Acting
Cape Town's local comedian and actor
Angeliena’s story is about SELF LOVE... and making money, terminal illness, divorce, nature, friendships, hardships, poverty, travel, hot doctors, plants, dreams, assholes, Ubuntu and... being GOOD ENOUGH.
Following an incredible Edinburgh Fringe debut in 2019 and fresh from a 2022 Netflix special, Schalk Bezuidenhout is back with love in his heart and jokes in his pocket. Many say that this brand-new show is like Romeo and Juliet, except it's not at all and is from South Africa. I mean what else can we say? It's a comedy show. You will laugh. It's as easy as that.
Schalk Bezuidenhout’s stand-up act is a delightful and witty exploration of the idiosyncrasies and shared customs of South Africa and Australia. He delves into the humorous realities of safety, societal norms, and the vibrant spirit of both nations. Through engaging anecdotes and clever observations, Bezuidenhout’s performance is a richly textured narrative that elicits laughter and a sense of commonality amidst diversity. Schalk Bezuidenhout's 2023 Australia tour, recorded at the Comedy Store in Sydney.
Filmed during the Aardklop Skerpskerts Comedy Festival 2016, where Schalk Bezuidenhout was the master of ceremonies as well as performing with two other comedians Melt Sieberhagen and Hannes Brümmer.
Kanarie (Afrikaans for 'Canary') is a coming-of-age musical war drama. Drafted into the South African army during apartheid, a young soldier joins the military's traveling choir, and romance on the battlefield causes him to deal with his long-repressed sexual identity through hardship, camaraderie, first love, and the liberating freedom of music, the true self can be discovered.
A serial streaker and a paramedic set the stage for the Romcom of the year.
Cassim Caif is a young Muslim man living in Fordsburg, Johannesburg. Heʼs balancing the demands of a new marriage, a young child, and living in a house with his ageing parents with being one of South Africaʼs few Muslim stand-up comedians. His father, Ebrahim, has reluctantly accepted his sonʼs chosen career—for now—but is still simmering over the issue.
Waldo and Becca have exactly three things in common. Both are chefs. Both are single. And both dislike each other equally. When they end up at a crazy singles retreat in the mountains, fate throws them together in one absurd scenario after another. This forces them to reconsider their opinions on love.
In this hilarious festive stand-up comedy, Mojak Lehoko, Schalk Bezuidenhout, Glen Biderman-Pam and Robby Collins joke about everything Christmas.
Schalk Bezuidenhout Comedy Special