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The comic newsreader tried to wow the crowd with his “dry” jokes, but revellers would not have none of it. He begged the crowd to no avail.
“Ibvapo iwe usatipedzere nguva, batai munhu,” people in the crowd could be heard shouting.Sensing danger, the stage managers cut short his performance.
“It was just a bad day in the office. Some people appreciate what I do and some don’t. I will soldier on,” said Toropito.
Toropito touches on various social issues in a light-hearted and humorous way. He often gets invitations to perform at weddings and parties.
The Epworth-based comedian said the booing was a wake-up call.
“It’s just a setback, I think I have to invent some new tactics to keep myself relevant to the people,” he said.
“My ambition from school was to be a news anchor and I always like to do that. Things did not go according to expectations and I decided to act as one, commenting on different social issues,” said Toropito.
Born in Nyazura in October 1979, Toropito did his primary and secondary education in Murehwa before coming to Harare, where he started his career in 2001.
“I started performing at weddings and I was happy with the response I got from people. I then decided to take it further until I joined Simuka Comedy,” said Toropito.
“Honestly, I wanted to get into full-time acting in different soaps and dramas, but someone advised me to think of something unique and I decided to be a comic news anchor,” he said.
Comedy is the only source of income and he said his family was happy with his profession.
Online Reporter