Final Zula Bar comedy heats tonight comment count

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• September 06, 2010 ∥
• By Lynne Matthysen

A comedy show at Zula Bar. Photo courtesy Jim Sher

The final heat for the Graça Comedy Showdown at Zula Bar in Long Street, takes place this evening, starting at 21h00.

Five comedians will each perform a stand-up set. Four judges will score each contestant based on their material, delivery and audience reaction. The two comedians with the top score tonight, will join four other hopefuls in the final round next Monday. Previous heats were held on August 23 and August 30.

The finals will take place in the same format and the winner will be determined by the overall scores of the four judges. That person will get the opportunity to perform at on the the Nando’s Comedy Festival on the main stage of the Baxter Theatre, on September 19.

This annual festival is currently under way and performances from the likes of Trevor Noah, Jonathan Arons, Bobby Lee, Ian Bagg, Orny Adams, Ava Vidal, Mo Mandel and Dave Thornton are keeping audiences well entertained.

For more information about the Nando’s Comedy Festival, see our event entry.

Entrance to Zula Bar tonight is R40 per person. For table bookings call +27 (0)21 424 2442.

Read a Cape Town Tourism review of a Monday night stand-up comedy show at Zula Bar.