British actor and comedian Russell Brand has announced that he will be touring South Africa for the first time. His stand-up tour “Messiah Complex” will kick off in August in San Francisco.
A collaberation between local film maker, Oliver Hermanus and comic, Anne Hirsch, the FOBLO Bulletin does a good job of offending pretty much everyone in Cape Town. And obviously they cross a few more people off their list this week.
This is a news bulletin with a difference. The Fear of Being Left Out bulletin keeps you in the loop with regards to everything that is happening in and around the Cape Town area with some added advice for “good measure”.
Last night Cape Town was buzzing with teenagers and the Bieber fever, and Bieber traffic. Naturally, the men of the Derick Watts & The Sunday Blues spotted an opportunity to have a little Q & A with the fans outside the Cape Town Stadium grounds. What follows is a shocking indictment on the youth of this country, and really high quality YouTube material.
It’s been a while since we’ve updated you on an ongoing Ricky Gervais project, and while having been around for a few months already, we’ve decided to take this opportunity to let you know that Derek, by Ricky Gervais exists. And your life would be poorer without it.
The Lonely Island is a musical comedy group, famous for producing cutting-edge pop music containing the most bizarre lyrics (anyone remember “Dick In A Box” and “I Just Had Sex|”?).
Your life get’s flipped turned upside down. The funny geeky fellows over at YouTube channel collectivecadenza decided to find out, and ran the Fresh Prince’s iconic rap through five of the world’s most used languages, and then back to English.
Rahat is a magician with his own YouTube channel, called Magic of Rahat. And although he has uploaded some quality laughs in the past, his latest stunt is by far his funniest.
For as long as the internet has been around, memes have also existed. But it is becoming increasingly difficult to create a meme truly worthy of the world “viral”.
You will be a richer person for watching this. Internet parody portal, CollegeHumor.com recently brought us this piece of quality humour, lampooning widespread ignorance of Facebook and the law. They’ve followed it right up with a parody rendition of Nickelback’s ballad, “Photograph”. Enjoy that. Just enjoy that. [Source : Biz Insider] [Thanks, Lize!]
With the US presidential elections kicking off tomorrow, campaigning has never been fiercer. Even comedians Chris Rock and Will Ferrell released super funny videos recently – both urging people to vote for Barack Obama, or Barry, as we come to learn the US president is also known as.
Movember is now only a few days away and everyone is preparing their upper lip for majestic growth. True to form, local parody kings, Derick Watts & The Sunday Blues, have weighed in on the issue with a brilliant new single.
It’s almost that time of year again when every man with even a tickle of fluff on his upper lip wears his whiskers proudly. Movember is upon us, and in the spirit of good competition we found this inspirational instuctional video from the Godfather of contemporary sitcom moustaches, Nick Offerman, to help you along.
You might have noticed that we mentioned Will Ferrell’s new Old Milwaukee ads in today’s Spice. You might also have noticed that once you followed the link the actual ads were nowhere to be seen. Therefore, you will be delighted to know that we found the ads, and they’re awesome.
Last week Wednesday, Gold Reef City hosted South Africa’s first Comedy Central Roast, which featured Steve Hofmeyr as the subject. What started off as a just-for-laughs event, with fellow celebrities poking fun at one another, soon turned bitter as it appeared some could not take it as well as they were dishing it out.
Click through to see the enlarged image of the SACS school hall, where production on Spud 2, is happening right now.
During an Easter radio interview, comedian Nik Rabinowitz upset some listeners with his jokes. Highlights included referring to a “queer Jesus for the gay community” and a “pastor who had a potato stuck up his backside.” This morning the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa (BCCSA) found complaints accusing these statements as “blasphemous” to be not valid.
YouTube user, Baracksdubs, is back with yet another great mashup featuring Barack Obama. Only this time, he’s singing his version of viral parody sensation “Call Me Maybe”, by Carly Rae Jepsen.
Jim Parson, the actor who plays Sheldon on hit U.S. comedy “The Big Bang Theory”, was outed yesterday in a profile of the actor produced by the New York Times as he prepares to lead a revival of 1944 comedy “Harvey” on Broadway.
Comedian, actor, writer, director and presenter, Rob Van Vuuren, needs no introduction. Tonight, Rob will undergo severe comedic treatment at the hands of his colleagues and friends. The event, taking place at Mercury Live in Cape Town, promises to leave your stomach muscles in agony. Details after the jump.
“Hit me presidential style!” croons Jimmy Fallon as The Roots ease into a beat smoother than a wet dolphin’s back and President Obama breaks into song. This isn’t a parody or a spoof, this the President of the United States slow jamming the news. Click through for the amazing footage.
A prankster recently visited a mall in America with one goal in mind: to trick shoppers into thinking he was a famous celebrity, called Thomas Elliot. Within minutes he had a crowd following him, mall security guards for protection, and even had entire stores close so he could shop in private! See all the madness inside.
“Move over Paris and Kim, ’cause I’m into some real kinky shit!” In the spirit of April Fool’s Day, Charlize Theron teamed up with the guys at FunnyOrDie to “leak her sex tape”. This was obviously fake, but disturbingly hilarious at the same time. Check it out after the jump!
All the surviving members of Monty Python are set to reunite for the first time in over a decade to provide voice talents for a film to be directed by fellow Python alumnus, Terry Gilliam.
Click HERE to view the trailer! Check out the trailer for rising star, Riaad Moosa’s new film, Material. Material is a new South African film, produced by Ronnie Apteker and directed by Craig Freimond. The story follows a young Muslim man, played by Riaad Moosa, who finds himself torn between his family’s expectations, and a […]
Our buddy, and hilarious comedian, Stuart Taylor is putting on a great show at the Baxter Theatre. The run starts tomorrow night, and makes light of the fact that most of us are horrendously broke at the moment. And the best part? At the end of the run, Stuart will be paying off the credit […]
Just to fill you in on who Tim Tebow is, he is God’s current gift to American Football. And I mean that in more ways than one. In particular, he is a highly-religious man and often thanks God in interviews for his performance as quarterback for the Denver Broncos. That is quite normal amongst successful public […]
In a rare opportunity for a South African comedian, Trevor Noah found himself on one of the United States’ most popular and famous TV shows, The Tonight Show, hosted by Jay Leno. In a nutshell.. he killed it. According to Timeslive: Comedian Trevor Noah scored a career-making belly-laugh from US talk-show host Jay Leno by […]
A few months ago comedian and actor, Will Ferrell approached the Pabst Brewing Company to ask if he could shoot a series of TV commercials for their Old Milwaukee beer, completely free of charge. These are the results, and they are amazing.
Facebook, the social network we all love to hate. Already in its seventh year of existence, the online community has managed to connect everyone with everyone, even if they barely know one-another. For exactly that reason, many people have gone about culling off some of these Facebook “friends”, and while it freed up their newsfeed, it left others scorned.