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Funny Festival a sure tonic to keep winter blues at bay

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April 23, 2025

Now in its 26th year, the JiVE Cape Town Funny Festival will be celebrating local and international champions of the industry at the Baxter Theatre in Rondebosch, from Monday June 2 to Sunday June 29.

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A unique selling point of the Funny Festival is that it showcases top local talent alongside some of the world’s foremost variety acts in its 28 performances. Two such acts on this year’s bill are Sweden’s Got Talent winner, magician Charlie Caper, and multi-award winning, Cirque du Soleil clown sensation, Campagnia Baccala from Italy.

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