2 – 29 June 2025
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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.
Why Performers Love The Funny Festival
Latest News
Alan Committie on making magic at the Jive Cape Town Funny Festival
Cape Town’s “winter comedic tonic”, the Jive Cape Town Funny Festival, is celebrating 26 phenomenal years at the Baxter Theatre when it opens in June. Well-known comedian and actor Alan Committie, who has been the show’s MC for 16 years, doffs his hat at festival...
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...
Jive Cape Town Funny Festival celebrates 25 years
A stellar cast of South Africa’s seasoned stand-up comics, singers, and entertainers, accompanied by international acts, is lining up to perform in the 25th anniversary edition of South Africa’s premier comedy variety show, the Jive Cape Town Funny Festival. A Cape...
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...
