Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola explained

Genre:Comedy, news satire
Creator:Loyiso Gola
Kagiso Lediga
Tamsin Andersson
Director:Kagiso Lediga
Andrew Wessels
Presenter:Loyiso Gola
Country:South Africa
Language:English
Num Seasons:11 (as of 2014)[1]
Executive Producer:Tamsin Andersson
Kagiso Lediga
Loyiso Gola
Andrew Wessels
Producer:Tamsin Andersson
Editor:David Rypstra
Marc De Montbron
Location:Johannesburg
Cinematography:Boitomelo Moroka
Runtime:23 minutes[2]
Company:Diprente
Channel:e.tv
eNCA
Last Aired:[3]

Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola (Late Nite News or LNN) is a South African late-night satirical news television series that aired weekly on e.tv and eNCA from September 2010 to April 2015.[3] [4] The show, featuring a variety of local stand-up comedians, was created by comedians Loyiso Gola and Kagiso Lediga, and Producer Tamsin Andersson. It was launched in 2010.[4] [5] [6] It is a collaboration between private broadcaster eNCA and production company Diprente.[7]

Format, cast and crew

LNN is anchored by Gola, who was born in the Cape Town township of Gugulethu in 1983,[8] [9] and directed by Kagiso Lediga,[6] [10] who was born in the Pretoria township of Atteridgeville in 1978.[11] [12] The show is produced by Tamsin Andersson.[13] Regulars appearing on the show include Ugandan-born comedian David Kibuuka in the role of foreign correspondent,[4] [14] and political commentator Chester Missing, who is a puppet handled by ventriloquist Conrad Koch.[13] [15] [16] Musical comedian Deep Fried Man collaborates with guest artists performing the "Morale Index", a musical version of the high and low points of the week's news.[17] [18] Comical headlines appear on a scrolling news ticker during the show.[2] [19]

LNN predominantly provides humorous commentary by young black South African comedians on the lack of progress in the country despite the anti-apartheid struggle.[6] [9] [15] The LNN team consider themselves to be politically objective;[19] their motto is to "speak truth to power and make fun of everyone equally".[10] Gola told the Daily Sun that the show reflects his views on current issues.[20] He said he wanted to encourage people to take an interest in politics and question the status quo.[4] [19] In an interview for the Daily Maverick, Gola said: "We as a country have to think of our own creative ways to get out of the situation we're in."[21] Men's Health describes Gola as "a genuine thinker masquerading as a fool and the reluctant voice of a cynical generation".[22] Gola and Kibuuka have publicly thanked President Jacob Zuma and former African National Congress Youth League president Julius Malema for supplying them with comedy material.[7] [23]

Reception

LNN has been compared to The Daily Show with Jon Stewart by the local and international media.[18] [24] [25] Commenting on the comparison, local comedian Riaad Moosa says about Gola's performance: "There's a young hipness to the way he does it; Jon Stewart is more of a comedic newsman. Loyiso is a bit more flippant."[26] LNN was nominated for an International Emmy Award for best comedy series in 2013,[13] [7] [27] and again in 2014.[28]

In September 2015, it was announced that the show had been cancelled by eNCA, with a plan to use a different format going forward.[3]

