JOHN VLISMAS


John Vlismas was born in Zimbabwe, after realising that his home country was about to be given to a sadistic, homophobic, megalomaniac called Rob, as a gift in the name of democracy, he fled this gross human injustice … and went to South Africa… (I don't know either, go figure…) He then wasted another nine years doing stuff, puberty, clumsy sexual awakening, voice-breaking and religious confusion before realising that his future lay in the realms of professional idiocy.

John has become one of the youngest South African comedians to work a fully-fledged national theatre circuit. He is set to become a regular at the biggest comedy festival in the world, Just Pour Rire (Just For Laughs) held in Montreal Canada. He was featured there during his last visit in the prestigious Best of the Fest showcase show and has been guaranteed on-going future invitations.

John has produced several one-man shows which have all played to full houses and rave reviews. He hosted a popular live music and chat show on M-Net for two years, has performed at the Melbourne Comedy Festival in 26 sold out shows and opened his own comedy-club. John is the voice of Mouthpark, a regular column in Maxim magazine's South African edition. He performed at the Heavyweight Comedy Jam for 5FM and Real Concerts, SA's biggest touring standup production.

John is much in demand for corporate clients Mercedes Benz, MTN, Ericsson, Microsoft, Primedia and Investec Bank to name a few.