South Africa’s fine comedian and actress Celeste Ntuli is getting ready for her highly anticipated comedy show with the title Celeste Ntuli and The Big Dudes.
The comedy show is meant to pay homage to the late legendary South African musician Brenda Fassie and The Big Dudes. However, in Celeste’s case “The Big Dudes” are comedians Tats Nkonzo, Isaac Gampu, Roni Modimola, Felix Hlophe. and Chris Mapane.
Sharing her reasons for the name of the show, the comedian spoke to IOL said: “A female comedian will be the big dude as long as she is big in her stand up, not popular but big enough to have a great set and can be a headliner on her own. Which is another reason why I chose big Dudes as a name. I chose the line-up of hilarious comedians who have been doing this for years, some more than me.”
Celeste says comedy is less about “discrimination” and more about “individualism”. She also encourages other women to find their voices and pursue comedy. She went on to add that comedy is one space that really has less discrimination. It’s about individualism in terms of how one delivers comedy is what makes us different from each other. “To females out there, I will just say just do it.”
In terms of her comedy inspiration, Celeste told the media outlet that she uses her personal experiences as a woman whether that be her daily life struggles, challenges or wins. “I question a lot, most of my material is based on things I question”, she notes.
Celeste also said women never run out of things to question about themselves in the workplace. “I mean these days even the question of what a woman is a controversial question in the midst of the gender bending society”. – she added.
The comedy show, Celeste Ntuli and the Big Dudes is part of Celeste’s birthday celebration and it will be taking place on the 25th of August.
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