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Loyiso Madinga – USA

Loyiso Madinga - USA

CURRENTLY BASED IN THE USA

All the way from a place so rural Frodo wouldn’t reach it, Loyiso Madinga has come a long way to becoming one of the sharpest young comedians in SA. Since 2012 he has been honing his craft with his smart but highly relatable style of humour. It’s already proving to be a hit with audiences everywhere.

His dedication to standup quickly made him a regular on the SA comedy circuit. Loyiso then became an Emmy finalist as a writer and performer on the two-time Emmy Award finalist satire show, Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola and the SAFTA nominated hit sketch comedy show, The Bantu Hour.

Considering he left a promising career in advertising, that his father didn’t approve of, for the stage life, which his father approves even less of, he keeps making the right moves. Loyiso has toured locally with Trevor Noah on the Nationwild Show and performed at festivals around the world including the Montreux Comedy Festival in Switzerland, Busan Comedy Festival in S. Korea and the Johannesburg International Comedy Festival.

All this lead to his successful one man show, Born Free-ish, that sold out the world-class Goliath Comedy Club for four evenings. Not bad for someone who grew up fetching his bath water from the river.

From a now-you-know-you’re-definitely-lost village in the Eastern Cape he has his sights set on the world stage and his passion for comedy is taking him a long way from home.

For bookings or more information on Loyiso, please get in contact with an agent at OSM Talent.

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Wayne van Rooyen

Wayne van Rooyen

Wayne van Rooyen is a Naledi Award winning Actor. He studied drama at the University of the Witwatersrand and graduated in 2003 with a BA in Dramatic Art with Honours.

Since graduating, he has performed on stages both locally and internationally, and has appeared on several local television shows and appeared in the locally produced film 'Jozi.'

Some of his work in theatre includes 'Sophiatown,' 'The King of Laughter,' for which he won the Naledi for Best Supporting Actor, the world premiere of Athol Fugard's 'Victory,' and the Royal Shakespeare Company's South African collaboration of William Shakespeare's 'The Tempest,' with the Baxter Theatre.

Wayne has a long list of television credits, and currently he is playing the role of "Stokkies" on "Scandal! Soap Opera" on ETV, weekday evenings.

For bookings or more information on Wayne, please get in contact with an agent at OSM Talent.

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Nicholas Goliath

Nicholas Goliath

Nicholas Goliath is a loving father and husband, with comedy based on true stories and strange yet funny observations in his daily life, with his stunning personality Nicholas is certainly the next comedian to keep an eye on.

This comic will be taking the world by storm before you know it. He is also an amazing MC / Announcer / Entertainer.

Nicholas has performed at Parkers Comedy, The State Theatre Johannesburg, The Market Theatre, Carnival City, Emperors Palace Captains Comedy and various club shows. He is currently MC at Makro Silver Lakes in Pretoria and interacts with clients and staff as part of his MC duties.

He is also one third of the Goliath and Goliath comedy trio, alongside fellow comedians Donovan and Jason Goliath. He is also a sought after entertainer at corporate and private functions.

Branching out into commercials, Nicholas featured in the 2017 Bonitas TVC.

For bookings or more information on Nicholas, please get in contact with an agent at OSM Talent.

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Kaseran Pillay

Kaseran Pillay

Kaseran Pillay is a South African actor, MC, stand-up comedian, voice artist, director and writer best known as one of the regular cast members of the SABC3 travel series Going Nowhere Slowly, from 2005-2007.

He has appeared in numerous television shows including the SABC1 drama series Bay of Plenty (2007), The History of Bunny Chow from Uhuru Productions (2005-2007) and the M-Net drama Innocent Times, in 2008.

He was also a Durban field presenter for the e.tv entertainment show The Showbiz Report, from 2005-2006.

He has been performing stand-up comedy since 1997 and performs mainly at corporate functions. He is also an accomplished theatre actor, having performed in such shows as Snow White and Several Dwarfs, Hamlet, My Cousing Brother and Abbamaniacs.

In October 2008 he began playing the role of Ricky in the SABC2 comedy series On the Couch.

Kaseran has consistently worked on both television and film since 2005. On television he has appeared in My Perfect Family, High Rollers and Sober Companion, amongst others. In film, Kaseran has played roles in Shotgun Garfunkel (2013) and Kalushi: The story of Solomon Mahlangu (2017.)

For bookings or more information on Kaseran, please get in contact with an agent at OSM Talent.

