Comedian Trevor Noah will be the official roastmaster of The Comedy Central Roast of Steve Hofmeyr which will be recorded on Tuesday 11 September and be shown on Comedy Central (DStv 122) at 21:00. It's the first such televised local roast programming for the channel in South Africa.
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Other South Africans who will attempt to make fun of Steve Hofmeyr include Casper de Vries, John Vlismas and Kuli Roberts.
"Trevor Noah's involvement cements an impressive comedy line-up for Comedy Central's inaugural African Roast and sets the stage for a hugely entertaining live event and appointment-to-view television programme," says Alex Okosi, the senior vice president and managing director for Viacom International Media Networks Africa (VIMN Africa) in a statement.