BLACKS ONLY
Black to the future
Mon, 05 Mar 2007
Blacks Only, the biggest and most successful black comedy show in South Africa, hits Emperors Palace on 24 March 2007 featuring a lineup that includes Marina Franklin David Kau, Riaad Moosa, and Krijay Govender.
Headlining for the first time is an international comic — New York native and hot emerging comedian — Marina Franklin. Sharing the mic with her on the night are MC David Kau, Riaad Moosa, Krijay Govender, and making his black’s only debut hot young newcomer Trevor Noah.
Marina Franklin is a US Comedy Festival A-lister, having graced the stages of the Montreal Comedy Festival, New York Underground Comedy Festival as well as Ireland's Kilkenny Comedy Festival. She made her mark in the states as a finalist in the popular reality show 'Last Comic Standing', where professional and non professional stand-up comedians go head on head for the title of Last Comic Standing.
The MC for the evening David Kau, was born with black humour in his genes, and has mastered the art of being a BEEC, Black Economic Empowerment Comedian. Dr Riaad Moosa is a medical doctor by qualification, but comedian and magician (graduated from the College of Magic) by profession, while Krijay Govender is one of the few female comics to make it onto Blacks Only.
Joining Emperors Palace in presenting Blacks Only: Black to the Future is YFM 99.2 as well as show producers Real Concerts.
