adminProblem Masau Arts Correspondent
POPULAR comedian Carl Joshua Ncube has launched an ambitious project to encourage pupils to consider comedy as a career.
Ncube has since visited Chinyaradzo Children’s Home, Prince Edward School and performed at Peacock Villa in Mutare as part of groundwork to his project.
“I am calling it a national tour. I want to visit many schools promoting stand-up comedy. Pupils should know that it is a career that is equally paying and satisfying. Gone are the days when pupils would only consider academic professions.
“There are many professions, among them comedy, that one can pursue successfully. Throughout the world people are surviving (on non-academic professions) and as such I feel it is good to encourage our children to take that career path,” he said.
Carl said his drive will also help change the wrong perception many people have on comedians.
“I have to make a point in terms of how high Zimbabweans should rate comedy; it’s a genre that has seen many local comics sustain themselves and their families. It actually is serious business,” he said.
Carl said he was a true testimony that one can survive on comedy.
“I started a few years ago and I am still going strong. I am practically living on comedy,” he said.
Described by CNN African Voices as the “New Face of Zimbabwean Comedy”, Carl broke into the local comedy scene with his debut one-man show titled “Big Announcement”.
He is one of the people who pioneered a new comedy platform, Simuka Comedy together with other upcoming comics in the country like Doc Vikela, Simba the Comic King and Michael K.
Carl launched his blueprint for a world tour and set off for Botswana to perform in Selebi Pikwe before going to Lusaka in Zambia and Kampala, Uganda.
Carl racked up lots of amazing reviews as his tour built up momentum and began to set his reputation as a versatile comedian with much potential.
He has also performed in United States of America
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