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- Comedian Marc Lottering's latest stand-up comedy show will be aired on kykNET & kie (DStv 145) on 31 March at 20:00.
- So I Wrote That Musical debuted in Cape Town, with shows in Johannesburg and Durban.
- Lottering is a veteran of SA comedy, having also appeared in stage productions based on his characters.
Comedian Marc Lottering's latest stand-up comedy show, So I Wrote That Musical, will be aired on kykNET & kie (DStv 145) on 31 March at 20:00.
Lottering is a veteran of SA comedy, having also appeared in stage productions based on his characters, such as the series of Aunty Merle musicals.
The 2023 musical debuted in Cape Town, with shows in Johannesburg and Durban. Along with a successful run of tour dates, Lottering's show also received a warm critical reception from various publications.
kykNET & kie becomes the first to broadcast the 80-minute-long show.
"I'm very happy to be back in people's homes," Lottering said in a statement.
"It's been too long."
A description of the show reads: "In So I Wrote That Musical, Marc reflects on the challenges of moving between the worlds of stand-up comedy and musical theatre. And as is to be expected, he weaves in his sharp satirical views on the madness of contemporary South African life
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High-energy theatrics characterises Lottering's performance. His show is semi-biographical in how he comedically details experiences from different parts of his life.
Speaking to News24 about his musical Aunty Merle Things Get Real, Lottering said he always tries to have a new story for his iconic character.
"When it comes to my stand-up, I usually write and talk about whatever is happening in my life," he said.
"As far as the musical comedy Aunty Merle Things Get Real goes, when creating the story, I could not ignore the fact that the world finds itself in a delicate space post-Covid, to say the least," the comedian added.
