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Lekker Boys – Jonathan vanaf die Oos-rand returns to make PE Olraait

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Radio Raps
Jonathan vanaf die Oos-Rand

Radio Raps, also known as “Jonathan vanaf die Oos-Rand”, is no stranger to comedy lovers in South Africa and is back by popular demand to entertain fans at the Boardwalk this festive season.

With his latest show, Laat ek jou so sê, Jonathan will have the audience screaming with laughter as he speaks about happenings in our everyday lives that are sent to test us. In this hilarious one-man show he tells that we never pay attention to these things because we are too focused on the daily news and bigger happenings, while life could actually be fun-filled, simple and meaningful, if we would only focus on the important things. “Basics boys, basics,” is how he puts it.

He emphasizes that life is difficult to understand at times but says, “let me tell you (Laat ek jou so sê), it is not that complicated. It depends what side of the fence you are on, tjom.”

He explains: “People are complex beings with all sorts of complicated explanations for all sorts of things.” In typical Radio Raps fashion, he tells fans that the truth is not necessarily complicated, but that their acceptance of it may well be.

With common phrases used by so many South Africans such as “Lekker boys,” “Da vat hy,” “Okeey” and “Olraait” Jonathan speaks to the very lives of his fans and who they are. It is not surprising that material initially posted by the online radio station Radio Raps, on YouTube, received over 3 million views and landed him in excess of 80 000 followers on Facebook and Twitter.

Jonathan’s CD titled Da vat hy Vol 1, which is a collaboration of all his most popular jokes and stories as well as new material was released in August 2014. In 2015, a DVD of his utterly successful Life 101 show was released and has already reached gold status. A second live performance, Life 201, was also recorded and released on DVD this year.

Be sure to get your tickets to Radio Raps from Computicket. His show takes place on 22 December 2016 at 19h30 at The Boardwalk Amphitheatre and tickets cost R 150 per person.

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Alan Straton

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Passionate about Port Elizabeth and definitely NOT packing for Perth. Alan's ethos is epitomised in the words of Nelson Mandela; "I have fought against white domination and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the idea of a democratic and free society. If need be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die." See more articles by Alan.