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PICTURE: CityByNight COMEDY Central channel  and general entertainment channel BET (DStv channel 129) are joining forces with Blacks Only to create a week-long special comedy and music experience: “ Blacks Only Weekend ”. Comprising 5 fantastic events, Comedy Central & BET present Blacks Only Weekend will be taking over Johannesburg from 23-25 September with a series of parties, comedy nights and chill out sessions at venues throughout the city. The festivities kick off with a Tease Party at Kong on Friday (16 September) that has a sizzling line-up of Hop and House DJs including PH, Capital, Fanatic, MS Cosmo, Hudson, Sliqe and Franky. Entrance fee is R150 at the door. On   September 23, the fun takes to Kong again for the Blacks Only Weekend Party featuring popular Babes Wodumo, Yanga, DJ Speedsta, Twins On Decks, Vato Kayde, Hudson and Radix. Entrance fee is R150 at the door. The actual comedy night happens at the Centre Court at Emp...

The Daily Show host Trevor Noah's tie is up at R26 000. PICTURE: The Observer Just what would you pay for a piece of Trevor Noah? Since he’s become host of The Daily Show on US TV, it’s clear some will pay a small fortune for a tiny piece of him. In a charity drive hosted by Comedy Central Africa on Thursday night at Melrose Arch, Johannesburg, an undisclosed bidder — known only as Daniel M — secured Noah’s tie for R25 000. But it is not just any old tie — it’s the Tiger of Sweden hand-made grey silk number that Noah wore on his Daily Show debut. Local stores said the average price for that tie was R1 299. By Wednesday morning, the battle had changed and an Eddy had upped the price by R1000 more than Daniel M. If all goes well till Thursday night, Eddy could be the new owner of Noah’s tie. - Article published in The Times on 23/08/2016

Trevor Noah adds his debut tie to the Comedy Central Cares fund raising initiative. PICTURE: COMEDY CENTRAL AFRICA IT WILL cost a pretty penny to get near The Daily Show host Trevor Noah now that he has gone international. But there is a way to get a piece of the 32-year-old comic - Comedy Central Cares will on Thursday next week auction the grey designer tie that Noah wore on his debut on the US TV show in September. The tie and other items will be auctioned as part of the charity fund-raising comedy show, headlined by Joey Rasdien, Skhumba, Snooze, Eugene Khoza and Donovan, Jason and Nicholas Goliath at the Goliath Comedy Club, in Melrose Arch, Johannesburg. Entrance is R500 and there is room for only 160 guests. Co-owner of the club Jason Goliath said: "If people are willing to cough up R2000 for an international act, they sure can pay R500 for charity. It's a bargain for the lineup we have in store and it goes for three hours - you can have a good laugh and...