Top 5 South African Comedians of 2025

Top 5 South African Comedians of 2025

5 Best South African Comedians

Find out more about the five best South African comedians entertaining audiences and provoking thoughts in 2025. What are their distinctive features, and what shows should you look forward to?

South Africa is full of comedians and 2025 promises to be a great year in comedy. Following is a list of five comedians you should be talking about this year.

1. Often Riaad Moosa is referred to as Comedy Doctor. Having been a medical man, he brings so much element into his performances. Moosa often covers the simple rationales and real-life happenings of people and generalisiations, and is therefore liked by all kinds of crowds.
2. Tumi Morake releases herself through her comedy and is not afraid to offend anyone. For as one of the first women to host a major comedy show in Sa, she brings the grace and tact into issues that most would not dare to joke about. This is evident with her recent win of the Best Comedian at the National Film & TV Awards recently.
3. Loyiso Gola was funny, politically incorrect, and had a satirical twist to whatever was popular then. Indeed, through his Late Nite News program, has brought him closer to the ken of every average citizen. Gola proves a master of satire and while his skits are funny they also give one a lot to think about.
4. Nina Hastie fights fearlessly in comedy. Some of the themes she covers include; mental health, dating disasters among others. She gets real and, thus, makes her performances both funny and inspiring.
5. South African life is depicted in Kevin Fraser’s comedy. He is so animated and has relatable issues that he discusses that makes audience love him. The best thing about Fraser is that he makes funny jokes out of ordinary things that happen in people’s lives.

In this paper, the South African comedians being referred to are more than comedians; they are social artists who express experiences of life in South Africa through laughter.

So don’t get left behind and don’t be without their live shows, laughter, striking and enlightening creativity in 2025!