Not many people in comedy have an engineering degree to fall back on (they’re usually doctors), but Céline Tshika is, uh, built different. You probably know Céline from her viral musical sketches that have skyrocketed her to online fame, but those videos are the culmination of years of experimenting and growing as a multi-faceted artist. After making her parents happy by earning an engineering degree, Céline ventured to the Cape Town of USA, Los Angeles, and studied acting, where she created, wrote and starred in her award-winning comedy web series, Jess Goes West. Now she’s back in the Los Angeles of SA and combining her love of theatre, music, and comedy with her debut solo show, Bad African.
In this episode, we hear how things literally changed over night for Céline and discuss the pressures of delivering a great live show when you’ve built an audience online. We get into Céline’s journey with religion and the anxiety of talking about it on stage in a typically conservative country. And we learn about the realities of going viral on the wrong parts of the internet. Enjoy.
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