Jou Ma Se Comedy Club

Comedic giants and newbies take to the stage at this Observatory eatery

Kyk’hie my bru, Jou Ma Se... Comedy Club hosts top established and up-and-coming comedians every Thursday night at the Players Restaurant & Bar at the River Club in Observatory.

Week in and week out, funnymen and women step up to the plate to test their jokes and pick on audience members to illicit raucous giggles and guffaws. Each Thursday sees a different line-up of comedic acts, ensuring that when you inevitably become a regular, the gags don’t go stale.

Owned and run by South African funnyman and stand-up stalwart (insert: ageing) Kurt Schoonraad, the venture started up in 2008 to provide on-the-rise comics with a regular and reputable platform and to afford newbies invaluable exposure alongside top local and international comics. Aside from granting these fledgling fun-makers a much-needed support system, the weekly revues also give the Mother City’s chuckle-craving masses a recurring laugh-out-loud night out.

Laugh Master Competition in May

The Jou Ma Se Comedy stage will, once again, play host to the annual Good Hope FM Laugh Master Competition during the month of May. Budding stand-up comics are set to perform in heats each Thursday with the final taking place on Friday, 7 June 2013. 

The last comic standing walks away with the honour of performing on the main stage at this year’s Jive Cape Town Funny Festival, alongside local legends, like Marc Lottering and Siv Ngesi, and top international acts.

There are two simple rules to enter:

• You must be funny, not crude!
• Entrants must not be earning money for their comedy acts; so, no professionals or semi-professionals are allowed to enter.

LINE-UP FOR STAND-UP THURSDAYS AT JOU MA SE COMEDY CLUB: MAY 2013

HEAT 2 THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
Host – Martin Evans, sharp, witty and very entertaining.
Headline – Tracy Klass, the sassy lady from Sea Point.
Open Mic – Three Laugh Master Contestants – to be announced

HEAT 3 THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
Host – Martin Davis, hysterically funny UK comedian.
Headline – Dylan Skews, Nandos Comedy Showdown Winner.
Open Mic – Three Laugh Master Contestants – to be announced

HEAT 4 THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
Host – Carl Weber, Heart FM Cape Town’s Next Comic winner.
Headline – Martin Evans, sharp, witty and very entertaining.
Open Mic – Three Laugh Master Contestants – to be announced

HEAT 5 THURSDAY, 6 JUNE 2013
Host – Martin Davis, hysterically funny UK comedian.
Headline – Mel Jones, sexy and vivacious.
Open Mic – Three Laugh Master Contestants – to be announced

Tickets for Stand-up Thursdays at Jou Ma Se Comedy Club

Tickets are available via Webtickets.co.za or at the door on the night (subject to availability) and cost R80p/p and R40p/p for students with a valid student card.

The Players Restaurant & Bar at the River Club is on the corner of Liesbeek Parkway and Observatory Road in Cape Town. This local eatery offers up great food, a fully stocked bar and a cosy experience for all comedy lovers with ample secure parking. Do note that the restaurant makes Halaal-friendly meals.

Jou Ma Se Comedy Club

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