Comedian launches online comedy channel

22 Feb, 2015 - 05:02 0 Views

The Sunday News

Mbongeni Msimanga Sunday Leisure Correspondent
COMEDIAN Carl Joshua Ncube has launched an online comedy channel and has also started taking cookery seriously as a business with some of his recipes proving popular with restaurants in the country.

He also has some success in animation too.

The comedy channel, Feel Good Channel, is meant to prop his work so that he reaches out to more people.

He was, however, quick to point out that he was getting full support on the business venture from his wife, Nelsey Ncube, adding that he was getting royalties from restaurants for his recipes.

He said it was good that Zimbabweans were slowly appreciating comedy and expressed hope the trend would continue as it was in other countries.

“Comedy is only four years old in the country but I am happy it has made some successful inroads as an art genre. Not everything is rosy in the comedy industry though but in as much as I get criticism from some fans; I still have my wife who really supports me even when I am down. She has really been supportive throughout my career,” said Ncube.

He admitted that madcap antics may be part of a comedian’s on stage persona. But researchers say this temporary form of madness may not just be an act, but a sign of disorder.

Research has it that the ability that comedians have to get on stage and drive people to chuckle is alleged to come from a certain disorder that is inherent within them but deep down they have a disorder that they hide behind their “sad clown façade.”

With this in mind, depression, creativity, madness has a direct relation with comedians; something that Ncube agreed to and said was a common trait in most comedians.

“It is really true, I agree with the fact that most comedians suffer from depression. There are always fans who want to let you down, but this has not yet stopped me from achieving my goals,” said Ncube.

Making people laugh may be a form of medication to alleviate people’s low mood especially during the times of economic hardships, and this has driven Ncube to take the genre to greater heights in Zimbabwe, with people beginning to appreciate it more than ever before.

With his wife as his number one fan for his comedy and creative art work, Ncube contends that she was his shoulder to lean on when he was low.

However, in the midst of all the research and “madness” theories that have been propounded by social scientists that link depression to comedians, Ncube remains arguably one of the most successful arts personalities and creative directors in the country at the moment.

His wit and business acumenship has seen him branch off to other business ventures such as cookery and had some success in animation too, something that some arts personalities have failed to achieve.

His recipes from his cookery programme are being used at some restaurants around the country and is given royalties for them.

“For me it is the same spheres of communication of ideas that have made me branch off to other avenues of art. I generally wanted to learn different forms of art and I harnessed my ideas and put them together. I even get royalties for my cookery project as some restaurants around the country are requesting my recipes,” he said.

Born to a carpenter and home economics teacher, Ncube has managed to follow into the steps of his parents and in turn inherited their skills.

He lamented lack of support from the Government and promoters and said more should be done to uplift artistes in Zimbabwe.

“I was born son of a carpenter and home economics teacher, and this is where I inherited my skills both cooking and creativity. I, however, want to urge the Government and promoters to support artistes in Zimbabwe,” he said.

 

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