Versatile Keitumele releases a comedy DVD

GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer | Tuesday December 1, 2009 00:00

The artist, who is also a gospel singer of note, has earned a respectful following as a talented presenter and has a slot as the comedic Ntsoro in Mokaragana.

Keitumele, dressed as what seems to be a drag artists reads unbelievable news on Tsolamosese TV that include a piece about a young cyclist who is wanted by the police for colliding with a truck.

The newsreader then announces that as punishment, the boy would be tied to the back of a truck and dragged along the Shakawe-Maun , which is riddled with potholes.

The weather forecast is also unbelievable as the presenter says that in one of the towns, peaches instead of rain will fall from the sky!

In his stand-up comedy section, the comedian talks about an old woman from Molepolole who is infuriated when she is not served food at a funeral. She swears that when her daughter Malebogo, who is on her deathbed at Princess Marina, dies she will revenge by not serving mourners who denied her food.

Another joke is about a penniless guy who hitches a lift with a muscular soldier. Realising that he might get beaten up for failing to pay, he plays a trick on the soldier by pretending to be a ghost. The frightened soldier abandons the car fleeing for his life.

Later he (the soldier) spots the conman at a bar and decides to confront him. The conman convinces the security officer to give him a hearing and he tells him that he (the soldier) should stop talking to him as he is the only who can see him as he is a ghost and this proves to be too much for the army man and he collapses into a heap.

Fans of Keitumele will enjoy Joelafik TV (Metlae Galore), which was directed by Eunice Wadikonyana and produced by Peo Peterson.

Given the fact Joelafik TV features actors that are relatively new in the 'film' market and that they are low-budget production, it is this reviewer's hope that critics will not be too harsh on the quality of the product. There is room for improvement and one can only hope that the artists use the cash that they earn from the sales of these DVD to come up with high quality products next time around.