PHOTOS: JESSE KRAMER
After the success of the Three Wise Men last year, popular stand-up comedians, Marc Lottering, Riaad Moosa and Nik Rabinowitz, return once more under the direction of David Kramer to bring seasonal cheer as Three Wiser Men – one Christian, one Moslem, one Jewish.
In each half of the show, they each take a turn at the mike and end with a skit involving all three, the first a rehash of last year, in drag as their alter egos – Auntie Merle, Aysha and Beryl Rosenberg. Between acts, Donvino Prins’s live onstage band provides musical entertainment.
All three have their comic shtick down pat. Rabinowitz makes some political comment, one sketch imagining what happens when the police shoot-to-kill policy is implemented; Lottering has humorous observations around Facebook and end of year parties; Riaad is the freshest with various Moslem and Indian jokes.
It is a new show, yet last time it felt more creative; there were some poignant moments and the emphasis wasn’t so much on verbal slapstick. This time I had the impression I was watching highly successful comics doing their spiel – the Biltong & Pot Roast (of SABC 1970s) for today’s generation.