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Jason Goliath

Jason Goliath

TV Personality, Comedian, MC, actor and facilitator Jason Goliath is best known for his role as ’Gatiep’ in the SAFTA Nominated SABC 1 Sitcom Ses’ Top La, as well as a number of large ad campaigns in which he played leads, including Castle Lager, Cell C, First For Women, Tiger Wheel and Tyre, CTM, Mobicell, Sasol, Bar One and Wimpy.

Nominated as Best Newcomer in the 2012 SA Comic's Choice Awards, Jason Goliath is a larger than life comedian who literally is larger than life (it’s because all this personality won’t fit into a smaller body, ok!). With a commanding stage presence, ridiculous amounts of energy and a character-based set focused on making audiences laugh at life’s uncomfortable truths, he has performed successfully at numerous corporate events and leading comedy rooms/events, including Blacks Only, Proudly Coloured Comedy Festival, Parkers, Melville Underground, Captains Comedy Festival, AWEdnesday Comedy Jam, LOL at Gold Reef City, Comic's Choice Awards™ Winners Lap, The Box and many more.

In 2015 he was one of the 10 celebrity contestants on the eighth season of the reality competition series Strictly Come Dancing. He was partnered with professional dancer Samantha Bele Viana.

In 2016 he began hosting the late night talk show Larger Than Life on SABC3.

With more than 10 years' professional MC experience, Jason also takes on Facilitation and Motivational roles and has done so for Standard Bank, FNB, Deloitte and SAA to mention a few.

For bookings or more information on Jason, please get in contact with an agent at OSM Talent.

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Donovan Goliath

Donovan Goliath

Parents who name their kid Donovan David Goliath (true story) must surely expect that the internal conflicts caused by giving their son such a name would lead him into comedy one day. And, when he leaves a lucrative advertising job for a full time career in comedy, they only have themselves to blame. But comedy audiences are happy about it, even if his folks are not.

Donovan David Goliath’s bedtime stories about growing up in the Transkei as a coloured boy who looks white but speaks fluent Xhosa are more funny than scary. In fact, it’s these life experiences that launched him into comedy in the first place. It all began on the 26th September 2010 where he did his first ever 4min 35sec set at the Comedy Underground in Melville.

People laughed and rolled on the floor and there were rear ends lying everywhere. This inspired him to keep writing and performing harder, better, faster, stronger. And it’s been a great ride since. It’s safe to say that most of his success thus far has been fueled by his dad’s motto: “Work the hardest. Be yourself.” His act is based around insightful storytelling and simple truths using various characters and impersonations.

As a relatively new comic on the circuit, he has rocked stages and fesses all over the country including Blacks Only, Soweto Comedy Festival, 99% Xhosa Comedy, 99% Zulu Comedy, Jou Ma Se Comedy (Cape Town), Mzansi Festival, Kings & Queens of Comedy, Three Kings Comedy and completed a 51 show, 3 month run for LOL at Gold Reef City.

He was also nominated in the ‘Newcomer Of The Year Category’ at the 2012 Comics Choice Awards and in the Blackberry Breakthrough category in 2013. Donovan has been a contestant in Strictly Come Dancing on SABC 3 in 2014’s 7th season and recently in 2015, co-presented ‘The Great SA Bake Off’ for BBC South Africa.

For bookings or more information on Donovan, please get in contact with an agent at OSM Talent.

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Nic Huddy – USA

Nic Hudson Murdoch - USA

Nick studied Special FX and Sound Design at the South African School of Film, Television and Dramatic Arts in Johannesburg. With a passion for performing as well as working behind the scenes, he would often take small roles in student films and theatrical productions that he was crewing, causing much confusion for the grading bodies.

Nick started a career in standup comedy, combining music and impressions into his set and egged on by Tony Stewart at the Funny Farm who brought him into the weekly Thursday Night lineup. He later joined Joe Parker’s ranks and was a regular face on the Parker Comedy Tours, performing weekly at such venues as Carnival City, Emperor’s Palace, Roxy’s and the Junxion. This led to him doing celebrity impressions on the occasional radio spot and kickstarting a career in voiceover. During the day, he continued to work behind the scenes as the founder of Santa’s Workshop – a 3D animation and visual FX studio based in Johannesburg.

After completing filming on “Gums and Noses”, a feature presentation for M-Net, Nick accepted a position at Fox Studios Australia where he worked as a render artist in their Sydney offices. It was here that he met Nick Tate, a prominent voice actor who became his mentor in the commercial voiceover world and helped him to develop a client list, many of whom he still serves today. Determined not to work in a small, dark office for the rest of his career, Nick left Fox and returned to South Africa where he reestablished himself as a musician and an actor.

