Cape Town International Comedy Festival 2006 3 - 24 September 2006 The LINEUPS are out! The official fest site, www.comedyfestival.co.za has launched and is fast, useful and not full of annoying flash. It offers - Pics and profiles of ALL comedians - Sound clips - Detailed venue info - Dates 'n times Basically... DATES: 3rd - 24th September 2006 WHERE? Baxter Theatre, Waterfront Pavillion, and one the streets WHO: Plenty big names and some top SA acts too. Details in brief below. Main Arena - Baxter Theatre, dahling A blend of local & international stand-up comedy catering for more mainstream tastes. Pieter-Dirk Uys (SA) Sugar Sammy (Canada) Charlie Pickering (Australia) Paul Zerdin (UK) Rhod Gilbert (UK) Wet Spots (Canada) Mark Banks (SA) Loyiso Gola (SA) Kagiso Lediga Danger Zone - Baxter Concert Hall It's filthier. Often also funnier, more left wing, more right wing, and better attended than the main arena. Due to content involving gross stuff, this is not for kids under 18 years - cause we know how polite children are. Staged at the Baxter Concert Hall Brendon Burns (UK) Andrew Lawrence (USA) Reggie Watts Jason Rouse (Canada) Martin Davis (UK) John Vlismas Mel Miller Queercom - At V&A Waterfront's new Theatre @ The Pavilion (formerly Imax) Leading gay comedians from around the world. Julian Clary (UK) Jason Wood (UK) Scott Capurro (USA) Poppy Champlin (USA) Trevor Boris (Canada) Wet Spots Best of the Festival - Baxter The best comedians of the Festival, performing together in a Gala performance at the Baxter each Sunday hosted by one of South Africa's comedy icons. The Very Late Show - Theatre @ The Pavilion (formerly Imax) Hosted by Corne and Twakkie from The Most Amazing Show, this weekend only slot will feature local and international acts trying out new, topical and material probably best suited to a late night audience. Street Comedy Festival In collaboration with the Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal, CTICF will host SA's first Street Comedy Festival featuring the best European and US Street comedians. Free for the whole family - just check the times and pop along to the V&A Waterfront to enjoy world-class comic entertainment!

We reported on events during the 1999 Smirnoff International Comedy Festival held in Cape Town and Durban during October 99 - some Pics and nasty comments - check out these archives.

ComedyClub ran a daily updates on Stand-up at the Grahamstown festival 1999 - providing festival press clippings, comics' comments on the festival and show times as well as festival tips.