Loyiso Gola laughs off recycled a joke from Boondocks claims 22 April 2021 - 14:00 Loyiso Gola responded to the claims. Image: Twitter
SA-born comedian Loyiso Gola has hit back at claims he “recycled” a TV show joke during his Netflix comedy special.
The special,
Unlearning, launched in March as the streaming service s first African original for 2021.
While many were impressed with the show, earning Loyiso new fans across the globe, a few claimed he had apparently used a joke from the popular series
The Boondocks.
The criticism came up again during an Instagram Stories Q&A session on Wednesday, and Loyiso hit back with another joke.
By Kenny Webster
Speaking of knife fights in Ohio, have you heard about this one yet?
Earlier this week a police officer in Columbus shot and killed a teenager while she was attempting to stab another person. In response to the news, NBA star LeBron James threatened the police officer on social media.
But what if the police hadn t shot the attempted-stabber?
The parents of a 13-year-old who was stabbed to death Monday are struggling with the fact that they’ll never see their daughter alive again.
“I won’t be able to see my baby,” said Ashley Givens, whose daughter Nyaira died at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. “I can’t see that smile.”
Keynote Speaker Jan McInnis Announces in-person meetings are back and she has five tips to remember once you get in front of people live! June seems to be the date that most of McInnis s conferences and conventions will be taking place. Some of them are moved over from 2020 and some of them are new bookings. The meetings are back, the meetings are back! McInnis quips. Having pivoted to virtual keynotes and Master of Ceremonies duties, she ll now pivot again and go back to in-person and/or hybrid conferences.
If you re going to present keynotes, or pretty much speak in front of any group in-person, she recommends paying attention to these 5 tips so that your in-person event is a hit. McInnis says you should:
My discovery of 80 unseen scripts that shine a light on Victoria Wood s genius
The treasure trove of sketches for As Seen on TV are as good as anything she wrote
20 April 2021 • 5:00am I’d just chanced upon comedy’s Dead Sea Scrolls : Victoria Wood left behind boxes of unseen scripts
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Today is the fifth anniversary of the death of Victoria Wood. On social media, fans have never stopped sounding bereaved, even robbed. She was only 62, and there was obviously much more to come. The widespread grief expressed itself as a sadness that never again would we come across a new joke, sketch or monologue from that incomparable source.
Seth Rogen and the Secret to Happiness
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How the comedian (and director, writer, ceramist and weed entrepreneur) has made a career out of mining the pitfalls and possibilities of adolescence.
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Seth Rogen’s home sits on several wooded acres in the hills above Los Angeles, under a canopy of live oak and eucalyptus trees strung with outdoor pendants that light up around dusk, when the frogs on the grounds start croaking. I pulled up at the front gate on a recent afternoon, and Rogen’s voice rumbled through the intercom. “Hellooo!” He met me at the bottom of his driveway, which is long and steep enough that he keeps a golf cart up top “for schlepping big things up the driv