(John Vlismas)
Due to an
overwhelming response to his run in August, 2016, John Vlismas brings “The Good Racist” to Durban on March 2
and 4.
“Every generation,
since the beginning of humanity, has harboured a group of loons, extreme
nut-jobs who insist that God, or Nature or “these blacks” will trigger the
Apocalypse,” explains Vlismas. “Whichever way you look at it, we have come a
long way as a country – whether we’re heading in the right direction is up for
debate.”
Outspoken reader,
pepper-sprayer of the stupid and award-winning comic, John Vlismas takes us
back to the recorded start of South Africa’s turbulent history in his new show.
As the curtain rises, he traces an intelligent, brilliantly funny and brutally
honest line from the cradle of mankind to the present stupidity of Sparrows.
“Our real history
is much more complicated and ridiculous than most people realize – the
Voortrekkers were not saints, Mahatma Ghandi drank urine and slept with
virgins, Shaka was a kind of Hitler and Mugabe may have some valid points about
Britain… we tend to rely on ‘Chappie paper’ facts whenever we attack each
other… maybe our common enemy is ignorance?” says Vlismas, the only white
person to ever receive death threats from Steve Hofmeyr.
“I think it’s high
time we declared war on stupidity – it’s the only way to win this thing.”
When in Montreal,
Canada, Vlismas was praised by Warner Bros executives for his “Bill Maher-like”
approach to social truth, and Revelations
2 promises to confirm their summary of him.
“As I get older,
I’m getting tired of doing the dick and race jokes that seem to be the staple
of the mass-appeal comedy scene – I want to talk about what I see as real
issues – like how an erection for a glorified air hostess can take down a chunk
of the stock market, how an idiot’s Tweet can polarize the nation – these are
true comedy topics,” Vlismas adds.
John Vlismas in Revelations 2 – The Good Racist can be
seen on March 3 and 4 at 20h00 at the Durban Jewish Centre, 44 KE Masinga Road.
Booking is at Computicket
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