GREATNESS DOESN’T ALWAYS MEAN AWESOMENESS #ZAMBEZI NEWS LIVE S2 LAUNCH

The Book Cafe was last night packed to the rafters! The very term Zambezi News Live is a definite crowd puller. Why? Because you know you are guaranteed of rib cracking craziness from Michael K with his to die for British accent, Comrade Fatso (who is white by the way) with his “black” character and Outspoken with his frequent “blonde” moments. Unfortunately however, this time around, Zambezi did not seem to have that wow factor it usually has.

Uncle Sam was the opening act and well; drowning doesn’t get any worse than that! I figure at a comedy night it’s just as hilarious when comics lose it as when they kill itJ. And to say Uncle Sam lost it would just be an understatement!

And then it was time for the screening of Zambezi News Live’s second season! Would I buy it? I don’t know, but I don’t think so. Do not get me wrong, it was not bad, but it was not great either. It had its moments. A rib-cracking experience? I wouldn’t say that exactly.

We loved the satire, no doubt. One rarely goes wrong if they poke fun at our perennial electricity and water plagues. The word play was quite classic too:

“He was good in wood work, yeah. Sometimes he WOULD work, and sometimes he WOULDN’T work.” Lol

However, most of it was dry! I kept waiting for that wow moment, but it never came. And then suddenly, the screening was over and Clive Chigubhu was already doing the closing act. Ah!

The only time he killed me was when we went like oh oh Clive, did you rehearse? He goes like:

“Econet gives you bonus airtime at 3pm! Who are you going to call at that time except to say muka tiroye? Oh oh, wasn’t that meant to be 3am?” Lol.

“Have you ever went for an Aleck Macheso show?” Kkkkk no Clive, we have never WENT for an Aleck Macheso showJ.

And in no time at all, the show was over. I kept sitting as people began to file out thinking uuuhm maybe something else is still to come? No such thing, it was over, and already time to go home, stay for the next show or go find fun elsewhere. Handle! Just like that, nxa!