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DURBAN FAN AND FAVOURITE: Entertainer Jonathan Roxmouth brings his new show (or rather concert of songs),
Stage by Stage, to KwaZulu-Natal next month.
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as a professional, but you were still
in school.
I suppose, in a way, Durban has
the blame for the reason Im in
musical theatre.
I got to know Durban audiences
well during these tours. Also, on an
artistic level, theres no snootiness.
There are no pre-conceived judgements from people who think their
opinions matter. There are no
critics trying to prove a point and
air their agendas.
Nothing kills a show in its
infancy quicker than being judged.
SOMETHING OF AN ENIGMA: The infamous and razor-tongued Karou Charou is back with a side-splitting new one-man show.
credited the popularity of his shows.
When I first went on stage, I
wanted to try my hand at doing
comedy. So I wore a disguise and
went on stage with the idea being
that if I flopped no one would know.
So I went on stage and, strangely
enough, the disguise worked. People
didnt recognise who I was. But the
character became an enigma who
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every night.
Last year, Areff was threatened
with legal action by the South
African National Halaal Authority
for using a parody of the organisations logo during the promotion of
Strictly Makrooh. We asked if Areff
felt there were any major issues
with Muslim comedy in South
Africa.
There are always issues with
Muslim comedy The thing is, if
I come to your house and offend
you, then its my problem. But if
you come to my house, if you paid
money to come to a comedy show,
then why are you offended?
Asked what it was about comedy
that drew him to it, he said: Money,
drugs, fame and b**s in that
order, he laughed. No seriously, I
just like telling jokes. I didnt know
about this thing you could do where
you just stand up and tell jokes. It
was cool The next thing, there
were more people who liked hearing
my jokes and I started getting bigger
responses. I like hearing laughter.
Its such a cool feeling to make
people you dont know laugh.
What I always tell people is
that I just want to be in a theatre,
and I consider all the people who
like my comedy, my friends. So I
want my friends to come and I want
to perform for them. And, to be
honest, I want to perform for free,
but you know you have bills to
pay, so
Asked what the audience could
expect of him with Make Salaam
and Laugh, he said: Im going to
bring my good looks. (He laughs.)
I always tell people Im a looksbased comedian But Im just
going to have fun and tell jokes.
Areff is touring with Strictly
Makrooh, which he hopes to bring
to Durban later this year.
Im planning to tour the show
for a while I may do a name
change, it just depends. But I want
to try to bring it to Durban before
the end of the year and then
probably take it to the smaller
towns like Rustenburg, Petersburg,
Nelspruit because they love
Muslim comedy.
For now, Durban audiences can
enjoy him in Make Salaam and
Laugh, in which he performs with
Masood Boomgaard. According to a
press release, the duo are expected
to look at the funny side of being
Muslim in South Africa, while
delving into everyday issues like
the economy, crime, elections, sport
and married life.
Make Salaam and Laugh is at
the Coastlands Hotel, Musgrave,
on Friday. Tickets: R100. A
dinner-show combo for R250
includes a buffet dinner before
the show. Book at Shoprite
or Computicket.
Durban comedian
Simmi Areff, now
working in Joburg,
returns home for Make
Salaam and Laugh.
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