The Cape Town Comedy Strip launches
The Cape Town Comedy Strip, an idea of Mamello 'Mum-z' Mokoena, has been launched on Cape Town's famous Long Street. The Strip is a hub of different venues on Upper Long Street, hosting stand-up comedy evenings on different nights of the week and will feature local and international comedians.
The venues for the Cape Town Comedy Strip include:
- The Dubliner, 251 Long Street: The Dubliner at Kennedy's is the first authentic Irish pub on the strip and offers live music every night. Now The Dubliner is including regular comedy nights, every last Tuesday of each month as part of the Cape Town Comedy Strip. The next show at The Dubliner will be on Tuesday, 28 April and will feature: Mum-z, Shimmy Isaacs, Khanyiso Kenqa, Liam Bento, and Gino Fernandez. Tickets from www.quicket.co.za
- Beerhouse, 223 Long Street: Beerhouse is a curator of craft beer and its popularity is due to it's bright, fresh, well-lit open-plan ambience, and its selection of over 100 different craft beers. Recently, Beerhouse launched the Mash Tun Room, an entertainment room that hosts quiz nights, live music and now regular stand-up comedy, every first and last Wednesday of each month as part of the Cape Town Comedy Strip. Doors open at 8pm and comedy starts at 8.30pm. The next show at the Beerhouse will be on Wednesday, 29 April and will feature: Martin Davis, Conrad Koch, Yaaseen Barnes, Tracy Klass and KG. Tickets from www.quicket.co.za
- Iconic Lounge, 164 Long Street: Iconic Lounge is a bar/lounge/club situated one floor above Mexican On Long and boasts a very rare second-floor view of Upper Long Street. Iconic Lounge has already hosted great comedians, such as Rob Van Vuuren, Schalk Bezuidenhout, KG and Mum-z. Iconic Lounge hosts comedy nights every week on a Thursday night and now makes Phuza Thursday much more hilarious and enjoyable. Doors open at 8pm and comedy starts at 8.30pm. The line-ups at Iconic Lounge for the month are: 16 April: Carl Weber, Sne Dladla, Khanyiso Kenqa and Schalk Bezuidenhout; 23 April: Tracy Klass, Dalin Oliver, Gino Fernandez and Liam Bento; 30 April: Martin Davis, Kellyn Coetzee, Mum-z and Dylan Skews. Tickets from www.quicket.co.za
All the venues that are a part of Comedy On Long have table seating, food and fully licensed bars. Tickets are R50 per night for every venue. For more info on the Cape Town Comedy Strip: www.capetowncomedystrip.co.za.
