NGOs can be funny, at least that’s what Hussein Kurji is banking on. As a filmmaker in Nairobi, Kenya, he was constantly privy to stories of hilarious ineptitude by supposedly do-good organizations.

Ghanaian comedian Lekzy DeComic will headline a major comedy event, “Funny Boy Innit” (FBI), on Saturday, 27th September 2025 at the UPSA Auditorium in Accra, featuring two of South Africa’s biggest ...

Trevor Noah isn't the only South African comic on The Daily Show roster. This year, Comedy Central named some foreign correspondents to contribute to overseas versions of the show. And one of them is ...

This is the biggest independent international comedy festival in Africa and will bring together over 50 local, continental and international comedians, performing in 13 shows across six venues in a ...

Doha, Qatar: Popular Nigerian comedian and skit maker Mr. Funny (Oga Sabinus) and Kenyan Comedienne Mammito Eunice are set to tickle the funny bones of Qatar residents when they grace the stage at the ...

In the wake of Ryan Coogler’s “Fruitvale Station” and “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” and Alexandre Moors’ “Blue Caprice” and Andrew Dosumnu’s “Mother of George,” the hype about 2013 as the year of Black ...

When the young South African comedian Trevor Noah took the stage on The Tonight Show earlier this year to deliver a five-minute set, Jay Leno and guest Glenn Close could be seen roaring in the ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) -- Trevor Noah, a 31-year-old comedian from South Africa who has contributed to "The Daily Show" a handful of times during the past year, will become Jon Stewart's replacement ...

A new Irish Times series, Young Africans Rising, begins today with this report by Sally Hayden. When he was still in control of the Gambia, Africa's smallest mainland country, Yahya Jammeh presided ...

A comedian from South Africa uses humor as an antidote to South Africa's modern ills and racist past. NPR's Charlayne Hunter-Gault has the story. Following a contentious election, South Africans now ...