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2023 Savanna Comics' Choice Comedy Awards nominees announced
The live-streamed nominee announcement media event was the culmination of more than two years of preparation and dedication – and several instrumental changes – to put the awards back on South Africa’s events calendar, all with sole aim of honouring the best of the country’s stand-up comedians and comedic content creators.
Along with the new voting system, run by an independent third party, the word “comedy” was added to the event’s title, to make it more accessible to the public. Incubator workshops have been launched, the first of which was held alongside the Savanna Newcomer Showcase in Cape Town in February.
And lastly, Waldo, the awards trophy, has been refashioned. It will be unveiled at the main awards show.
The wait to find out who made the shortlist is finally over.
Thabiso Mhlongo and Sifiso Nene lead the pack with three nods each, followed by Nina Hastie, Vafa Naraghi, Robby Collins, Mbali Gudazi, Suhayl Essa and Wazi M Kunene with two nominations each.
Here are the nominees for the 2023 Savanna Comics’ Choice Comedy Awards (in no particular order):
Stand-Up Comedy
Best Solo Show Award
Kagiso KG Mokgadi
Prins
Sifiso Nene
Suhayl Essa
Thabiso Mhlongo
Comedy Festival/Show Award
Armchair Comedy Wednesdays
Bioscope Sundays
Extreme Comedy Wednesday
Johannesburg International Comedy Festival
Women in Comedy Show
Savanna Newcomer Award
JamJam
Mbali Gudazi
Vafa Naraghi
Vision Masango
Wazi M Kunene
Breakthrough Act of the Year Award
Linde Sibanda
Nkosinathi Maki
Nonto R
Suhayl Essa
Thabiso Mhlongo
Comedian of the Year Award
Carvin H Goldstone
Robby Collins
Schalk Bezuidenhout
Sifiso Nene
Siya Seya
Non-English Award
James Chomi Ya Jeso
Nonto R
Summary
TT Phasha
Zicco Sithole
Comedic Content
UpLIFTing Comedic Comedy Award
Linde Sibanda
Nina Hastie
Rory Petzer
Tsitsi Chiumya
Vafa Naraghi
Funny Influencer Content
Gino The Craftsman
Mbali Gudazi & Nina Hastie
Robby Collins
Suhayl Essa
Vafa Naraghi
Funny is Funny
Checkers Sixty60
The Courier Guy
King Price Insurance
Nando’s
WeBuyCars
Sauce of the Year Award
Dillan Oliphant
Sifiso Nene
Thabiso Mhlongo
Wazi M Kunene
Hall of Fame Award Recipient: Alan Committie
Vote for your favourite and win!
To bring the awards closer to the public, four of the categories now go out for comedy fans to vote for their favourite:
Breakthrough Act of the Year Award
Sauce of the Year Award, Presented by Mrs. Balls
UpLIFTing Comedic Content Award, Presented by LIFT
Funny is Funny Award
Your vote puts you in the running to win an exclusive VIP trip to the awards on 15 April. Go to www.comicschoice.com before 2 April to cast your vote.