Talent
Tadiwa Mahlunge
About Tadiwa
Billed as “one of the country's top new comedy acts” by The York Press, Tadiwa Mahlunge has performed at, among others, the Latitude, Greenman, and Greenwich Comedy Festivals, and regularly performs at Top Secret Comedy Club, The Frog and Bucket, The Comedy Store, Glee, Monkey Barrel, Just the Tonic, and now headlines for Off the Kerb, and at smaller regional clubs around the country.
Tadiwa has provided tour support for Dylan Moran, Ed Byrne, Mark Watson, Kyle Kinane, Craig Conant, Christina P, Steven Ho, Tom Houghton, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Jessica Fostekew, and TV warm up for Desiree Burch’s Amazon Prime special.
As seen on BBC 1, BBC 2, Dave, Comedy Central, UTV, Comic Relief and heard on BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Northampton and BBC Sounds - Tadiwa Mahlunge has established himself as one of comedy’s hottest prospects. As such, he featured on the 2022 Pleasance Comedy Reserve at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
️️️️ ‘Though their styles are different, the circuit might just have created another Jimmy Carr...’- Steve Bennett, Chortle
️️️️ ‘Young and gifted, in comedy terms, he’s already looking like the complete, fully rounded package’ - The Scotsman
️️️️ ‘An impressively accomplished and infectiously funny debut hour, Tadiwa Mahlunge is a name you’ll want to watch out for’ - The Skinny
️️️️ ‘Considering this is his debut hour at the Fringe, he’s remarkably confident, with a set as smooth as his shiny silk shirt’- Fest Mag
Quotes
'Fearless comedian on the rise' -Daniel Kaluuya
'Very bloody funny' -Aisling Bea
'Tadiwa has been gathering pace as a prodigious act' -Kiri Pritchard-McLean
Awards
Leicester Comedy Festival Best Show nominee.
Channel 4 Sean Lock Comedy Award nominee.
ISH Comedy Awards Best Newcomer nominee
‘National treasures, big names and the stars of tomorrow’ -The Times
Press
‘15 comedy shows you need to see at the Edinburgh Fringe 2023’ -Rolling Stone
‘20 must-see comedy shows at Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2023’ -The Sun
‘He's going to be playing big venues very soon. Catch him on the way up’ -Metro
Credits
| TV | |||
| THE FOOTBALL'S ON | Performer | TNT Sports | |
| STAND UP SKETCH SHOW | Performer | ITV 2 | Spirit Studios |
| AM I THE A**HOLE | Performer | Comedy Central | |
| FUNNY FESTIVAL LIVE | Performer | BBC Two | Lindsay Jex |
| LIVE FROM ABERYSTWYTH | Performer | BBC One | Turtle Canyon |
| COMEDY CENTRAL LIVE | Performer | Comedy Central | Off The Kerb |
| COMEDIANS GIVING LECTURES | Performer | Dave | Susie Hall |
| RADIO | |||
| THE NEWS QUIZ | Performer | BBC RADIO 4 | BBC Studios |
| BEST OF THE FRINGE | Performer | BBC RADIO 4 | |
| LIVE FROM PONTYPRIDD | Performer | BBC Sesh | |
| UNSAFE SPACE | Performer | BBC Radio 4 | |
| KIRI PRITCHARD MCLAIN SUNDAY SHOW | Performer | BBC Radio Wales | |
| WHAT JUST HAPPENED? | Performer | BBC Radio Wales | Little Wander |
| LIVE FROM THE BIG DIFFERENCE | Performer | Union Jack Radio | |
LIVE FROM THE FROG AND BUCKET | Performer | Union Jack Radio | |
| LIVE | |||
| INHIBITION EXHIBITION | Self | Pleasance Courtyard | Show & Tell |
| WRITING | |||
| WHAT JUST HAPPENED | Writer | BBC WALES | |
| UNSAFE SPACE | Writer | BBC RADIO 4 | BBC Studios |
