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LAUGHING WITH KEV

Durbanite who, enviably, rattles off Zulu as if it’s his first language, Kevin Fraser can out-dance the best pantsulas. His ‘Africanised’ comedy style is borne from a loving relationship with the woman who helped raise him – Anna, his childhood babysitter. From his ridiculous characters who ‘work the tills’ at SA supermarkets, his astute observations of everyday South Africans should make you laugh. At yourself. Kevin brings all races together with his brand of humour. With nearly half a million online subscribers and the ability to get bums in theatre seats, he has taken SA ‘culturalisms’ and made them go global. Currently on tour in Australia and on his way around Canada next, you

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