Kurt Schoonraad
Hailing from Mitchell's Plain, Kurt's is Cape Town's favourite comedian and his earthy humour makes him a real South African boykie in every way. Although hilariously funny, he performs a clean act focusing on the widespread diversity of our rainbow nation's varied cultures.
In 1999 at the start of the New Comedy Revolution one of his friends dared him to try out for the 'new faces' stage at the Smirnoff International Comedy Festival. To prove to his friends that any Schmuck from the streets would not be accepted for such a premier event, he tried out. He proved himself wrong by being accepting on the line-up.
Kurt then hooked up with the Cape Comedy Collective in 2000 and was given a platform (built by himself in his mom's garage) to experiment with his very unique observational style of South African comedy. According to family, he debuted at his second birthday party and has grown funnier with each passing year. He has since gone on to pioneer Jou Ma se Comedy Club, a popular and ground-breaking weekly showcase that is truly benefiting Cape Town culture and the comedy industry as a whole. Kurt is thus seen as an ambassador by many of his contemporaries and has involved himself in a number of charitable causes to boot. Kurt is a popular favourite on the South African Arts Festival scene and some of his stage accolades include the East Coast Radio Ha Ha Comedy Showcase in Durban, Smirnoff Comedy Festival and the Cape Town International Comedy Festival. Most recently Kurt produced both The Barnyard National Comedy Festival and the Jou Ma se Comedy event, together with the Cape Town Festival.
Kurt is no stranger to South African television....his parents had one since he was five. In this genre, Kurt is best known as the quirky accidental tourist on the hit SABC TV series Going Nowhere Slowly and for his role as the whacky protagonist on the popular game show Crazy Games for 3 seasons (2006-09). Other TV accolades include hosting a season of the ever popular Comedy Showcase on SABC, featuring on Pieter Dirk Uys's Evita, Live & Dangerous and Barry Hilton's Funny you should say that, as well as being interviewed on The Phat Joe Show on eTV.
His latest one-man show, HomeGroan invites you on a wildly funny journey into the deepest reaches of his warped mind. His previous productions Spiders & Mayonnaise & Punchlines, exposes the lighter side of being South African (pre & post 1994) and his sense of the ridiculous has everyone in the audience laughing at their everyday fears and pet hates. Kurt Schoonraad represents a wholesome, proudly South African character that is easy to relate to. He portrays a strong friendly persona that is synonymous with popular culture and he is a fine candidate as a representative in any media format
Hailing from Mitchell's Plain, Kurt's is Cape Town's favourite comedian and his earthy humour makes him a real South African boykie in every way. Although hilariously funny, he performs a clean act focusing on the widespread diversity of our rainbow nation's varied cultures.
In 1999 at the start of the New Comedy Revolution one of his friends dared him to try out for the 'new faces' stage at the Smirnoff International Comedy Festival. To prove to his friends that any Schmuck from the streets would not be accepted for such a premier event, he tried out. He proved himself wrong by being accepting on the line-up.
Kurt then hooked up with the Cape Comedy Collective in 2000 and was given a platform (built by himself in his mom's garage) to experiment with his very unique observational style of South African comedy. According to family, he debuted at his second birthday party and has grown funnier with each passing year. He has since gone on to pioneer Jou Ma se Comedy Club, a popular and ground-breaking weekly showcase that is truly benefiting Cape Town culture and the comedy industry as a whole. Kurt is thus seen as an ambassador by many of his contemporaries and has involved himself in a number of charitable causes to boot. Kurt is a popular favourite on the South African Arts Festival scene and some of his stage accolades include the East Coast Radio Ha Ha Comedy Showcase in Durban, Smirnoff Comedy Festival and the Cape Town International Comedy Festival. Most recently Kurt produced both The Barnyard National Comedy Festival and the Jou Ma se Comedy event, together with the Cape Town Festival.
Kurt is no stranger to South African television....his parents had one since he was five. In this genre, Kurt is best known as the quirky accidental tourist on the hit SABC TV series Going Nowhere Slowly and for his role as the whacky protagonist on the popular game show Crazy Games for 3 seasons (2006-09). Other TV accolades include hosting a season of the ever popular Comedy Showcase on SABC, featuring on Pieter Dirk Uys's Evita, Live & Dangerous and Barry Hilton's Funny you should say that, as well as being interviewed on The Phat Joe Show on eTV.
His latest one-man show, HomeGroan invites you on a wildly funny journey into the deepest reaches of his warped mind. His previous productions Spiders & Mayonnaise & Punchlines, exposes the lighter side of being South African (pre & post 1994) and his sense of the ridiculous has everyone in the audience laughing at their everyday fears and pet hates. Kurt Schoonraad represents a wholesome, proudly South African character that is easy to relate to. He portrays a strong friendly persona that is synonymous with popular culture and he is a fine candidate as a representative in any media format
