Matt Louv

Her comedy provokes at the same time as it pleases, but judging by her success, she may not be as “deviant from the norm,” as an elderly audience member once insisted to her after a show.

Just as he once used his charm to win over potential bullies in school, Mpho has a remarkable ability to endear himself instantly to audiences with his warm demeanor and quick wit. He now has more than two good jokes.

Loyiso Gola is often called “the Jon Stewart of South Africa.”

South Africans know Kagiso Lediga as a comedy pioneer who has become no less relevant or funny over the course of his 13-year career.

Norman Lear is a World War II veteran, activist, Emmy-Award-winning TV producer and Academy-Award-nominated screenwriter.

Carl Reiner is a renaissance man who has lent his talents to many of the greatest comedy properties of all time.