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President Yoweri Museveni has ruled for almost 40 years. Photo: Sumy Sadruni/AFP

Poking fun at Museveni is no joke

A ‘deranged’ comedy group is testing the limits of the Ugandan leader’s long rule – and his patience

Volodymyr Zelenskiy will now take the helm of a country of 45-million people beset by challenges and having run on the vaguest of political platforms. (Reuters/Valentyn Ogirenko)

Comedian Zelensky wins Ukraine presidency in landslide

Volodymyr Zelensky, whose only previous political role was playing the president in a TV show, trounced incumbent Petro Poroshenko

Women are funny in general, says Celeste Ntuli. (Graphic: John McCann)

Celeste Ntuli

Actress and comedian

Excessive resources are spent on saving rhino whereas other species

‘Our Perfect Wedding’ to ‘Mass Hysteria’, the sky’s Morake’s limit

The comic actress, a regular on stage and TV screens, has broken comedy’s glass ceiling for women who can make you laugh.

President Jacob Zuma and World Cup organiser Danny Jordaan.

Editorial: He he he he he … the joke’s on us

How much is enough? What will be the tipping point for those of us who are law-abiding, concerned citizens?

Daniel Friedman and his dog Gangster. The comic thrives on the gaffes and blunders of politicians.

SA loves its jokes deep fried in race

The one thing our favourite comics – Daniel Friedman, Robby Collins and Skhumba Hlophe included – agree on is that controversy is good for business.

The Mapungubwe gold rhino is exhibited at the Javett-UP Art Centre’s  interactive Gold of Africa Gallery

Impressive strides put black comedy in the spotlight

Black comedians have come a long way in the past 10 years, and are using their indigenous languages as the main attraction for their target market.

Simmi Areff is SA’s cup of tea

The funnyman may have irked Muslim ?authorities but his take on a world outside ?the corner shop has the nation in stitches.

David Kibuuka. (Madelene Cronje, M&G)

David Kibuuka: Tripping the late-night limelight

Ugandan-born comic David Kibuuka is revelling in South Africa’s exciting new age of comedy.

Barry “the Cousin” Hilton.

Hilton to be honoured with lifetime achievement at Comic’s Choice Awards

Barry "the Cousin" Hilton, will be this year’s recipient of the third annual South African Comic’s Choice Awards lifetime achievement award.

Chester Missing is talking to you about how you still don’t get this racism issue

Conrad Koch gets it off his Chester

The????"white boy hiding behind a coloured puppet" drops the mask and takes on his critics.

Comedy’s rebel with a Khoza

Comedian Eugene Khoza stumbled across comedy and there has been no putting him down since.

David Kibuuka. (Madelene Cronje, M&G)

Colour and comedy: Getting over the race gag

When African comics gathered on stage recently, race, as usual, was under the spotlight.

Hitting the target: Paul Chowdhry

Britain’s first Asian stand-up star is not laughing

At 38, Paul Chowdhry has become Britain’s first Asian stand-up star.

Jokers in the pack: Comedy has gone mainstream in South Africa.

From Trevor Noah to Loyiso Gola: The country is cracking up

There’s a new form of nation-building in town and the new generation of comedians is laughing all the way to the bank.

Material man: Riaad Moosa

Splitting asides with Riaad

The funnyman with a medical background has his professional and family life all sewn up.

Chris rocks up

American comedian Chris Rock found time to drop in on unsuspecting comedy fans at a Johannesburg restaurant on Sunday night.