How to Run an Award-Winning Gig with Chuma Bentele

That's Not Funny, or is it?

Episode 178 of the The Almost Perfect Podcast podcast, hosted by Bob Perfect, titled "How to Run an Award-Winning Gig with Chuma Bentele" was published on October 10, 2025 and runs 83 minutes.

October 10, 2025 ·83m · The Almost Perfect Podcast

Summary

Chuma Bentele is a Cape Town-based animator and comedian who is part of the Comics Choice Award-winning That's Not Funny team, and has worked on the Disney animated Afrofuturist anthology series, Kizazi Moto. With a love of the absurd, and a fearless approach to dissecting race dynamics in South Africa, Chuma has steadily built a name for himself as one of the most exciting new voices in South African comedy.In this episode, we talk about how Chuma’s creative process flows between organising and performing stand-up gigs, animation, and writing, we dig into the nuances of the Cape Town comedy circuit, and why bombing on stage can sometimes be the best thing for your career. We also get into his experiences of living in Jeppe for 3 months, and the time he was mistaken for Tshepang Ramoba from Blk Jks in Stellenbosch. Enjoy.Keep up with Chuma on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chumanotchuma/Follow That's Not Funny: https://www.instagram.com/thatsnotfunnycpt/Support the podcast on Patreon: patreon.com/almostperfect Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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