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Interview with Loyiso Gola
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@julius_s_ malema You know you from Limpopo when you wear a purple suit in Mauritius. Ignant! Dr Murray need- ed Michael Hulley, the guy who got Zuma’s 349 corrup- tion charges dropped. Involentory (sic) manslaughter my ass! I curse the person who thought it would be a good idea to have a camera on a phone. People like to say the book was better than the movie, to sound well read, I say if there is a movie fuck the book. When download- ing they alway ask if I agree. I don’t read the thing I just agree. The last time disagreed it [took] 20 more minutes. I fucken agree! Calm down. Steve Jobs was not your friend. When you lose your job because you took a day off to protest for Julius 6 months later you will protest saying there are no job[s]. I hate the fact as a black person I can’t be openly upset about apart- heid. comic relief A seriously funny guy Comedian Loyiso Gola is known for his witty take on all things South African. The funny- man told SUSAN SMIT about the year that was and who he will be poking fun at in 2012 SA is an interesting place. Who provided most material this year? Probably Julius Malema. And next year? Probably the president [Jacob Zuma] because he is fighting for his political life at the moment in the organisa- tion. They want him out and blah blah blah . . . If you could have a portfolio in cabi- net which one would you choose? Probably the National Planning Commission – the one Trevor [Man- uel] has. It’s the one with the most responsi- bility, I assume. You delegate, you oversee. I wouldn’t want to have one department. I would want to be on top of things. Which jokes were major hits and misses this year? Anything current, anything that was happening at the time audiences liked. What gag didn’t work? My Jesus gags still don’t work. People are too sensitive about reli- gion; they just don’t laugh at religious things. Sports minister Fikile Mbalula is currently implicated in a sex scan- dal. Do you think South Africans should care about the sex lives of our politicians? Well, it’s touch and go. The politicians work for us so there has to be a certain level of trust for them to do their job. Yet their private lives are none of our business. Part of their duty is to keep it a secret. We don’t really care – but we do care. Have you ever eaten sushi off a naked woman’s body? No, it’s unhygienic! Do you have a partner? Yes. If you didn’t have one, seeing that Kim Kardashian is now single, would you go out with her? She’s hot but she seems retarded. Any New Year’s resolutions? I need to exercise more. I have picked up loads of weight. That’s the one goal I try to do every day but I fail because I’m lazy. Career-wise I want to do a countrywide tour. IN 2002 at the age of 19 Loyiso Gola left Cape Town for Joburg to pursue a ca- reer in comedy. It wasn’t long before he was ap- pearing at South Africa’s most im- portant comedy events, including the Cape Town International Comedy Festival. His one-man show, Loyisa Gola for President, gained rave reviews across Africa and in 2007 he won the South African Comedy Award. Gola makes many TV appearances and had a cameo in comedy film Bunny Chow. He currently hosts the politically themed satirical Late Night News on e.tv, with an estimated 1,5 million weekly viewers. His DVD, Loyiso Gola: Life & Times – A Celebration of 10 Years in Comedy, is currently available. He’s no social net- work wallflower Loyiso’s tweets: About Loyiso Gola 92 EXTRA SOURCES: ENTERTAINMENT-ONLINE.CO.ZA PICTURES: GALLO IMAGES/TRUE LOVE/JURIE POTGIETER, GALLO IMAGES/CITY PRESS/AYI LESHABANE Loyiso Gola has been compared to top US comedians such as Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle. The interview
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NewsNow chatted to local funny-man Loyiso Gola about the year that was and who he will be poking fun at in 2012.
Transcript of Interview with Loyiso Gola
@julius_s_malema You knowyou from Limpopowhen you wear apurple suit inMauritius. Ignant!
Dr Murray need-ed Michael Hulley,the guy who gotZuma’s 349 corrup-tion chargesdropped.Involentory (sic)manslaughter myass!
I curse the personwho thought itwould be a goodidea to have acamera on a phone.
People like to saythe book was betterthan the movie, tosound well read,I say if there is amovie fuck thebook.
When download-ing they alway askif I agree. I don’tread the thing I justagree. The last timedisagreed it [took]20 more minutes.I fucken agree!
Calm down. SteveJobs was not yourfriend.
When you loseyour job becauseyou took a day offto protest for Julius6 months later youwill protest sayingthere are no job[s].
I hate the factas a black personI can’t be openlyupset about apart-heid.
comic relief
A seriously funny guyComedian Loyiso Gola is known for his witty take on all things South African. The funny-man told SUSAN SMIT about the year that was and who he will be poking fun at in 2012
SA is an interesting place. Whoprovided most material this year?Probably Julius Malema.
And next year?Probably the president [Jacob Zuma]because he is fighting for his politicallife at the moment in the organisa-tion. They want him out and blah blahblah . . .
If you could have a portfolio in cabinet which one would you choose?Probably the National PlanningCommission – the one Trevor [Man-uel] has.It’s the one with the most responsi-
bility, I assume.You delegate, you oversee. I wouldn’t
want to have one department. I wouldwant to be on top of things.
Which jokes were major hits andmisses this year?Anything current, anything that washappening at the time audiences liked.
What gag didn’t work? My Jesusgags still don’t work.
People are too sensitive about reli-gion; they just don’t laugh at religiousthings.
Sports minister Fikile Mbalula iscurrently implicated in a sex scandal. Do you think South Africansshould care about the sex lives ofour politicians?Well, it’s touch and go. The politicianswork for us so there has to be a certainlevel of trust for them to do their job.
Yet their private lives are none ofour business.
Part of their duty is to keep it a secret.
We don’t really care – but we docare.
Have you ever eaten sushi off anaked woman’s body?No, it’s unhygienic!
Do you have a partner?Yes.
If you didn’t have one, seeing thatKim Kardashian is now single, wouldyou go out with her?She’s hot but she seems retarded.
Any New Year’s resolutions?I need to exercise more. I have pickedup loads of weight. That’s the one goalI try to do every day but I fail becauseI’m lazy. Career-wise I want to do acountrywide tour.
IN 2002 at the age of 19 Loyiso Gola leftCape Town for Joburg to pursue a ca
reer in comedy.It wasn’t long before he was ap
pearing at South Africa’s most important comedy events, includingthe Cape Town InternationalComedy Festival.
His oneman show, Loyisa Gola forPresident, gained rave reviews
across Africa and in 2007 he won theSouth African Comedy Award.
Gola makes many TV appearances andhad a cameo in comedy film Bunny Chow.He currently hosts the politically themedsatirical Late Night News on e.tv, with anestimated 1,5 million weekly viewers.
His DVD, Loyiso Gola: Life & Times – ACelebration of 10 Years in Comedy, iscurrently available.
He’s no social network wallflower
Loyiso’stweets:
About Loyiso Gola
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Loyiso Golahas beencomparedto top UScomedianssuch asChris Rockand DaveChappelle.
The interview
