33 Films has revealed an official trailer for an indie comedy from South Africa titled Soweto Blaze, the latest from South African filmmaker Brad Katzen. This initially premiered at the 2023 Austin ...

In 2019, South African filmmaker Rethabile Ramaphakela was on the cusp of her big break. After more than a decade in the film sector, the comedy screenwriter, producer and director had scored funding ...

“Kneecap,” the wild Irish comedy biopic that took Sundance by storm earlier this year, is heading to Africa. The film, which is Ireland’s submission to the Oscars international film category and many ...

Laughter is the best medicine, an escape route from our problems. But what happens when that medicine is laced with poison, the laughter mixed with gasps, and the escape route leads directly to a pit ...

I n June, Nigerian comedian Isaac Olayiwola — known as Layi Wasabi on TikTok and Instagram, where he has more than 3 million combined followers — took his first trip to London. There, he had his ...

Without Kentucky Fried Movie, the first film from Jim Abrahams and his partners, Jerry and David Zucker, we might never have gotten Animal House, Airplane!, or The Naked Gun films. We also might not ...

Producers of two African-made films premiering on Netflix this month believe their work will show there's subscriber appetite for movies that go deeper than the Hollywood stereotypes that often make ...

As arguably one of the most subjective movie genres, opinions on the best comedy films aren't always universally agreed upon. The constant evolution of comedy as a movie genre — including the ...