{"id":102362,"date":"2015-10-16T10:35:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-16T08:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/102362\/get-into-the-christmas-spirit-with-great-comedy\/"},"modified":"2015-10-16T09:27:42","modified_gmt":"2015-10-16T07:27:42","slug":"get-into-the-christmas-spirit-with-great-comedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2015\/10\/16\/get-into-the-christmas-spirit-with-great-comedy\/","title":{"rendered":"Get into the Christmas spirit with great comedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you in need of a good laugh?<\/p>\n<p>Then don\u2019t miss out on the all-white Christmas comedy event presented by Stand Up &amp; Coming comedians &#8211; Donavan Goliath, Schalk Bezuidenhout, Dusty Rich and Glen Biderman-Pam.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The show takes place on October 24 at the Lyric theatre at Gold Reef City and it\u2019s a night of all things Christmas-related.<\/p>\n<p>Produced by Mannequine Pictures, Stand Up &amp; Coming is an exclusive comedy event, showcasing four of South Africa\u2019s emerging comedians in a theme-based episode performed in front of a live audience.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The comedy special will later be featured on DSTV\u2019s Box Office, a satellite-based, video-on-demand service available to DSTV premium subscribers.<\/p>\n<p>Donovan David Goliath, generally known as the coloured boy who looks white and speaks fluent Xhosa, began his stand-up career in 2010 at the Comedy Underground in Melville, Johannesburg, where he performed his first ever four minute set.<\/p>\n<p>He further took part in Blacks Only and the Soweto Comedy Festival and also completed a month run for LOL! at Gold Reef City.<\/p>\n<p>Schalk Bezuidenhout was most recently involved in Trevor Noah\u2019s Nation Wild Tour, he has also featured on Comedy Central as a support act for Barry Hilton and is a SA Comic\u2019s Choice winner.<\/p>\n<p>Bezuidenhout is fast becoming one of South Africa\u2019s most sought after Afrikaans comedians.<\/p>\n<p>Dusty Rich is well-known for performances at various major festivals including Splashy Fen and Rocking the Daisies.<\/p>\n<p>Originally from Durban, Rich made the move to Johannesburg, becoming a frequent feature on some of the most popular stages such as the Parker\u2019s Comedy Club.<\/p>\n<p>Glen Biderman-Pam is a theatre and performance graduate from UCT.<\/p>\n<p>He made his professional debut in 2013, appearing on Comedy Central several times where he won the open mic competition after only 10 months in the industry.<\/p>\n<p>He has been nominated twice for the Savanna Comics Choice Awards and has performed internationally at the Perth Fringe World Festival.<\/p>\n<p>In December 2014 he opened for Barry Hilton and more recently, Eugene Khoza at the Lyric.<\/p>\n<p>For more information visit www.goldreefcity.co.za<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other articles you may be interested in:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/102125\/music-to-uplift-the-soul\/\" target=\"_blank\">Music to uplift the soul<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/101409\/keep-a-straight-face-this-october-at-emperors-palace\/\" target=\"_blank\">Keep a straight face this October at Emperors Palace<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='ceef5105c50e256e4a7271ecba89dc41'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Up and coming comedians to showcase their talent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1848,"featured_media":102394,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,3686],"tags":[8748,972,1013,969,4158,970,2734,973],"class_list":["post-102362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment-news","category-lifestyle-news","tag-comdey","tag-entertainment-2","tag-fun","tag-germiston-city-news","tag-gold-reef-city","tag-lyric-theatre","tag-melissa-hart","tag-show"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"Lifestyle","SubCategory":"Entertainment"},"tag_labels":["comdey","entertainment","fun","germiston city news","gold reef city","lyric theatre","melissa hart","show"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1848"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102362"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102362\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}