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ComedyClub  Interviews with comedians Mark SampsonInterviews, mark sampson, cape, comedy, comedians, standup comedy, humour, humor, South Africa, stand-up comedians Q: Is comedy silly? Manto Tshabalala-Msimang ekke ekke ekke phtang phtang ole biscuit barrel... Q: If you could remove one famous person from South Africa, delete their influences and effects on the country, who would it be, and why? I could say Verwoerd, but that would make SA just another bland country instead of what we are - fucked-up, full of shit, but gloriously gorgeously unique. If I had to delete anybody it would have to be Ferdi cos I'm sick of recalling his arse every time I'm in my garden. Q: What's your five year plan for South African comedy? The CCC just had it's 3rd birthday, so that's just two more years of concealing the true nature of my cunningly fiendish comedy pyramid scheme...world domination is just another 1000 gigs away... (cue maniacal laughter) Q: Your most memorable onstage moment of the past year? At the end of a 2 hour rocking show to a sell-out house at the Barnyard, Mossel Bay, the most drunken table at the front decided to challenge with a last hardcore heckle: " You suck, you suck". The gaunlet was thrown and everything was riding on this final put-down. My brain grappled for the line, it was perfect; my mouth opened and - POWER CUT. Total blackout. I closed the gig with no PA , thanks to the table of hecklers all holding their lighters aloft... Q: What do people who recognise you most often say to you? "Hey, albino bergie, I've got a joke for you..." Q: Has fame gone to your head? Or perhaps to some other location? Not as often as I'd like it. Seems to be mostly musos who get the groupies on their knees... Q: You have a kid: kindly explain. To quote my esteemed colleague, Mr Chris McEvoy "It's simple physics - what goes in, must come out. You eat, you take a dump; you fuck - CONGRATULATIONS!!" However, it wasn't quite that quick and we went out of our way to practise A LOT. I always wanted to be able to tell my kid "You were conceived half way up Skeleton Gorge with the help of a bungy cord, a jar of honey and a small bee keeper called Gerald". In the end, the conception was rather less exotic, but the delivery was FANTASTIC - like most of my output! Q: Any questions? WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY - just thought I'd get a few in before my daughter............ Read Mark's first interview |
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