The third edition of the Shoko Roast presented by Simuka Comedy promises to live up to its billing with a night punctuated by laughter in a no holds barred comedy roast with Kuda Musasiwa aka Begotten Sun in the hot seat on Friday 29th of September at Reps Theatre running from 6pm to 8pm.
This edition comes after an extremely popular, sold out Shoko Roast in 2022 which featured the controversial and outspoken former Norton Legislator, Temba Mliswa. Simuka Comedy and Shoko Festival organisers say they are up to the task.
Leading Zimbabwean Stand Up Comedian and Simuka Comedy Creative Director, Doc Vikela will be the roast master for the evening.
He says, “The comedy roast this year comes with a difference, we have taken a break from politicians who really need the break after the bruising 2023 Polls. We are looking into hip hop heads, Zim Hip Hop has been growing in leaps and bounds. What better person to roast than Kuda who is a Hip Hop Head, a political commentator and many other things. This is also a celebration of his life after we nearly lost him to Covid-19 during the pandemic. We know he will fight back but that makes it all the more fun! Comedy lovers will be in for a rib cracking treat with this iconic roast. ”
Kuda Musasiwa is a serial entrepreneur, vendor in chief who has founded Fresh In a Box and ZivAI, Zimbabwe’s first Artificial Intelligence Chatbot.
He is a typical Zimbabwean who wears many hats, he is a tech developer, a vendor, a producer, an entrepreneur, father and husband and many other things. Although he is very vocal about politics among many other things he does not identify as a politician.
Comedy lovers will be treated to a night of laughter. Doc Vikela will be the Roast Master for the evening and some of the big names to feature at the Roast include, Candice Mwakalele, R Peels, BlacPearl, Babongile Skhonjwa, Ricky Fire and Ba Shupi. Early birds will also be treated to a 30-minute pre-roast act by the hilarious Tinaye, Cykanyiso DatGuy, Kadem the Comic along with upcoming performers who have been under the Mitambo International Theatre Festival.
This is an effort to incubate new talented comedians and introduce them to bigger platforms.
This year’s edition is testament of the Shoko Roast coming of age. This comes on the backdrop of a successful debut Shoko Roast in 2021 which featured politician Linda Masarira as the main guest and then the 2022 edition that had Temba Mliswa on the hot seat.
Tickets are already on sale for US$10 and have been flying off the shelf since the release of promotional material online.
Tickets are available at Reps Theatre, Simuka Comedy and at Moto Republik. This year’s Roast is presented in collaboration with Mitambo International Theatre Festival.
Shoko Festival is Zimbabwe’s longest running festival of urban culture. It is produced by Magamba Network, Zimbabwe’s trailblazing creative and digital media organization.
