After two years of performing for his laptop, the heavyweight comic with knockout gags, Kagiso KG Mokgadi, returns to the National Arts Festival with a brand new one-man-show. And boy, girl, or gender-neutral-human-being, does he have a lot to say! From lockdown babies, vaccines, world war III, tinder swindlers and all the digital vibes in-between, no one and nothing is safe. NSFW, which promises to be a laugh-a-minute affair, is a definite MUST SEE this year in Makhanda, and audiences can expect Mokgadi’s well-thought ideas, masterful comedy writing, and a unique slow-paced delivery that has been perfected over the past 12 years.
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Written, performed and directed by Kagiso KG Mokgadi
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Kagiso KG Mokgadi or Just KG as he is affectionately known in the quintessential comedy heavyweight. Influenced by old-school comedy greats and touted by his colleagues as an up and coming great, this multiple award winning stand-up comedian will have you laughing from deep within your belly. The son of a Sangoma (African Traditional Healer) and a western medicine nurse, he takes his audience on a unique South African comedy journey that gives you a glimpse into what it is like to have a fairly “odd” family and why he couldn’t take a day off sick.
He made his big stage performance at the Joburg Arts Alive Festival in the Comedy Nine-Nine showcase in 2012, and earned rave reviews from audience members and organisers alike. Since then, he has become on of the most recognisable comedians in South Africa. His easily relatable material, a minimalist delivery style and great comedic timing has made KG a regular headliner at club, theatre, music festivals and corporate comedy stages around the country.