As an actor, Nick appeared in a few local and internationally flighted commercials, including the Simon Malls Gift Card campaigns in the US and the revitalized Lunch Bar ads locally. As a musician, he scored many of the tv shows and commercials on the air, including The Spirit of Africa Trophy, Love & Mortar and Rapt on SABC. He joined Stok, a musical theatre group, as a performer and composer where he appeared in several productions around the country. All throughout, he continued to work in voiceover, establishing himself as a character actor, promo voice and announcer, and lending his voice to many advertising and promotional campaigns around the world. Nick is now working in animation again, but this time behind the microphone. He is a student of Charlie Adler in Los Angeles and is voicing characters in several upcoming animated projects.

For bookings or more information on Nic, please get in contact with an agent at OSM Talent.

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Taryn Louch

Taryn Louch

The words vivacious and vigorous aptly encapsulate who Taryn Louch is. She is fuelled by passion, and it’s the main ingredient she puts into everything she does.

Taryn is a Consummate Entertainer – an Emcee, Actress, Singer, Writer, Director, Radio Personality, Voice-over Artist and Comedienne. She has painted an illustrious vocation in Voice Over Artistry and Jingles.

Representing eminent brands, her sound can be heard on an International sphere, displaying her dynamism, when it comes to Accents, Languages and Dialects.

She speaks English, Greek, French and Afrikaans.

She hosted Good Hope FM’S FullHouse, a weekend breakfast show bringing listeners good music, life, culture, Cape Town and beyond, together with her co-host Lalla Hirayama.

Maya Angelou is one of her greatest inspirations, and she lives by the mantra: “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

For bookings or more information on Taryn, please get in contact with an agent at OSM Talent.

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Kim Schulze

Kim Schulze

Kim Schulze is best known for her long radio career, specifically on 5FM.

Kim spent almost her entire 15 years on radio at SA’s most powerful youth radio station. Over those years, her quick wit and sassy personality were an everyday companion to listeners. She recently hung up her newsreader headphones, deciding it was time to move on to exciting new adventures. While all these years of radio have given her a wealth of experience, she can now offer more exclusive use of her voice to clients. Having worked as a voiceover artist for just as long, she is easily adaptable to a range of target markets, from fun and sexy, to current and cool, with good old fashioned professionalism in-between.

For bookings or more information on Kim, please get in contact with an agent at OSM Talent.

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Janna Ramos-Violante

Janna Ramos-Violante

Janna relocated to Salzburg, Austria in January 2017 with access to a studio with IDSN facilities if needed.

2005 with a B.A in Drama & Performance studies and German translation. She has since been working professionally as an actress, singer, dancer, choreographer, writer and producer in Durban and Johannesburg. Standout roles include Cecile in Dangerous Liaisons (Best Newcomer Durban Theatre Awards Nomination), Catherine in Boston Marriage (Winner of best comedy Actress and Best Supporting Actress Durban Theatre Awards), Carol in Oleanna (Best Actress nomination Durban Theatre Awards), Adelaide in Guys and Dolls (Best Lead Actress in a Musical), Emilia in Othello, Suzette in Don’t Dress for Dinner (winner of best Comedy and Best Actress Durban Theatre Awards) and Vanda in Venus and Fur (Best Actress 2013). In 2005 she formed the theatre company ‘Fett Diva Productions’ with friend Josette Eales and produced such works as Agnes of God , Night Mother, the Lover and Sally and Marshsa. In 2010 Janna formed her own theatre company ‘Thinskin’ which debuted with an original penned by herself, Mein Soldat.

It premiered at the Grahamstown National Arts Festival where it won Ovation Award this provided a spring board for it to be seen at the Hilton Arts Festival and the Playhouse New Stages Festival. The play was also nominated for best new South African script, best Actress, best Actor, best Newcomer and best Director at the 2010 Durban Theatre awards.

She also founded the ‘I Heart’ Durban Theatre festival where her new play, Cullum’s War, was debuted. The festival was for the development of new South African Theatre and created a platform for new scripts to be staged. Based on its success at the I Heart, Cullum’s War went on to have other runs around the country for 2years.

2012 started with the role of Suzette in the comedy, Don’t Dress for Dinner and ended with a move to Johannesburg. It has been a great move and full new opportunity. Janna spent 2013 touring Don’t Dress for Dinner and Venus in Fur, producing her play Phobic and a production of John Patrick Shanley’s, Doubt, directed by James Cuningham, and made a guest appearance on popular TV series The Wild.

For bookings or more information on Janna, please get in contact with an agent at OSM Talent.

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