Meaningless politically correct tripe making you sick to your stomach? Spin doctored tales leaving you lightheaded? One dose of Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola once a week might be the cure.
Comedian Loyiso Gola returns with the fourth season of his hit satire newscast, and, like before, rounds up the holy cows of politics and cuts himself a steak. In a slightly clumsy off the cuff style, Gola and his fellow comedians simulate a live newscast and ask the hard questions. Like why the government wants to charge us a fortune for driving on a road, but is willing to cut off the end of a man's penis for free. Or why the foreign media makes South Africa look like Botswana.
Varying the pace, inserts comprise commentary from the fire spitting puppet and political pundit, Chester Missing (the alter ego of Conrad Koch) and South Africa's own idiot abroad, reluctant foreign correspondent, David Kibuuka, reporting on the French elections live from Bloemfontein. Surprise guests include a beret wearing "Anonymous", a recently suspended individual.
Probing the single ply borderline fiction edu-tainment News dispensed daily by rival broadcasters, Gola and company push the envelope, poking fun at what everyone is thinking, but what no career orientated journalist would dare to say.
Late Nite News cuts to the funny bone on e.tv in the new Tuesday night time slot at 21h00
