Local comics join Izzard to joke for 46664 charity

Local comedians such as Trevor Noah, David Kau, Marc Lottering, Riaad Moosa, John Vlismas, Chris Forest and Ndumiso Lindi will feature in the show called, 46664 It's No Joke.

To mark the 20th anniversary of the end of Nelson Mandela's 27 years of incarceration, the comedians will on February 27 take to the stage at Sun City's Superbowl for the first installation.

International director of the 46664 campaign, Tim Massey, said the campaign used the "universal language of sport, music and entertainment to deliver messages of care, prevention and hope to the youth and young adults of the world".
"We are delighted with the reaction to the announcement of Eddie Izzard's gigs and equally thrilled to have all these top acts, performing together," he said.

Real Concerts spokeswoman Kim Mari said: "The aim . is to involve even more international comedians . and to travel the world raising funds."

LAUNCH COMEDY CAREER TO STRUGGLE EDDIE IZZARD

Funnyman EDDIE IZZARD struggled to make audiences laugh during his early days on the stand up circuit, according to comedienne JO BRAND.The comic turned actor, who starred aboard Tom Cruise in World War II drama Valkyrie, first found fame with his comedy routines in the U.K. But British stand up Brand insists Izzard was so bad when he first started, his fellow comedians pitied him until he eventually proved them wrong. Autobiography in her new, Look Back In Hunger, she writes: "Eddie Izzard was perfectly dreadful when he started, just not funny. It became a standing joke: 'Eddie's died again'. "One night at the Red Rose Labour Club we were steeling ourselves for Eddie to have another nightmare, feeling sorry for him because we all liked him, and out of the blue he stormed. The crowd went mental, gave him an encore, and he never looked back."