Disqualified Big Brother housemate Maneta Mazanhi was subjected to scorn and ridicule at the recently held Simuka Comedy first anniversary at the Zimbabwe Germany Society in Harare.
Eight of the 10 participating comedians took turns to roast Maneta who after being disqualified along with Rockford “Roki” Josphat was blamed for misrepresenting the nation and causing the expulsion.
Celebrated South Africa-based comedian Carl Joshua Ncube who hosted the event mentioned how he was going to “smoke” Maneta and his fellow comedians followed suit.
Maneta was called all sorts of derogatory names. Simuka Comedy saw participants from around Zimbabwe, mostly from Harare and Bulawayo including Michael Kudakwashe, Nqobizita “Q The Boss” Siziba, Simbarashe “Simba The Comic King” Kakora, Victor “Doc Vikela” Mpofu, Clive Chigubu, Toropito and Uncle Sam.
Farai “Cde Fatso” Monro coloured the night with his appearance when he cracked a few exciting jokes.
The Comic King stormed the stage with a rhumba song and an exciting dance which proved his versatility.
His performance was well received with his famous Mai Chisamba joke receiving rapturous applause accompanied by thunderous laughter.
Q the Boss came in with a mixture of Ndebele and English jokes to entertain the fully-packed auditorium as he alluded to the low salaries of civil servants as a disgrace to the nation.
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The young at heart had Kakora reminding them of The Smurfs, a cartoon series that featured on ZBC TV before the era of satellite television.
Uncle Sam’s conversion of mapostori songs endeared him to the mature audience. There is great need for creativity if one is to survive in the industry which is promising to produce a number of good comdeians.
However, participants complained about Ncube, accusing him of turning the night into a one-man show.
One of the comedians who preferred anonymity said Ncube needed to realise that Simuka Comedy is about uniting comedians and giving one another a platform to showcase talent.
“Carl (Ncube) has to realise the night is not about him and his selfish interests, but a unifying force to create a platform for all comedians.
“Each comedian was supposed to perform a 10-minute slot but he kept on performing more than that every time he went on stage to introduce the next act,” the comedian said.
However, Ncube said he was only doing his job as the host of the night and did not intend to compete with his fellow comedians.
