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Loyiso Gola

Loyiso Gola

Acting

Known For

QI
7.9

Comedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are 'quite interesting'.

QI

2003
Would I Lie to You?
7.8

A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob Brydon (formerly Angus Deayton). Each person must reveal embarrassing facts and outrageous lies during a series of different rounds including "Home Truths", "This Is My..." and "Quickfire Lies". It is up to the opposing team to tell tall tales from fantastic facts.

Would I Lie to You?

2007
ZDF Magazin Royale
7.7

Jan Böhmermann welcomes his viewers every Friday to his new late-night satire on ZDF and presents socially relevant topics, paired with wit and irony.

ZDF Magazin Royale

2020
Live at the Apollo
7.3

A British stand-up comedy programme performed from the Hammersmith Apollo Theatre in west London.

Live at the Apollo

2004
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
7.0

Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains involves celebrity guests revisiting their teenage years. Each celebrity will take a trip down memory lane; competing across fashion, pop culture, retro gadgets, first loves, school reports and more to get their teenage years recognised as the most embarrassing by comedian Rhod Gilbert. With mystery guests popping up along the way, offering up further revelations the show celebrates those ultimate embarrassing teenage moments, and it's down to Rhod to judge which celebrity should be crowned 'winner'.

Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains

2021
COMEDIANS of the world
5.6

Global stand-up comedy series features a diverse set of comics from 13 regions bringing their perspectives on what's funny around the world.

COMEDIANS of the world

2019
Al Murray: Why Does Everyone Hate the British Empire?
1.0

Al Murray: Why Does Everyone Hate the British Empire? is the third Sky HISTORY original series featuring historian and writer Al Murray and his comedic alter ego, The Pub Landlord. In each location, Al pairs up with a local comedian to explore the history of British colonial rule and its legacy.

Al Murray: Why Does Everyone Hate the British Empire?

2023
Trevor Noah: You Laugh But It's True
6.6

In the world of stand-up comedy in South Africa, Trevor Noah uses his childhood experiences in a biracial family during apartheid to prepare for his first one-man show.

Trevor Noah: You Laugh But It's True

2011
Copposites
5.0

A cop and a crook are exposed to a DNA altering formula that switches them into each other's bodies and forces them to work together in order to switch back.

Copposites

2012
Loyiso Gola For President: Final Run
N/A

Loyiso Gola is one of South Africa's most talented comedians. His unique sense of humour and affinity toward openly frank and observational commentary has carved him into a comedy genius. At 25, he's the first comedian to win a South African Comedy Award, and he's been nominated for Best Comedian of the Year at the ‘Stars of Mzansi Awards’ 2008.

Loyiso Gola For President: Final Run

2009
Wonder Boy for President
N/A

"Wonder Boy for President," tells a story of a charismatic young man from the Eastern Cape who is coerced into running for president by two corrupt characters. It is a political satire that delves into political dynamics and challenges that arise.

Wonder Boy for President

2016
Just Because Comedy Festival
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Top comics Trevor Noah, Loyiso Gola, Kagiso Lediga, Eugene Khoza and David Kibuuka join together to perform live at the reknowned Just Because Comedy Festival in South Africa, giving back to the lesser privileged... JUST BECAUSE they can!

Just Because Comedy Festival

2013
Republic of South Ah Sh**t
3.0

This variety show features some of South Africa's top comedians and celebrities in sketches parodying stereotypes, pop culture and race relations.

Republic of South Ah Sh**t

2023
Sabbatical
N/A

When a successful investment banker unexpectedly returns to her childhood home after an illicit work incident, her overbearing and doting mother is wary of her sudden arrival. A tragic and comical culture clash of a mother and daughter forced to get to know each other again.

Sabbatical

2025
Loyiso Gola: Unlearning
5.8

South African comedian Loyiso Gola serves up filter-free humor as he riffs about race, identity, politics, and a school prank gone embarrassingly wrong!

Loyiso Gola: Unlearning

2021
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South Africa's top comics in a no-holds barred stand up comedy experience.

Outrageous

2010
The Roast of Helen Zille
N/A

South African comedy royalty Tumi Morake and Trevor Gumbi take the reins as co-Roast Masters, ensuring that no punchline lands gently. With Helen Zille in the hot seat and a cross-section of South African voices - anything can happen.

The Roast of Helen Zille

2025
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Two-time Emmy-nominated comedian, Loyiso Gola brings his frank and outspoken comedy to the U.S. from South Africa, where his no-holds-barred comedic style has made him a star for over a decade. In his first American special, Loyiso shines a light on cultural ignorance with comedic prowess and his candid style of delivery finds silliness in the most intense of situations - calling out issues ranging from race to New York subways to democracy and everything in between.

Loyiso Gola: LIVE in New York

2016