Kurt
Schoonraad’s new one-man comedy show “Punchlines” suitably
starts with the score to Rocky, then flows into Survivor’s
“Eye of the Tiger” (or “Ivan Vhe Tiger” as it is called in
Bellville, Schoonraad jokes).
The
comedian makes his way to the ring/stage wearing a black
boxing robe with his name and “too damn duidelik”
emblazoned on the back. The boxing theme is continues
throughout the show. Schoonraad refers to his
sound-and-lighting engineer as “coach” and the show is
divided into “rounds”. The comedian also dons a blond wig
and prances about the stage with a board signaling the
next round. He even gets a member of the audience to don
the wig and board for the final round, much to the delight
and applause of the other spectators.
Punchlines
is well thought out. It consists of three rounds entitled
“Mitchell’s Plain”, which deals with his childhood,
“Observatory”, his adulthood, and “Universal”, which
covers his general observations of the South African
lifestyle. Policemen, traffic officers, dagga smokers,
traffic light window cleaners and the local populace of
Mitchells Pain and Observatory all get a thoroughly funny
going over.
Apart from
great content Schoonraad is also an excellent and
charismatic onstage performer, combining dialogue with
physical comedy. He successfully engages the entire
audience and also gives all the front row tables a gentle
working over.
If you are
looking for an hour of great local comedy, then you can’t
go wrong with “Punchlines”.
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