(Kagiso Lediga)
Legendary comedian Kagiso Lediga brings his new one-man show, Kagiso Lediga IN A SUIT to Suncoast Casino on August 3 and 4.
With over a decade of entertaining audiences in the live space, on the small or big screen and also now from behind the screen – Lediga goes back to where it all began – with just him, a mic and his audience. Recognized as one of the country’s pioneering black comedians – Kagiso Lediga IN A SUIT sees him bring to the fore the comedic genius that people have to come to expect from him.
Kagiso Lediga IN A SUIT sees him share stories about life and the world we live in. A storyteller by talent, this show promises a mouth-watering treat of humorous entertainment. His enigmatic comedy style, a delightful mix of schoolboy charm mixed with creative genius, sharp intelligence and wit is sure to set this show apart.
From humble beginnings in Attridgeville in Pretoria, this UCT drama student commenced his comedy career whilst at university and has now become one of the most influential entertainers of his generation. His illustrious career boasts of performances at all the local major comedy events as well as in the UK, US, Canada, Nigeria, Mauritius, Zimbabwe and Botswana. He has performed with all the best South African comedians and can also boast of being part of an elite group of local comedians that performed at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival.
He started off as the creative director of the hugely successful Phat Joe Show then went on to create the groundbreaking television comedy, Pure Monate Show, which also served to make him a household name nationwide as the anchor. Thereafter he created the cult classic local movie Bunny Chow which won awards the world over with MTV Films on board as partner.
His commercial adverts include the CEO of Nando’s Campaign which was a spoof of the campaign that Cell C did with Trevor Noah – this became an internet viral sensation and Nandos’ agency won a Loerie Award for this. People will also remember Kagiso in the Savannah – the popular and very comical “The DJ was on Fire” Campaign with Barry Hilton.
2011 saw him executive produce another groundbreaking television show – Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola – which is now in its third season and closing in on two million viewers per episode! This year he was chosen to be one of the international judges for the prestigious Emmy Awards. He also wrote and produced the buddy cop comedy movie, Blitz Patrollie.
Kagiso Lediga IN A SUIT is bound to be a delightful mix of comedy styles and will see stand up comedy meeting with sketch, audio-visual and interactive comedy in a multimedia spectacular. The show has performances at Suncoast on August 3 and 4. Booking is through Computicket.