Two gigs on one night
- July 28 2002


Once apon a time the Cape Comedy Scene was the Laughing Stock of South Africa. Now it's, er... the laughing stock of South Africa, in a good way. The Cape Comedy Collective celebrated their third year at the armchair with Nu Skool stars (Right), and Gauties and Kaapies ganged up with Levi to raise money for a kids' charity (Left).
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(All pictures were taken backstage at the two gigs on July 28 2002)

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Fred Strydom: good looking enough to present Fear Factor, currently starring in the Armchair Theatre Project.
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  Levis Benefit

Comic will be Comics: Kurt Schoonraad plays a charming game called "kill other comedians with chairs."
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Smoke Machine The CCC couldn't afford to hire one for the night. Instead, young comedians were forced to create the fumes backstage.
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b>Roll Call: Al Prodgers, who hosted the evening, prepares to make sure everyone is ready for class.
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Armchair Theatre Project: obligatory screaming girl sequence. Actually, Melanie Jones patronising our camera person.
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What? 1987: Al finds a woman who's been trapped in the Baxter Theatre Backstage Labyrinth for over 10 years, and still thinks PW Botha is president.
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Mark Sampson: Learning the script. Actually, this whole Armchair Theatre project thing is a lie we made up.
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Last Man Standing
That would be Mel Miller.
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Check out past pictures - because the shame will never go away.

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