ABSTRACT
This chapter seeks to explore African comedy and literature as well as southern African comedy in general against the backdrop of intercultural theory and multilingualism, building on the theory. It aims to assess how comedians, performers and discusses the formation of new inclusive identities through their multilingual, multicultural and incisive stand-up comedy, writing and performing as part of the comedic and creative workplace environment. The chapter provides an understanding of the post-1994 South African stand-up comedian and highlights the emergence of a new type of stand-up comedian who would not have featured under apartheid. Humour in African languages has always given people the opportunity to comment on the limitations of Westernisation and the injustices of colonial policies, as well as pointing out weaknesses and points of connectedness between Africans themselves, both in a negative, racist manner and bypositively entrenching identities.
