


Media Release: Jive Cape Town Funny Festival Returns
Cape Town’s winter comedic tonic, The Jive Cape Town Funny Festival returns to the Baxter Theatre from 5 June – 2 July for its 24th season. Started way back in 1997 by publicist and comedy lover Eddy Cassar, the Funny Festival has grown into the country’s oldest and...
The Early Days Of The Funny Festival
Excerpts from Eddy Cassar’s upcoming book on the history of the Jive Cape Town Funny Festival…

So You Think You’re Funny…
Are you looking for a career in comedy? “One of the most frequent questions I get asked as the Festival Director of the Jive Cape Town Funny Festival, is “How do I get onto the line-up and get to try my hand at comedy?” says Funny Festival’s Eddy Cassar. “Well, here...
Media Release: Jive Cape Town Funny Festival
Winter is Cape Town’s biggest season for comedy as the annual Jive Cape Town Funny Festival opens at its home at The Baxter Theatre from 6 June to 3 July 2022. The City will light up with laughs as a host of local comics and international variety performers take to...