Ndumiso Lindi

Ndumiso Lindi – or ‘Roosta’ to his friends – has become known as the gentleman of the South African comedy circuit.  He is a brilliant comedian whose accessible and well-constructed narrative has endeared him to audiences of all races across the country. “I learnt early on that I had to understand my audience in order to appeal to them,” says Lindi.  His intuition and intellect has given him a firm grasp of his nation’s collective funny bone, allowing him to appeal to a huge spectrum of the population. Ndumiso’s novel blend of nu-school style and solid tradition makes for a brilliant and outstanding South African comedy act. His deep voice, soul-warming smile, booming laughter, original content and seamless delivery leaves you proud to be African and laughing from the belly.He is an expert at capturing characters and moments directly from life around him and sketching himself for the amusement of his fans. His inspiration comes from what he knows – his family, his experiences, his culture and his music. His sold out second one-man show, “Diluted People”, followed on the success of his first show, “Colour Mine” which was aired on Comedy Central Africa.  And most recently, Ndumiso has teamed up with the leading lady of comedy, Tumi Morake, in a hilarious new show called ‘Married But Not To Each Other’ – a hilarious take on the roles and regulations of marriage and the pothole-laced roads the sexes have to navigate within the world. In addition to his stand-up work, Roosta has become widely recognised as the face of pizza brand Debonairs’ TV ad campaign; which involved a series of ads featuring various “AmaZing” pizza chefs and celebrities. He also kicked off his TV presenting career by hosting a couple’s game show on Mzansi Magic. Ndumiso also regularly MC’s corporate and private functions and has become quite the sought-after act for private functions and corporates.