Here’s The Point of The 4th Annual South African
Savanna Comic’s Choice Awards®
A seasoned comic once asked a group of young comedians what the definition of comedy was. After much debate, the group came up with several complex suggestions to which the older comic replied: “Nope. Comedy is when the audience laughs”. In that spirit, this year sees The 4th Annual South African Savanna Comic’s Choice Awards® (CCA’s) celebrate laughter, which is the whole point, isn’t it?
And more to the point, Savanna – ‘the official drink of funny’ – has, in a fantastic coup for the industry, signed a three-year title-sponsorship deal with the country’s official ceremony of funny, which will now be titled Savanna CCA®.
On 2 August, The Teatro at Montecasino will host this hilarious variety show, themed “The Point of Funny”, comprising sketches, stand-up, impressionists and witty one-liners delivered by SA’s top comedians. There are only six awards given out over the two hours, so you’ll spend more time laughing than applauding, which is exactly what we all want. This also means that it’s really hard to win an award, so the full comedy industry comes out to recognize those lucky enough to have scooped up a ‘Waldo’ statuette.
As the theme changes annually, so does the art direction with 2014’s taking inspiration from 1980’s video game culture. It’s about playing to win: You either get the most laughs, score the most points and win, or you don’t. If the scale of this year’s stage production and technical design is anywhere close to last year’s, you’re in for a theatrical treat!.
The event’s open to the public but seats are limited, so get your ticket from Computicket now. You could also win a VIP experience by voting for your favourite comedian within the only category open for public vote; The Savanna Audience Choice Award category. Visit www.comicschoice.co.za and SMS the unique code of your favourite comedian to the voting line, giving your best SA comic the chance to win.
The comedy industry exclusively casts votes for the remaining categories, namely: The Breakthrough Act Award, The Savanna Newcomer Award, The Comic’s Choice Comic of the Year Award, The Lifetime Achievement Award and The Times Comic’s Pen Award. The latter award is particularly special as it honors the craft of the written word. It is awarded to the recipient who is judged by the comedy community to have made the biggest contribution by their creation of original written/drawn work.
Of course, all the best events need the best media partners to support them, and the comedy industry thanks Mzansi Magic, The Times and Kaya FM 95.9 for helping to build comedy history.
Event Information:
Event Info: www.comicschoice.co.za
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: www.facebook.com/sa.comics.choice.awards
Twitter: @ComicsChoice: #SavannaCCA
Tickets: Computicket (www.computicket.co.za)