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Conrad Koch talks ‘Puppet Power’ and comedy’s role in tough times
The Star
|July 09, 2025
CATCH Puppet Power, the national tour by comedy duo Conrad Koch and Chester Missing, coming to the Pieter Toerien Theatre at Montecasino for a limited run from Thursday.
Ahead of the show, Independent Media Lifestyle caught up with Koch to unpack his journey in the industry, especially with his sociopolitical commentary that has left Mzansi in stitches.
When asked how the evolution of current affairs-driven comedy influenced his latest show, Puppet Power, he said: “With the rise of TikTok and other high-reach, high-impact social media, we as comedians have tools we never dreamed of.
“And in this watershed moment in history as far as conversations on race and colonialism globally and in SA, and the influence of the billionaire class turning even Donald Trump and Cyril Ramaphosa into puppets of sorts, the question of power, and in particular Puppet Power has never been more relevant.”
This story is from the July 09, 2025 edition of The Star.
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