Welcome to the 6th edition of The Greedy Weekend! What is the Greedy Weekend you might ask? Well, it's a new column where we discuss and review some of the weekend events, that we would've attended. It really should've been a podcast but you know web hosting is way cheaper than microphones. So here we are with our round-up of the weekend ending Sunday, 2 March 2025.
The New School Comedy Night, a platform for comedy conceptualised by King Kandoro and Growth Point Studios, returned for it's second edition at the end of February. Dedicated to giving rising comics a platform, the comedy show is pencilled in for every last Friday of the month.
"We aim to shine a spotlight on amazing Zimbabwean comics and help their confidence grow as they navigate their creative journeys." - King Kandoro
Hosted at Jasen Mpepho in Eastlea, Harare, the show not only seeks to give rising comedians a stage but to get audiences used to regularly consuming the craft.
For it's February edition, the show had several returning comics and some new additions. Nigel Tha Slick Pastor had been initially scheduled to be the host but a visit to the dentist left him feeling worse off, so Tinashe had to step in. And he filled the rolely brilliantly to say the least.
Drifting from current affairs, to reflections on his personal life and roasting acquaintances in the audience (media personality Dennis Shoko being key among them), Tinashe owned the stage. When he had the mic, the laughter was only interrupted by our desperate attempts to draw in breath. This could be equally said for some of his supporting cast.
Hupenew, Munya, Tanya Alex, Tino and Mike, graced the stage with a blend of unique but complimentary comedic styles. Hupenew had punchlines fuelled by shock value, a polar opposite to Tanya Alex's witty remarks, while Munya's set was rife with well worked sexual innuendo, offset by Tino's dark humour and all closed off by Mike's remarkable storytelling.
An unexpected performer, Shingi Manyengavana, was the outlier, with a poetry performance that was in equal parts tongue twisting and humourous. It had such statements as "Vanhu manyezumakukakatu mavhu nemarara" and "Gangsta riri kuguka neguka..."
They were certainly lulls in proceedings and a few conclusions to jokes that felt anticlimactic. Yet that's in the nature of the platform. A new generation is coming into their own on stage and the brilliant moments will come with a few rough edges. However at the end of the night, the show is well worth the price of admission.
To quote a disclaimer from Tino: "If by the end of the night you haven't laughed, then your problems are simply beyond our talent."
If you're a fan of comedy then this is certainly a show to checkout. They only have a 100 seats every month, so make sure you get yours early. Especially for the month King Kandoro let's me get on the lineup.
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