Comedy Central flies SA comedy flag at Canada’s Just For Laughs Festival

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David Kau.

Popular South African comedians Robbie Collins and David Kau will be flying the flag for South African comedy when they perform at the biggest comedy festival in the world: the Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal, Canada until August 1.

The two comedians are joining Comedy Central (DStv channel 122) on the channel’s annual pilgrimage to Canada where they’ll be showcasing South African comedy at the world famous event. Continue reading

Triggerfish is conducting a continent-wide search for storytellers

AFTER the international success of its first two feature films, Adventures in Zambezia and Khumba,Triggerfish Animation Studios is establishing The Triggerfish Story Lab with the support of The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) and The Walt Disney Company.

Triggerfish will be investing up to $3.5m over the next three years in The Story Lab, which aims to give Africa’s most talented storytellers and filmmakers the opportunity to develop their ideas alongside its international network of mentors. Selected storytellers will potentially have their concepts developed into episodic TV content or an animated feature film for the global market. Continue reading