Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola | |
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Genre | Comedy, news satire |
Created by | Loyiso Gola Kagiso Lediga, Tamsin Andersson |
Directed by | Kagiso Lediga |
Presented by | Loyiso Gola |
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Country of origin | South Africa |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 11 (as of 2014) |
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Executive producer(s) | Tamsin Andersson, Kagiso Lediga, Loyiso Gola |
Producer(s) | Tamsin Andersson |
Location(s) | Johannesburg |
Cinematography | Boitomelo Moroka |
Editor(s) | David Rypstra; Marc De Montbron |
Running time | 23 minutes |
Production company(s) | Diprente |
Release | |
Original network | e.tv, eNCA |
Original release | 29 September 2010 |
External links | |
Late Nite News – eNCA | www |
Late Nite News – Diprente | diprente |
Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola (Late Nite News or LNN) is a South African late-night satirical news television series that airs weekly on e.tv and eNCA. The show featuring a variety of local stand-up comedians was created by comedians Loyiso Gola and Kagiso Lediga and Producer Tamsin Andersson and launched in 2010. It is a collaboration between private broadcaster eNCA and production company Diprente.
LNN is anchored by Gola, who was born in the Cape Town township of Gugulethu in 1983, and directed by Kagiso Lediga, who was born in the Pretoria township of Atteridgeville in 1978. The show is produced by Tamsin Andersson, Regulars appearing on the show include Ugandan-born comedian David Kibuuka in the role of foreign correspondent, and political commentator Chester Missing, who is a puppet handled by ventriloquist Conrad Koch. 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. Comical headlines appear on a scrolling news ticker during the show.
LNN predominantly provides humorous commentary by young black South African comedians on the lack of progress in the country despite the anti-apartheid struggle. The LNN team consider themselves to be politically objective; their motto is to "speak truth to power and make fun of everyone equally". Gola told the Daily Sun the show reflects his views on current issues. He says he wants to encourage people to take an interest in politics and question the status quo. In an interview for the Daily Maverick, Gola says: "We as a country have to think of our own creative ways to get out of the situation we're in."Men's Health describes Gola as "a genuine thinker masquerading as a fool and the reluctant voice of a cynical generation". 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.