Afropunk Fest is this weekend and, in addition to the main programming’s killer lineup (Solange, Soul II Soul, Dizzee Rascal, Sampha, Thundercat, tons more), there is also the official Afropunk After ...

I don’t know about you, but we all need a good laugh now more than before. I could go into how the year has been rough for the ordinary Kenyan. The belt is getting tighter for the everyday Nairobian ...

No filters, no replays, no VAR: Savanna transforms everyday Mzansi absurdity into elite, arena-scale comedy experiences.

Laugh all you want but the success of filmmaker Brett Michael Innes’ first foray into mockumentary territory with “Daryn’s Gym” is part of a growing South African slate flexing its muscles within a ...

There is plenty to cry about in South Africa. The country has the third-highest murder rate and the highest unemployment rate in the world. Graft has corroded the shine of the ruling African National ...

“Afro-Futurism seeks to confront, not to escape. What the show aims to bring to Second City is social commentary through sketch and stand-up comedy—mediums that deliver messages in an up-close, ...

Award-winning South African-New Zealander Urzila Carlson will return home for her first-ever South African comedy tour, with performances in Cape Town and Johannesburg in July 2027.

President Sir Frank Cooper of The African American Humor Awards Society, the very first Black comedy award show. Photo Credit: Sir Frank Cooper Established in 1989 by Sir Frank Cooper, The African ...

Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. Comedian Alfred Mugenzi stands on the dimly lit stage, and a single spotlight illuminates his figure. The audience in Bujumbura laughs ...