Laugh it Off

Laugh it Off goes on the offensive: launches hard-hitting ‘Corpowit’ 2010 Calendar and throws a ‘Skop, Skiet & Donner’ party – all in the sacrilegious name of Satire!

Laugh it Off isn’t going to wait in line to get sued by the ANC. So while JZ finishes off all 25 cows from his hometown party, Laugh it Off and Jacana Media are throwing a satirically splendid shindig of their own… An evening of hilarious entertainment that will proudly showcase South African satire’s resilience against increasing government censorship, legal strong-arming, and thinly-skinned politicians.

Laugh it Off and Jacana Media are rounding up the troops this Friday evening for a Skop (awesome dance party with DJ Fletcher [DOPE], Skiet (hilarious entertainment from The Most Amazing Show’s Corne & Twakkie, MC David Levinsohn, Zapiro Q&A, Freedom of Speechathon), and Donner (Medieval Tenpin Bowling where you get to knock down your least favourite politician!)

The venue for Friday’s funny festivities will be the Tafelberg Tavern. (Where? Roodehek Terrace, off the top end of Hope Street, 100m down from Gardens Centre). Doors open at 8pm. Entrance is R30.

There will also be a graphic exhibition featuring images from Laugh it Off’s controversial new Corpowit Calendar (photos by Obie Oberholzer), plus kif creative stuff from The Western Nostril and Jeremy Nell – as well as any aspiring artists/satirists/cartoonists who wish to display their work. The Most Amazing Show’s Corne & Twakkie will also be interviewing Zapiro about the state of satire in South Africa.

Books, calendars and merchandise will be on sale, and prizes galore will be up for grabs. For more info call (021) 788 3226 or e-mail info@laughitoff.co.za Please tell all of your tjommies and come and show your support for humour in South Africa!