Kurt Schoonraad brings Funny Side Up comedy show to Johannesburg
He thrives on finding the funny in ordinary South African life.
South Africans have a talent for turning everyday absurdities into memes and jokes, as comedian Kurt Schoonraad knows well. Born in District Six and raised in Mitchells Plain, Schoonraad thrives on finding humor in South African life. His new one-man show, Funny Side Up, is about family, relationships, aging, wealth, poverty, and other everyday challenges that nobody warns you about when you're a 25-year-old GenZ.
The comedian believes that humor is a survival strategy for South Africans, a coping mechanism for the region's many trials and tribulations. South Africans are incredibly observant, turning even the most bizarre political statements, municipal signs, or celebrity interviews into viral content in a matter of minutes. Ultimately, Schoonraad's Funny Side Up is about finding humor in everyday life, relationships, family, aging, wealth, poverty, and more – everything nobody warned you about when you were 25.
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