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Triccs: The hilarious pantsula comedian

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A local stand up comedian, Ndiye Richard, also famed as Triccs in the comedy industry from Gaborone West, a township located in the country’s capital city, found himself doing comedy for a living.

In an interview with Arts&Culture, this vernacular comedian said he ventured into stand up comedy in 2015 but decided to do it full-time in 2016.

He added that he was inspired to be a comedian by a friend who also wanted to do comedy.

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Triccs: The hilarious pantsula comedian

A local stand up comedian, Ndiye Richard, also famed as Triccs in the comedy industry from Gaborone West, a township located in the country’s capital city, found himself doing comedy for a living.