See you next year!
2 – 29 June 2025
Welcome to Cape Town’s Favourite Comedy Festival
The Jive Cape Town Funny Festival has been the Mother City’s antidote to the winter cold for over two decades. Since its inception way back in 1997, the Festival has played to capacity audiences year on year.
Running annually for a month over June/July (and always outside of the Holy Month of Ramadan), the comedy variety show brings together some of South Africa’s favourite comics and the world’s top variety acts at the Baxter Theatre. This unique recipe that has proven to be a great success, and many audience members have attended every Funny Festival, with some returning two or three times a season.
But this is more than just a comedy show; thanks to a long-standing and special collaboration with our sponsors and partners, performers and crew are treated to a variety of excursions and experiences to showcase Cape Town at its finest. Our international acts arrive as performers and leave as lifelong ambassadors of the show.
It's A Great Night Out!
The Jive Cape Town Funny Festival is a great night out with friends, and a fun way to raise funds for your club, charity, school or a special cause. Discounts are offered on group bookings of more than 10 – all the way to saving R80 per ticket when you book a full house!
Top SA & International Performers On One Stage
Every year, performers are hand-picked for the unique contribution they will make to the year’s overall line-up. The Jive Cape Town Funny Festival has earned such a stellar reputation among international talent, that their appointment is often due to personal recommendation from previous performers.
In addition, the winner of the Jive Funny Championship, the Mother City’s biggest comedy talent search, will appear on stage during the course of the Festival.
2025 Line-Up Coming Soon
Why Performers Love The Funny Festival
Latest News
Rising star Pillay crowned Jive Funny Champ 2024
Like a nightcap after a long day, a healthy dose of humour can do wonders for the mind, body and soul. And, as some experts will have you believe, laughter really is the best medicine. Marc Lottering, during his stint on stage as the headline act at last week’s Jive...
Get Ready For An Evening of High-Quality Entertainment
South Africa’s premier comedy variety show is heading back to the Baxter Theatre for is 25th anniversary edition, with a star line-up of local and international acts guaranteed to keep Jive Cape Town Funny Festival fans happy. A Cape Town institution, the show, which...
Funny Business: The rise and rise of one of SA’s oldest and most beloved Comedy Festivals
The Jive Cape Town Funny Festival is a mainstay in Cape Town's collective consciousness as one of the oldest and most beloved comedy productions in South Africa. What many don't know is that this Festival and its unique format started as a dream some three decades...
Jive Cape Town Funny Festival: The Comics’ Choice
The Jive Cape Town Funny Festival celebrates its 25th anniversary at the Baxter Theatre from 10 June – 7 July. Generous discounts for corporate and group bookings. Book at Webtickets. The Jive Cape Town Funny Festival's long-standing legacy, international appeal,...
Celebrating 25 Years Of Funny
Ladies and gentlemen - it’s our 25th anniversary, so save the date now as The Jive Cape Town Funny Festival returns for more laughs from Monday, 10 June – Sunday, 7 July 2024. Who would have believed that 25 years later we would have still be going strong - even...
Meet Mzonke Maloney – Jive Funny Championship Winner
Film maker, Mzonke Maloney won the prestigious Jive Funny Championships at Canal Walk and now moves onto the bill of the Jive Cape Town Funny Festival. Originally from Klerksdorp, Mzonke has lived in Cape Town since an early age. A film maker by profession who was...
