Critics are recognizing a South African standup comic Khanyisa Bunu as one of the few “queens of comedy” in Africa. Bunu abandoned a career as a schoolteacher a few years ago and is one of the few female comedians to break into South Africa’s entertainment scene.
South African Comedienne Khanyisa Bunu
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The former schoolteacher is now one of South Africa’s leading female comedians (Photo Courtesy of Tarryn Liddell)
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Bunu often populates her comedy shows with a variety of interesting characters
(Photo Courtesy Tarryn Liddell)
(Photo Courtesy Tarryn Liddell)
![A fan poses for a photograph with Bunu after a recent show in Johannesburg [Photo: Darren Taylor]](https://gdb.voanews.com/aac094c3-78d2-4ad3-8f64-2332cbc80c30_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A fan poses for a photograph with Bunu after a recent show in Johannesburg [Photo: Darren Taylor]
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Bunu is not afraid to makes jokes about controversial subjects.(Courtesy T. Liddell)