How Kurt Schoonraad Established a Top 10 Comedy Club in the WORLD! | Ep156

Sometimes you sit down and have a conversation and it changes something in you, We hope the Kurt Schoonraad conversation does this for you. From the forced removals of District Six to becoming the architect of one of the world's top 10 comedy clubs - this is the story of a man who didn't choose comedy, comedy chose him.In this episode, Kurt takes us through his roots in District Six and Walmer Estate, his family's displacement to Belhar and then Mitchell's Plain, and the silence his father carried about that pain. We talk ancestry, identity, and why knowing where you come from — genetically and culturally — matters more than we realise.Kurt shares how humour became survival on the streets of Mitchell's Plain, how he inherited comedy from his dad, and his early days with the Cape Comedy Collective under Mark Samson and Sam Pierce. He opens about being an "uncle Kurt" a young Loyiso Gola, why he now sees himself a storyteller or a medium rather than a "comedian," and the wild journey from freelance courier hustle to building Jou Ma Se Comedy Club and the iconic Cape Town Comedy Club at the V&A Waterfront - Crediting his wife's sacrifice to helped fund this legacy..We also dig into Kurt's obsession with vintage cars and legacy brands, get real about comedy post-COVID, and close things out with a few rounds of our signature games.This conversation is about much more than comedy. It's about identity, resilience, entrepreneurship, preserving our stories, and leaving a legacy for the next generation. If you've ever laughed at Kurt Schoonraad, this episode will make you appreciate the man behind the microphoneFollow Kurt on: IG: https://www.instagram.com/kurt.schoonraad/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/kurt.schoonraad/ Website: https://kurt.co.za/FOLLOW GEN C on Instagram 👉🏽 https://www.instagram.com/genc_pod/TikTok: https 👉🏽 https://www.tiktok.com/@genc_pod/🚨 Application link for ZAIO institute of Technology courses:👉🏽 https://applications.zaio.io/?referral=0NKG39M1 🚨 Unique GENC promo code: 👉🏽 0NKG39M1 get R1000 off any course of your choosing Ts an Cs apply For Business inquiries and Topics contact📧: [email protected] For Podcast Production and Studio Bookings contact 👉🏽[email protected] ‼️DISCLAIMER‼️: The information provided by the speakers/presenters on this Platform is for General Information purposes only