Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola

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][5] 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.[5][6][7] It is a collaboration between private broadcaster eNCA and production company Diprente.[8]

Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola
GenreComedy, news satire
Created byLoyiso Gola
Kagiso Lediga
Tamsin Andersson
Directed byKagiso Lediga
Andrew Wessels
Presented byLoyiso Gola
Starring
Country of originSouth Africa
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons11 (as of 2014)[1]
Production
Executive producersTamsin Andersson
Kagiso Lediga
Loyiso Gola
Andrew Wessels
ProducerTamsin Andersson
Production locationJohannesburg
CinematographyBoitomelo Moroka
EditorsDavid Rypstra
Marc De Montbron
Running time23 minutes[2]
Production companyDiprente
Release
Original networke.tv
eNCA[1]
Original release29 September 2010 (2010-09-29)[1] –
April 2015 (2015-04)[3]

Format, cast and crew
Gola in 2011

LNN is anchored by Gola,[4] who was born in the Cape Town township of Gugulethu in 1983,[9][10] and directed by Kagiso Lediga,[7][11] who was born in the Pretoria township of Atteridgeville in 1978.[12][13] The show is produced by Tamsin Andersson.[4] Regulars appearing on the show include Ugandan-born comedian David Kibuuka in the role of foreign correspondent,[5][14] and political commentator Chester Missing, who is a puppet handled by ventriloquist Conrad Koch.[4][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.[7][10][15] The LNN team consider themselves to be politically objective;[19][20] their motto is to "speak truth to power and make fun of everyone equally".[11] Gola told the Daily Sun that the show reflects his views on current issues.[21] He said he wanted to encourage people to take an interest in politics and question the status quo.[5][19][20] 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."[22] Men's Health describes Gola as "a genuine thinker masquerading as a fool and the reluctant voice of a cynical generation".[20] 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.[8][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,[4][8][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

References
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