Lesser Known Somebodies

My first international guest happens to be a guy I met in a comedy club down in Cape Town. Orlando Gaston Chandler Aziz or "Gaston" is an american comedian and writer who travels the world because he works at a major airline. Hear us speak about how he looks like the chubby Drake, why he loves South Africa, Usher owning 3 Krispy Kremes, his heritage, my heritage but more importantly, listen to this episode so you can hear a foreign accent and him trying to speak a vernacular language.

I speak to comedy purist Martin Evans about a plethora of funny things! I've known Martin for most of my career and he is the one of the most quick witted people out there. Hear us talk about his gout, why he left the UK comedy scene and settle in South Africa, dealing with hecklers in an audience but most importantly - hear the best definition of what polony/bolony is.

I speak to full time coffee shop owner and part time Trevor Noah producer/promoter/friend Ryan Harduth. Hear why people consider Ryan the "joke whisperer" and how we speak about the South African comedy industry. More importantly though, hear how Ryan gives me some of the best advice about my comedy career and leaves me speechless because it was so truthful.

I spoke to the super funny ventriloquist and intellectual Conrad Koch who is the man with his hand up the bum of notorious political puppet Chester Missing. Conrad has a masters degree in Anthropology and we speak about getting sued by racists, Twitter trolls, where the idea of Chester Missing came from and other stuff like if he gets upset that he isn't as famous as his puppet.

Deen is my best friend so before my podcast becomes super successful I wanted to take full advantage of being nepotistic. Been is also a talented instagrammer and with the social media website being a big thing he is the perfect person to interview! Hear us talk about why Instagram is happier than Twitter, people hating on photos, his mother, parkour and if Instagram can get you a date with a lady you like

I spoke to my close friend Osman Osman who is an amazing producer of comedy and Bollywood shows. Hear how Osman slept through Dave Chappelle, Russell Brand and Aziz Ansari shows, how he managed to become really close with comedian Riaad Moosa via Facebook - hilarious messages, why I wasn't in the movie 'Material' and why Osman is the true definition of a hustler.

Simmi speaks to Cricket South Africa media man Altaaf Kazi. Many people know him for his signature tagline from when he worked at eNews but find out more about how he got one of cricket's coolest jobs and hear them discuss Simmi being the Proteas biggest fan, crying at World Cups and the infamous hashtag #ProteaFire

Legitimately, Mo Magic is the best magician in South Africa. I spoke to him about his rise to fame and a side to the magic industry a lot don't know about, like if you had enough money could you be a good magician. The thing I love about Mo Magic is how he loves comedy and one thing I have always believed was that comedy and magic are closely linked. Enjoy!

Got the opportunity to speak to Bob Perfect who is literally one of the most well known people that have come out of Durban. Bob and his friends are rebuilding the music and arts scene in Durban and has managed to pull of his dream of having a music festival that supports local Durban talent. Hear how he almost caused a riot at a music festival, how his blog awards gets used more for cocaine than anything else and how he really knows his stuff about music. I loved this podcast!

A podcast full of opinions! Simmi Areff chats to comedian Loyiso Madinga about how he left the world of advertising for stand up comedy, whether or not comedy awards are necessary compared to the output of hard work done on stage and how the funny man was challenged by a class mate to do comedy. Also hear Loy's views on his hashtag #NoOneCaresWorkHarder