BEST T IN THE CITY WITH STAND UP COMEDIAN SIYA SEYA 21 MAY 2020
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SIYABULELA SEYA WAS THE NAME GIVEN TO HIM THE DAY HE WAS BORN IN MDANTSANE, EAST LONDON IN 1984. IT WAS IN 2002 WHEN HE GOT ON STAGE FOR THE 1 ST TIME TO SING HIS OWN KWAITO SONG BUT THE MICROPHONE WAS NOT CONNECTED THE ENTIRE PERFOMANCE. THIS WAS A SIGN THAT MUSIC IS NOT HIS CALLING.
HE WENT ON TO GRADUATE WITH A DIPLOMA IN AUDIO/VISUAL PRODUCTION. IT WAS IN CAPE TOWN 2007 WHERE HE GOT INTRODUCED TO STAND UP COMEDY AND SINCE THEN HE NEVER LOOKED BACK. FROM THE TERTIARY GRAD OF TV & RADIO PRODUCTION, MDANTSANE NATIVE , FRESHMAN COMEDIAN IN 2007; TO THE LOVING FATHER, BUSINESS MAN, WRITER AND AWARD WINNING COMEDIAN HE IS TODAY
HAVING LOST HIS DAY JOB AND NOT YET GETTING PROPER PAYING COMEDY CLUB GIGS IN CAPE TOWN, DURING THE 2010 WORLD CUP SIYA FOUND HIMSELF HOMELESS AND SLEEPING IN THE MOTHER CITY CBD STREETS FOR THREE MONTHS BEFORE HE COLLECTED ENOUGH MONEY FOR A BUS TICKET BACK TO PORT ELIZABETH
FROM THE YEAR 2011 SIYA BECAME A REGULAR ON THE BIGGEST COMEDY
STAGE AT THE TIME CALLED 99% XHOSA/ZULU COMEDY. SIYA WENT ON TO
GET A SMALL ROLE IN A 13 PART ETV SITCOM IN 2013. AFTER IMPRESSING THE
DIRECTOR FROM THE ONLY EPISODE HE WAS SUPPOSED TO FEATURE IN, HE WAS
CASTED TO FEATURE IN THE REST OF THE SITCOM'S SEASON.
OVER THE YEARS HE'S PERFORMED IN ALL NINE PROVINCES AND HAS HEAD
LINED BIG SHOWS LIKE DAVID KAU'S BLACKS ONLY, SKHUMBA AND FRIENDS,
WALK THIS WAY WITH SKHUMBA; COMEDY UNDER THE SUN; TO MENTION A FEW.
HAVING PRODUCED SOLD OUT SHOWS AT THE BAXTER THEATRE AND THE ATHENAEUM
IN CAPE TOWN AND PORT ELIZABETH. SIYA SEYA IS RESPECTED FOR BEING THE FIRST TO
INTRODUCE AND PRODUCE VERNACULAR(STRICTLY XHOSA) COMEDY SHOWS IN CAPE
TOWN IN 2015.
2018 PROVED TO BE ANOTHER MILESTONE IN HIS CAREER AS HE DEMONSTRATED
HOW FAR HIS WRITING SKILLS CAN GO. FROM WRITING SCRIPTS FOR RADIO ADS
AND TELEVISION SHOWS, TO EXPANDING HIS COMIC MATERIAL TO REACH A WIDER
AUDIENCE.
AFTER HEADLINING SOUTH AFRICA'S BIGGEST COMEDY SHOW,
BLACKS ONLY,
WITH AN AUDIENCE OF 12 000 PEOPLE
HE WENT ON TO GRADUATE WITH A DIPLOMA IN AUDIO/VISUAL PRODUCTION. IT WAS IN CAPE TOWN 2007 WHERE HE GOT INTRODUCED TO STAND UP COMEDY AND SINCE THEN HE NEVER LOOKED BACK. FROM THE TERTIARY GRAD OF TV & RADIO PRODUCTION, MDANTSANE NATIVE , FRESHMAN COMEDIAN IN 2007; TO THE LOVING FATHER, BUSINESS MAN, WRITER AND AWARD WINNING COMEDIAN HE IS TODAY
HAVING LOST HIS DAY JOB AND NOT YET GETTING PROPER PAYING COMEDY CLUB GIGS IN CAPE TOWN, DURING THE 2010 WORLD CUP SIYA FOUND HIMSELF HOMELESS AND SLEEPING IN THE MOTHER CITY CBD STREETS FOR THREE MONTHS BEFORE HE COLLECTED ENOUGH MONEY FOR A BUS TICKET BACK TO PORT ELIZABETH
FROM THE YEAR 2011 SIYA BECAME A REGULAR ON THE BIGGEST COMEDY
STAGE AT THE TIME CALLED 99% XHOSA/ZULU COMEDY. SIYA WENT ON TO
GET A SMALL ROLE IN A 13 PART ETV SITCOM IN 2013. AFTER IMPRESSING THE
DIRECTOR FROM THE ONLY EPISODE HE WAS SUPPOSED TO FEATURE IN, HE WAS
CASTED TO FEATURE IN THE REST OF THE SITCOM'S SEASON.
OVER THE YEARS HE'S PERFORMED IN ALL NINE PROVINCES AND HAS HEAD
LINED BIG SHOWS LIKE DAVID KAU'S BLACKS ONLY, SKHUMBA AND FRIENDS,
WALK THIS WAY WITH SKHUMBA; COMEDY UNDER THE SUN; TO MENTION A FEW.
HAVING PRODUCED SOLD OUT SHOWS AT THE BAXTER THEATRE AND THE ATHENAEUM
IN CAPE TOWN AND PORT ELIZABETH. SIYA SEYA IS RESPECTED FOR BEING THE FIRST TO
INTRODUCE AND PRODUCE VERNACULAR(STRICTLY XHOSA) COMEDY SHOWS IN CAPE
TOWN IN 2015.
2018 PROVED TO BE ANOTHER MILESTONE IN HIS CAREER AS HE DEMONSTRATED
HOW FAR HIS WRITING SKILLS CAN GO. FROM WRITING SCRIPTS FOR RADIO ADS
AND TELEVISION SHOWS, TO EXPANDING HIS COMIC MATERIAL TO REACH A WIDER
AUDIENCE.
AFTER HEADLINING SOUTH AFRICA'S BIGGEST COMEDY SHOW,
BLACKS ONLY,
WITH AN AUDIENCE OF 12 000 PEOPLE
