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LUYOLO LUYOLO QUOTES QUOTES Luyolo Quotes the comedian draws from his life story when writing and performing stand-up comedy about the experiences of migrant workers, his experience of marriage life, growing up in a remote village, crime in the townships and politics of the diaspora as he's also a linguist who writes and speaks 9 South African languages. His first love for comedy was triggered by a billboard of the Sandton comedy club, he then called in after seeing the advert and asked to do stand-up comedy for the first time in 2018, though he couldn't complete his set he was quite intrigued that he wants this by all means and he joined in for Shakers Extreme Comedy Wednesday to hone this skill.

In the direction of the Award winning comedian Thabiso Victor Mhlongo and Bexta Ndabalime, the MC's of the show slowly yet surely broadened his knowledge on the skill while he's been refining it. He's not fairly new in the performing arts industry as he's also a poet who has performed for people like the former ANC treasure general and attorney Doctor Mathews Phosa, who's also a published poet. He was also part of the school drama festival in high school, a project initiated by the Market Theatre Laboratory, where he learned the skill of acting through mentorship by big actors such as Mpho J Molepo of Generations the Legacy and Bongani Gumede of Isibaya.

Not leaving behind that at the age of 12 he was presented with an opportunity to exhibit his art work in Holland, Rotterdam along with his brother Zet Mtshizana in a project initiated by the Netherlands Architecture Institute. His dream is to be amongst the honorable names in the stand-up comedy career like Trevor Noah, Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle whom he says is in the likeness of his father, one of the greatest story tellers with unwavering humor. Living by his father’s quote "If you please everybody, at last you'll please no one" he believes that he'll open doors even for other comics in the future. Luyolo Quotes was born Luyolo Gerald Mtshizana.


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