EP 131 - Takunda Bimha

Episode 131 of the The Almost Perfect Podcast podcast, hosted by Bob Perfect, titled "EP 131 - Takunda Bimha" was published on August 19, 2022 and runs 72 minutes.

August 19, 2022 ·72m · The Almost Perfect Podcast

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Summary

Takunda Bimha is the festival director of the Johannesburg International Comedy Festival and the founder of Podium, a comedy agency that helped boost the careers of some of South Africa's best comedians. We hear how Kagiso Lediga took a chance on him as a producer on the Pure Monate Show and how that opened his eyes to the potential of South African comedy. He saw the role he could play behind the scenes to help it reach that potential which is what lead to him starting the agency. Now his clients are all household names and the JICF is SA's premier comedy festival. We hear how it all came about. Enjoy. Keep up with Takunda on Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/takundabimhaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/takundabimha/Follow Almost Perfect Media on Twitter: https://twitter.com/almostperfectzaSupport the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/almostperfectSign up to the newsletter: https://bit.us19.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=2531d05c0dd107158fa4a540a&id=bd1021fc47 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Takunda Bimha is the festival director of the Johannesburg International Comedy Festival and the founder of Podium, a comedy agency that helped boost the careers of some of South Africa's best comedians. We hear how Kagiso Lediga took a chance on him as a producer on the Pure Monate Show and how that opened his eyes to the potential of South African comedy. He saw the role he could play behind the scenes to help it reach that potential which is what lead to him starting the agency. Now his clients are all household names and the JICF is SA's premier comedy festival. We hear how it all came about. Enjoy.

Keep up with Takunda on Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/takundabimha

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/takundabimha/

Follow Almost Perfect Media on Twitter: https://twitter.com/almostperfectza

Support the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/almostperfect

Sign up to the newsletter: https://bit.us19.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=2531d05c0dd107158fa4a540a&id=bd1021fc47

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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