In this laugh out loud feel-good hour of comedic silliness, internationally acclaimed ventriloquist Conrad Koch wants to get personal about his baggage. But his best friend, superstar puppet Chester Missing (who lives in actual baggage), has other plans. Fun, funny and irreverent Chester thinks Conrad’s ‘problems’ are hilarious. In fact all the voices in Conrad’s head have bad and outrageous advice on everything from anxiety to climate change to dating to LGBTQ to loadshedding. Including Hilton, the booty shaking ostrich, Mr Dixon, retired high school teacher we can all relate to, DJ Hoodie, the DJ made out of a hoodie, this interactive comedy show’s goal is to make your day that little bit brighter.
“Fiercely intelligent… Frenzied Hilarity” The List, UK
“Brings the roof down” The Independent, London
“I almost cried with laughter” The Herald
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Conrad Koch is a double International EMMY nominated comedian and Africa’s most acclaimed ventriloquist. His main puppet character, Chester Missing, is a celebrity in South Africa in his own right. Chester made world news as the first puppet in history to win a court case, no really. Conrad has appeared on the likes of the Edinburgh Festival, Comedy Central, Canada’s Comedy Network and at Just For Laughs Montreal. Armed with an MA in social anthropology Conrad is well known, or to be precise, Chester Missing, is well known in South and Southern Africa for political satire and interviewing politicians on TV. He even had his own TV show, Almost News with Chester Missing, on Southern Africa’s biggest news channel. As far as we know he’s the first puppet in history to have his own weekly news show. Chester Missing was also the first winner of the Ahmed Kathrada Anti-Racism Award, has even written an award-winning book, has huge TikTok, twitter and Facebook following, and was named one of New African Magazine’s Most Influential Africans. His shows have received critical acclaim globally.
***** “My face hurt from laughing so hard” “absolutely delightful and technically brilliant” Canadian Broadcast Corporation (CBC)
***** “This South African ventriloquist is a mastermind of his field…His characters collectively and concisely deliver a cutting satire of modern society” OUTinPerth.com
**** “Fiercely intelligent… Frenzied Hilarity” The List, UK
