In this episode of SA Comedy Insider, Virgil Prins sits down with Sima, the founder of Sima’s Funny Galore Comedy Club in Johannesburg, to talk about the reality of starting and running a dedicated comedy club.
Why start a comedy club in the first place? What are the biggest challenges? How have comedians responded to the new comedy club? And what do audiences think?
We also get into a bigger question: What actually makes a comedy club different from a standard venue that hosts comedy?
Sima gives us an inside look at the vision behind Funny Galore, the challenges of building a comedy space, and what it takes to create a home for comedians and comedy audiences.
Key Discussions
Why start a comedy club?
How have comedians received it?
How are audiences responding?
What makes a comedy club different from a normal comedy venue?
What does the future of comedy clubs in South Africa look like?
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Watch, comment and let us know: What makes a great comedy club?
This is SA Comedy Insider – Hosted by Comedian Virgil Prins with conversations about South African comedy, the people behind it, and the industry that makes it happen.
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