Loyiso Gola

Biography

Loyiso Gola is a South African stand-up comedian born on May 16, 1986, in Cape Town's Gugulethu township. He began performing after discovering comedy through his school's drama teacher and joining the Cape Comedy Collective at age 17. He won the Sprite Soul Comedy Tour in 2002, relocated to Johannesburg, and has since performed internationally and hosted the late-night satirical news series Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola.