as successful as she is,” she said.
Tickets start at R180 and can be booked at Computicket and Shoprite and Checkers stores.
There is more comedy in store when The Dingalings present Chops, Choons and Span of Dops 2 at Sibaya’s iZulu Theatre on July 3 and 4. “It is hard to believe that it has been a decade since the Dingalings launched themselves onto the local comedy scene with a refreshing style of comedy that everyone could relate to,” says Belinda Jelf, marketing manager at Sibaya Casino and Entertainment Kingdom.
“Audiences were nudging each other in agreement while chuckling away at characters they recognised from their own neighbourhoods. Finally, wives had insight into what guys get up to n their ‘boy’s nights out’. We are thrilled to have Dingalings back on our stage with this much-anticipated sequel.”
The show is directed by Yugan Naidoo and features Koobeshen Naidoo, Henry Ramkisoon, Ravi Soobramoney, Melvyn David, Adhir Singh and newcomer Raymond Naidoo.
In Chops, Choons and Span of Dops 2, audiences see the guys go off to celebrate on a boy’s weekend away and as usual things don’t exactly pan out as planned resulting in hilarious consequences.
Tickets cost R120. Book at the Sibaya Box Office and Computicket.
Ntuli is the first ever South African female comic to record a one woman show. Her DVD, Seriously Celeste, is a collection of her performances across the country. Now a full-time stand-up comedian and actress, she has come a long way since she was first discovered by Monwabisi Grootboom in a Durban stand-up comedy audition eight years ago.
Ntuli said she had always been a joker, even at school, so it was no surprise when she decided to pursue comedy as a career instead. “When I saw a poster about a comedy audition, I called the organisers and asked them to give me a chance to show what I could do,” she said.
The 34-year-old was born in Empangeni, but relocated to Durban after finishing high school.
Ntuli is inspired by artists like Monique, who is regarded as America’s funniest woman. “There are very few female stand-up comedians around the world. But Monique is unique and truly funny. I would like to be as successful as she is,” she said.
Tickets start at R180 and can be booked at Computicket and Shoprite and Checkers stores.
There is more comedy in store when The Dingalings present Chops, Choons and Span of Dops 2 at Sibaya’s iZulu Theatre on July 3 and 4. “It is hard to believe that it has been a decade since the Dingalings launched themselves onto the local comedy scene with a refreshing style of comedy that everyone could relate to,” says Belinda Jelf, marketing manager at Sibaya Casino and Entertainment Kingdom.
“Audiences were nudging each other in agreement while chuckling away at characters they recognised from their own neighbourhoods. Finally, wives had insight into what guys get up to n their ‘boy’s nights out’. We are thrilled to have Dingalings back on our stage with this much-anticipated sequel.”
The show is directed by Yugan Naidoo and features Koobeshen Naidoo, Henry Ramkisoon, Ravi Soobramoney, Melvyn David, Adhir Singh and newcomer Raymond Naidoo.
In Chops, Choons and Span of Dops 2, audiences see the guys go off to celebrate on a boy’s weekend away and as usual things don’t exactly pan out as planned resulting in hilarious consequences.
Tickets cost R120. Book at the Sibaya Box Office and Computicket.
Celeste Ntuli will be hosting the 99% Zulu Comedy Show in Durban.
