Mel Miller has been performing on South African stages for over 40 years, his diverse humor and no topics untouched attitude, wrap together to bring audiences a laugh per minute performance of unstoppable joy! The veteran performer is known in the stand up market as “The Godfather of South African Comedy” and his title is evidently deserved when seen strutting punch line after punch line from any stage.
Mel began his stand up comedy career in the late 60`s and was one of the first local stand up comedians to appear on South African television. He has developed the art form and became one of the first local stand up comedians on the corporate event circuit. As the art form became popular so did Mel and when festivals becamepopular in the nineties Mel worked on most of them. Producing one man shows is not new to Mel he has had sell out performances with his shows “Captain Chaos” and “Captain Chaos returns!”
Mel has also been seen in many a review and Pantomime,which is why his being the first comedian to work on the Teatro stage is so special. His new one man, show “Mel Miller’s Big Fat Comedy Show” is one you don’t want to miss.
“Mel Miller’s Big Fat Comedy Show” is as good as it gets as far as Stand Up is concerned, the performance which is newly scripted by Mel is topical, current and brand new, this performance will be released for the first time on the local stage at a prestigious opening night held in its honor on the 11th June and will run through to the 15th June at The Teatro at Montecasino – Gautengs Premier Entertainment Destination. The show offers all the elements of Mel’s comedy we have learnt to love including his witty satire, sarcasm and thought provoking surreal punch lines.
The Teatro boasts a massive stage and 1800 seats in theatre style and was home toThe Lion King production for almost a year. The Teatro is the perfect place for Mel and this special show. Montecasino`s constant delivery of top performances makes this venue the perfect setting for Johannesburg’s trendy comedy and theatre audiences. The leading entertainment destination boasts a host of facilities which include safe and secure parking as well as number of top restaurants for a pre show dinner.
Ticket sales for this event are at Computicket and the Montecasino Box Office and the show is sure to be a sell out performance. So to enjoy an evening of fresh, wild and fun stand up comedy Book Now for performances on the 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, June 2008.
Contact Information:The Comedy ShopAlistair PlintTel: 0861 COMEDY (266339)Fax: 011 436 1649email: alistair@comedyshop.co.zaweb: www.comedyshop.co.za
Editor Notes: Interviews by appointment contact: mel@comedyshop.co.za Photo`s / Audio downloads/ Biography: http://www.powercomedy.com Performance Producer: The Comedy Shop :alistair@comedyshop.co.za Venue information: http://www.montecasino.co.za Ticket Sale: Exclusively at http://www.computicket.co.za