One cannot miss mentioning Skhumba Hlophe when talking about South Africa’s top comedians.
Skhumba did hit a roadblock in life but pulled through.
Keep reading to find out more about him.
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Skhumba Hlophe early Life
The Johannesburg comedian, a.k.a.
He wanted to be a lawyer.
He admits that his intentions were cut short because he was not exactly the smartest kid in the block.
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He wished that could be near to the top twenty in class.
Is Skhumba Hlophe a policeman?
To get himself through university, he worked as a clerk at SAPC for thirteen years.
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To make it sound fancier, Skhumba Hlophe prefers to call his position there Senior Personnel Officer.
He quit in 2016.
He failed four times before matriculation when he was 22 years old.
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He also had a role as Dlamini in Taxi Ride.
Skhumba thought it might be too ambitious and it turned out that he was right.
He was no longer a new act but finally a headliner in the papers.
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Skhumba Hlophe shows moved from no audience to selling out 22 of his 24 scheduled shows.
Amid all his success, he chooses to remain humble and grounded.
In 2012, he was one of the Nubreed Comedy’s Young Gunz appearing at Soweto Comedy Festival.
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He went forth to join SABC 1’s Mzansi Insider as a contributor.
In June of that year, he featured in an episode of Zaziwa.
It was a comedic talk show that focused mainly on reviewing the top social media stories.
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Skhumba Hlophe birthday
His birthday is a pretty big deal.
His birth year is not confirmed, but Skhumba Hlophe age is approximated at 37 years currently.
His humour is primarily based on observations in life, and that is what mainly makes him funny.
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Both 180 with Bob and Good Friday have episodes posted on YouTube on the Kaya TV channel.
There it’s possible for you to find Skhumba YouTube episodes for each show.
The online channel is a division of Kaya FM with Kaya Tv Skhumba episodes readily available for all.
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Here is a link to a show by Skhumba on November 2nd, 2018, on Kaya FM.
However, he did have a son before these two angels arrived in his life.
His first son was born in 2006 only to pass away after only 9 weeks.
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Luckily enough, it did not.
His daughter is from a previous relationship, and his son is from Skhumba Hlophe wife currently.
He likes giving back to his community.
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Skhumba Instagram currently has a following of 407 thousand people and is set to continue growing.
On twitter, his audience now stands at 163 thousand followers.
There is no doubt that this man is destined for many great things to come.
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Before joining the team in 2018, Lynn wrote for Kenyan media platforms and several other websites.
She graduated from the University of Nairobi in 2019 with honours after pursuing a BSc.
She is currently studying for a Master’s degree in the same field.
Lynn specialises in writing celebrity biographies, listicles and teasers for popular TV shows.
Contacts; +254707596322, lynnkandie27@gmail.com
