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We're setting Durban ON FIRE!
We're setting Durban ON FIRE!
Last week saw the team host their big launch at New York Restaurant (Morningside), where they unveiled On Fire Entertainment - their bespoke new corporate offering, which includes Talent Management, Corporate Entertainment, Conference Speakers International (CSI), and Premium Event Production.
This 'proudly-Durban' company had humble beginnings 5 years ago, when it was founded by local comedian/businessman - Jem Atkins - with the sole purpose of providing much-needed stage time for local comics and growing the almost non-existent comedy scene in the hot city.
He soon partnered with another passionate local - Jess Knauf - whose marketing and events management background took their regular monthly comedy shows to a whole new level, securing On Fire as Durban's premier comedy events specialists.
Fast-forward 5 years, and the On Fire team has grown to include Dale Killian (arguably one of Durban's best graphic designers), Zaid Noor from Super Sound, and now John Vlismas and his partner, Taffia, and the rest of the awesome Whacked team.
Savannah have announced that they will be entering the burgeoning Durban Comedy market as the main sponsors of Durban Summer Comedy Festival, 2016!
An On Fire initiative, the festival debuted last year December, with 2 completely sold-out shows at the beautiful Durban Jewish Centre, main hall (500-seater).
The show saw several of Durban's funniest and most successful comedians (including ex-Durbanite, John Vlismas) come together for 2 hours of world-class comedy entertainment!
The festival has now grown to include 4 local venues from North Beach to Glenwood to Morningside, dozens of comedians (local, Cape Town, JHB), 5 separate comedy shows, and an after partyall spread over 4 days of comedy madness, from Wednesday, December 14 - Saturday, December 17th.