For Eastern Cape comedian Loyiso Madinga, who grew up in Mount Fletcher, doing what he loves as a comedian on international stages is a welcome form of affirmation.
Since the skit-maker made waves by becoming The Daily Show’s first international correspondent in 2018, he has bagged two more international gigs, putting a stamp on his initial dream of global success.
Hot on the heels of his The Daily Show debut, Madinga joined Netflix comedy series Comedians of the World and now the comic is shooting his first acting role, in the anticipated SA Netflix crime drama Queen Sono alongside Pearl Thusi.
“From the very beginning of my career I’ve always trained myself to go beyond local comedy and so my content has always been flexible and accommodative of an international audience, but having been on these platforms is affirmation that there’s a place for us out there,” Madinga said.
While his The Daily Show debut introduced him to a new audience, it was not his first time tickling a global audience.
His international debut was at the Montreal Comedy Festival in 2014.
Reflecting on the past year of The Daily Show, Madinga said: “It’s been [great] working with the team there.
“And having to be part of the first people to introduce the segment was both an opportunity and a challenge because it’s something completely new to the audience.
“Even now we’re still trying to figure it out.”
Comedians of the World was an even bigger challenge.
“That one was different because it’s not five minutes – it’s like your own 30-minute show of you saying to the world, ‘this is who I am as a comedian’.
However, despite the comic frequenting such prestigious platforms he, like most creatives, battles with “imposter syndrome”.
“The self-doubt will always be there and I think I speak for most creatives when I say there’s always that fear or belief that you got to where you are by being lucky or that you’ll be exposed as a fraud,” he said.
Despite battles with his inner critic, the comedian recently introduced a new show titled Problem Child and will be bringing it to Port Elizabeth’s Protea Hotel Marine on August 2 and 3.
“This show bounces between stories from my youth and how travelling in and out of South Africa has opened my mind and changed my perspective on things that we experience here and what happens outside,” he said.
Problem Child starts at 8pm on both nights.
Comic Loyiso Madinga back on home ground
Eastern Cape 'comedian of the world' brings new show to Port Elizabeth
Image: Mark Andrews
For Eastern Cape comedian Loyiso Madinga, who grew up in Mount Fletcher, doing what he loves as a comedian on international stages is a welcome form of affirmation.
Since the skit-maker made waves by becoming The Daily Show’s first international correspondent in 2018, he has bagged two more international gigs, putting a stamp on his initial dream of global success.
Hot on the heels of his The Daily Show debut, Madinga joined Netflix comedy series Comedians of the World and now the comic is shooting his first acting role, in the anticipated SA Netflix crime drama Queen Sono alongside Pearl Thusi.
“From the very beginning of my career I’ve always trained myself to go beyond local comedy and so my content has always been flexible and accommodative of an international audience, but having been on these platforms is affirmation that there’s a place for us out there,” Madinga said.
While his The Daily Show debut introduced him to a new audience, it was not his first time tickling a global audience.
His international debut was at the Montreal Comedy Festival in 2014.
Reflecting on the past year of The Daily Show, Madinga said: “It’s been [great] working with the team there.
“And having to be part of the first people to introduce the segment was both an opportunity and a challenge because it’s something completely new to the audience.
“Even now we’re still trying to figure it out.”
Comedians of the World was an even bigger challenge.
“That one was different because it’s not five minutes – it’s like your own 30-minute show of you saying to the world, ‘this is who I am as a comedian’.
However, despite the comic frequenting such prestigious platforms he, like most creatives, battles with “imposter syndrome”.
“The self-doubt will always be there and I think I speak for most creatives when I say there’s always that fear or belief that you got to where you are by being lucky or that you’ll be exposed as a fraud,” he said.
Despite battles with his inner critic, the comedian recently introduced a new show titled Problem Child and will be bringing it to Port Elizabeth’s Protea Hotel Marine on August 2 and 3.
“This show bounces between stories from my youth and how travelling in and out of South Africa has opened my mind and changed my perspective on things that we experience here and what happens outside,” he said.
Problem Child starts at 8pm on both nights.
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