On The Couch

South African funny man Rob van Vuuren recently shared a little bit of insight as to who he is.  SCN : Best gig you have ever performed at and which venue would you still LOVE to perform at? RvV: Woah that's a tough one, luckily I've had lots of really cool gigs so it's difficult to pick a best one but I can pick quite a kak one where I performed at a funeral... by mistake. Similarly its difficult to pick a Venue im most looking forward to but I'm really looking forward to performing in New York next year. SCN : Dancing, stand-up comedy, or performing both on stage and screen: for you which is the most difficult to prepare for? RvV: Doing Strictly Come Dancing was definitely the most difficult thing I had to prepare for. I still wake up with sore feet. SCN : When you were growing up, what did you dream of becoming? RvV : I loved movies and books and I really wanted to be an actor but at that stage I was happy to end up in a video store or a...

Known for his outrageous comedy, hilarious skits and crazy hair, Marc Lottering's name is synonymous with good comedy. The Weekly Gazette-Glenwood caught up with Lottering ahead of his appearance at the Hilton Arts Festival, which is taking place from 21 September.  WG-G: All the characters that you have portrayed on stage, who do you like the most and who is the most challenging to perform? ML: I dig them all for very different reasons. They get to say things I would never normally say as "Marc". I would guess that the more popular characters (with audiences) are Smiley the  taxi dude, and Aunty Merle. Also, Colleen the cashier.  Audiences tend to laugh out loud at these characters. And when I hear raucous laughter, I have a great time. WG-G: So, now that you don’t work on Sundays, what do you get up to?  ML: On late Sunday afternoons, I lie on my Cape Town couch, enjoy a glass of wine, and leisurely drift through the Sunday Papers. (To make it through ...