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola . TVSA . 1 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150317105623/http://tvsa.co.za/shows/viewshow.aspx?showid=1360 . 17 March 2015 . live .
  2. Web site: Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola (2010) . TheMovieTV . 1 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304231243/http://www.themovietv.com/tv/2506256-late-nite-news-with-loyiso-gola . 4 March 2016 . live .
  3. Web site: OH NO! Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola gets canned. Zeeman. Kyle. 4 September 2015. 10 May 2021. News24.
  4. News: Brodie . Nechama . Late night laughs catch on . 1 October 2014 . Mail & Guardian . 21 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006072857/http://mg.co.za/article/2010-12-21-late-night-laughs-catch-on . 6 October 2014 . live .
  5. Web site: Pritchard . Cat . Loyiso Gola – Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans 2012 . Mail & Guardian . 1 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006104347/http://ysa2012.mg.co.za/loyiso-gola/ . 6 October 2014 . dead .
  6. News: Smith . David . From Trevor Noah to Loyiso Gola: The country is cracking up . 2 October 2014 . Mail & Guardian . 11 January 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006101603/http://mg.co.za/article/2013-01-11-00-from-trevor-noah-to-loyiso-gola-the-country-is-cracking-up . 6 October 2014 . live .
  7. News: Williams . Murray . Emmy nods for Late Nite News, MasterChef . 1 October 2014 . Cape Argus . 8 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006121748/http://www.iol.co.za/tonight/tv-radio/emmy-nods-for-late-nite-news-masterchef-1.1588858 . 6 October 2014 . live .
  8. News: Gola's the hottest ticket in town . 2 October 2014 . Cape Times . 21 November 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006090449/http://www.iol.co.za/capetimes/gola-s-the-hottest-ticket-in-town-1.1610525 . 6 October 2014 . live .
  9. Book: Musila. Grace A.. Obadare. Ebenezer. Willems. Wendy. Laughing at the Rainbow's Cracks. Civic Agency in Africa: Arts of Resistance in the 21st Century. 2014. Boydell & Brewer Ltd.. Woodbridge. 9781847010865. 147–166. 2 October 2014.
  10. News: Sosibo . Kwanele . Serious! The news is a joke . 1 October 2014 . Mail & Guardian . 13 September 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006131528/http://mg.co.za/article/2013-09-13-00-serious-the-news-is-a-joke . 6 October 2014 . live .
  11. Web site: Kagiso Lediga . Comedy Central Africa . 2 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006125144/http://www.comedycentralafrica.com/comedy/artists/kagiso-lediga/ . 6 October 2014 . dead .
  12. Web site: Wit and wisdom from Lediga . 31 January 2012 . The City of Johannesburg . 2 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006100052/http://www.joburg.org.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7690&catid=88&Itemid=266 . 6 October 2014 . live .
  13. News: Jason . Stefanie . 'Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola' nominated for an Emmy . 1 October 2014 . Mail & Guardian . 8 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006085044/http://mg.co.za/article/2013-10-08-late-nite-news-with-loyiso-gola-nominated-for-emmys . 6 October 2014 . live .
  14. News: Marshall . Rhodé . David Kibuuka: Tripping the late-night limelight . 1 October 2014 . Mail & Guardian . 16 August 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006085042/http://mg.co.za/article/2013-08-16-tripping-the-late-night-limelight . 6 October 2014 . live .
  15. News: Nicolson . Greg . Q&A: The man behind Chester Missing . 1 October 2014 . Daily Maverick . 26 December 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006100450/http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-12-20-qa-the-man-behind-chester-missing . 6 October 2014 . live .
  16. News: Sosibo . Kwanele . Conrad Koch gets it off his Chester . 1 October 2014 . Mail & Guardian . 10 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006065412/http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-10-00-conrad-koch-gets-it-off-his-chester . 6 October 2014 . live .
  17. News: Isaacs . Alex . A quickie with Deep Fried man ahead of Savanna Comic's Choice Awards . 1 October 2014 . Channel24 . 1 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006081237/http://www.channel24.co.za/Music/News/A-quickie-with-Deep-Fried-man-ahead-of-Savanna-Comics-Choice-Awards-20140801 . 6 October 2014 . live .
  18. News: Marx. Willem. From Around the World, Your Fake News. 2 October 2014. Businessweek. Bloomberg. 30 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130419042530/http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-03-30/political-satire-shows-across-the-world. 19 April 2013. dead.
  19. News: Vomo . Munyaradzi . It's the news, but not as you know it . 3 October 2014 . Daily News . 27 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006092730/http://m.iol.co.za/article/view/s/8/a/23737 . 6 October 2014 . live .
  20. News: Mthombeni . Mamorena . Let's laugh instead of cry ... . 3 October 2014 . Daily Sun . 30 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006082827/http://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/dailysun/2010/09/30/DJ/23/Loyiso%20Gola.html . 6 October 2014 . live .
  21. News: Nicolson . Greg . In profile: Loyiso Gola . 2 October 2014 . Daily Maverick . 6 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006093920/http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2013-05-06-in-profile-loyiso-gola/ . 6 October 2014 . live .
  22. News: Schutters. Lindsey. Loyiso Gola Pulls No Punches. 3 October 2014. Men's Health. Rodale Inc.. 19 June 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140704200000/http://www.mh.co.za/how-to/guy-wisdom/loyiso-gola-pulls-no-punches/. 4 July 2014. live.
  23. News: Huisman. Biénne. Loyiso Gola: Going back to his roots. 1 October 2014. City Press. 10 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131111225836/http://www.citypress.co.za/entertainment/loyiso-gola-going-back-roots/. 11 November 2013. dead.
  24. News: Toffoli. Hilary Prendini. Stand-up comedy. 2 October 2014. Financial Mail. 18 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20141004154929/http://www.financialmail.co.za/life/theatre/2012/05/30/stand-up-comedy. 4 October 2014. live.
  25. News: Davis . Rebecca . Hayibo: End of an era . 2 October 2014 . Daily Maverick . 17 December 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006075917/http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-12-17-hayibo-end-of-an-era . 6 October 2014 . live .
  26. News: Smith. David. New Africa: the doctor who became a standup comedian. 2 October 2014. The Observer. 26 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20131204223137/http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2012/aug/26/new-africa-south-africa-standup-comedian. 4 December 2013. live.
  27. Web site: The International Emmy Almanac Winners Edition 2013–2014 . World Screen . 3 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006085733/http://issuu.com/worldscreen/docs/international_emmy_almanac_winners_/51 . 6 October 2014 . live .
  28. News: Gans. Charles J.. Britain leads International Emmy nominations with 6, including best actor, actress. 15 October 2014. . 13 October 2014.
  29. Web site: 2014 SAFTAs – all the winners . SATV . 1 October 2014 . 5 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006081350/http://www.tvsa.co.za/user/blogs/viewblogpost.aspx?blogpostid=28669 . 6 October 2014 . live .

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