Eddie Griffin’s comedic performance receives mixed reactions from fans

by Limpho Nonkonyane

It seems American comedian Eddie Griffin’s jokes did not land for South Africans as expected at the Laugh Africa Comedy Festival.

Eddie Griffin was this year’s international act at the annual event which featured local acts such as Tumi Morake, Eugene Khoza, Sifiso Nene and many more at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, where Eddie received a rather unpleasant reaction from internet users due to his performance.

Although Eddie is a well-known comedian in America, users felt that his jokes were not relatable in the South African context. Fans felt that he could have at least done more research about the country before performing at the festival.

Radio presenter and co-host of Podcast and Chill with MacG Sol Phenduka posed a question on X (previously known as Twitter) asking users if the performance was that bad.

One user who described how Eddie’s performance was said:

Another user said:

One frustrated user commented:

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