BasketMouth Makes History

BasketMouth becomes first african to ever perform at the annual “Just for Laughs” comedy festival in Montreal, Canada. BasketMouth and South African comics John Vlismas and Mpho Popps will be flown by  Comedy Central (DStv Channel 122)  to Montreal, Canada this month to participate in the legendary Montreal Just for Laughs (@just_for_laughs) comedy festival on  (20-27 July).

BasketMouth will make his Festival debut at various clubs during the week, while veteran South African comedian John Vlismas returns to Just For Laughs to perform in Talk of The Fest, one of the Festival’s premiere club shows.  Talismans performance is being taped as part of the Just For Laughs: All Access television series, and will air on Comedy Central later in 2014.

Commenting Evert van der Veer, Channel Director, Comedy Central, Africa, “African comedy has the potential to be one of the African continent’s most powerful cultural exports and we are very proud to have John, Mpho and Basketmouth representing Comedy Central in Canada.  We are delighted to facilitate their presence at Just For Laughs – one of the world’s most important international comedy events.”