South African comedians Tumi Morake and Kagiso Lediga are expected to be part of the long list of comedy acts to grace Shoko Comedy next month.
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They would join local comedians that include Carl Joshua Ncube, Michael Kudakwazhe, Cde Fatso and Clive Chigubu on stage on September 18.
The comedy show would be part of the Shoko Festival to be held at Water Whirld in Harare.
Morake is the most popular comedienne in South Africa and has performed at Women in Arts 2007, Arts Alive 2006-2007, Tshwane Comedy Festival and Just Becoz Comedy Fest, to mention a few.
She was the comic relief for the opening of Big Brother Africa 2013 (The Chase) and is currently hosting the Big Brother Hot Room, a weekly show on the Africa-Magic Entertainment channel on DStv. Morake has just been nominated for the prestigious Comics Choice Awards alongside Trevor Noah and Loyiso Gola.
Lediga is the writer of Blitz Patrollie, feature film that was premiered at the Cannes Film Festival 2013. The film features legend David Kau and Joey Rasidien.
Lediga produced, wrote and performed the popular Pure Monate Show, which was nominated in nine categories at the inaugural South African Film and Television Awards (Saftas), in 2006. As the anchor of the show, Lediga became a household name in South Africa.
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Shoko Festival is set to run from September 17 to 22.