User:Eugene Khoza/sandbox
Early Life[edit]
Eugene Khoza (born 15 November), cut his teeth in the comedy circle after meeting comedian Trevor Gumbi at a mutual friend's place and was then encouraged into doing the stand-up comedy. Reluctant at first, Khoza age 24 took Gumbi up on his offer to perform at the Horror Cafe, Newtown, a comedy stint then run by comedian Kedibone Mulaudzi. Excited and carefree, Khoza took to stage, wowed the crowd and immediately felt at home - and for two years in a row, the Horror Cafe stage was home to Khoza who thrived at his comedy stint since 2005 on the same stage. It was then when comedy club owner and comedian Joe Parker and comedy underground manager John Vlismas spotted Khoza and invite him to perform in their clubs.
| Eugene Khoza | |
|---|---|
| Medium | Stand-Up, Podcast, Television |
| Years active | 2005-Present |
Career[edit]
After winning the Riccofy Comedy Challenge on Gauteng based radio station YFM on DJ Fresh’s Breakfast Show in 2006 and made it to the semi-finals at the M-Net Laugh Out Loud Comedy TV Show hosted by Whackhead Simpson and Jeremy Mansfield which held a competition of Stand Up Comedians -2006) competition. Between 2005 and 2007 Eugene dedicated his time and hard work to finessing his comic career mainly performing at local Comedy Clubs and several big shows which included Blacks Only, Nandos International Comedy Festival, BaFunny Bafunny, Heavyweight Comedy Jam, Arts Alive Comedy Festival, Pretoria Comedy Festival, Just Because Comedy Festival and many more. During this time he also held a weekly comedy round up Sunday afternoon slot on YFM.
During the pinnacle of his live shows, 2008 proved to be a good year when he scored his first television show Countdown 2010, a magazine show that premiered on public broadcaster SABC 1. As the roving host of the show, Khoza explored soccer events throughout the world, generating content for the show that was dedicated at elevating the hype behind the 2010 World Cup extravaganza. By 2009, Eugene co-hosted the only season of eTV’s dating show The AXE Sweet Life alongside Trevor Noah which was followed by a slot on Johannesburg based radio station KayaFM – where he performed a weekly comic spin to breaking news around the world, a gig that continued until 2013.
| In 2010, Khoza became a contributor and actor for M-Net’s Tonight Show with Trevor Noah before scooping his big time as an ambassador of one of South Africa’s biggest banking units Nedbank. Titled Nedbank Savvy, Khoza spearheaded an award-winning campaign that was designed to draw young professionals to utilising the services of the bank, a campaign he worked on until 2015.
In 2013, he judged the Top Billing Presenter Search alongside Jeannie D but for Eugene, comedy never took the back seat as he continued to expand his fan base through live comedy shows across the country while also engaging with them through his radio and television life.
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| In 2019, Eugene crossed the border to perform in Mozambique's Comedy All Stars Show and later that year performed at the Laugh Factory in Los Angeles while consistently headlining comedy clubs in Johannesburg and Cape Town. |
Shows[edit]
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Khoz-A-Can |
| 2012 | Even Me |
| 2013 | Pardon Me |
| 2015 | Never Ready |
| 2016 | OCD Obviously Can't Deny 2017 - Brother's Doing |
| Year | Title |
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|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Lost in Translation | Botswana |
| 2017 | African Time | Namibia |
| 2019 | Sydney Comedy Festival | AUS |
| 2019 | Comedy Store | AUS |
| 2019 | Comedy All Stars | Moz |
| 2019 | Laugh Factory | LA - USA |
Social Media Statistics[edit]
| 7609 | 134K | 5031 |
| @Eugene_Khoza | @EugeneKhoza | @EugeneKhozafanpage |
Bookings/ Media Queries[edit]
Email: Nadi@yellowmustardproductions.co.za Category:Early Life Category:Career Category:Shows