The increasingly growing comic

Friday, January 22, 2016

He only started telling jokes publicly six years ago when he translated his electricity onto stage. Today Phenyo ‘The Master’ Phaladi is one of the funniest standup comics around. Mmegi Staffer, MOMPATI TLHANKANE interviewed the witty man to understand why he jumped into the fierce world of standup comedy

He is the kind of guy who would make people laugh without saying a word. His jokes and expressions have the ability to trigger every tickle bone and ignite endless smiles.

Born and raised in Mochudi, Phaladi was always regarded as a humourist (leclownara) during his school days.

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