Following sold-out festival screenings, standing ovations and a Kanna for Best Comedy at KKNK 2026, BEST OF ALL TIME returns – this time with an unexpected, delightfully quirky twist.
Ané Koegelenberg and Christie van Niekerk's award-winning sketch comedy examines what it means to be Afrikaner in the 21st century under the microscope. From pop music and pyramid schemes to table prayers, dog names, culture and all the strange habits we'd rather not acknowledge out loud – nothing is sacred and no one is safe. With sharp satire, original music, energetic dance and absurd characters, BEST OF ALL TIME is a celebration of everything that makes us laugh, cringe and recognise ourselves.
The production is one of the most awarded new comedies on the Afrikaans stage: nominated in 2025 for the Kanna for Best Comedy and Best Lightning Theatre, and winner of the Kanna for Best Comedy in 2026 and also nominated for Best Ensemble. (Klein Karoo National Arts Festival)
On 4 and 5 September, Cape Town Theatre House transforms into a quirky festival celebration when these two performances also serve as the official launch party for Koegelenberg and Van Niekerk's brand new solo show: "Tappit, Pyl, Kommin, Zef". Expect an evening full of satire, hilarious sketches, original music, surprises and enough quirky energy to blow the roof off. This is not just a theatre performance – it's an experience.
Artist bios:
Ané is an applied theatre practitioner/theatre maker and obtained a BA(Hons) in Drama and Theatre Studies from Stellenbosch University in 2021. She is one half of the comedy duo behind the award-winning production A Fool For You which most recently won a BRONZE Standard Bank Ovation Award at the 2025 National Arts Festival. She was nominated in 2023 for Best Performance in a Dance production at the Toyota Stellenbosch Word Festival. She also provides voice acting for the character Kerriman in e.tv's Salt of the Earth. In between, she works as a stage manager for productions including Stardust (Toyota inniBOS) and A Middle (Toyota Stellenbosch Word Festival).
Christie is a theatre maker and comedian and obtained a BA(Hons) in Drama and Theatre Studies from Stellenbosch University in 2022. She is the other half of the comedy duo behind the award-winning production A Fool For You which most recently won a BRONZE Standard Bank Ovation Award at the 2025 National Arts Festival. In 2024 she plays the role of Carly in Andi Colombo's 32 Lavender Close, which also won a BRONZE Standard Bank Ovation Award at NAF that year. That same year she also makes it through to the semi-finals of the Jive Funny Championship, and is included in the Savannah Comics' Choice Awards Newcomer Showcase the following year. She is also the writer of the popular Tjokkertoneel productions Kosblik (2023) and Sokkieverse (2024). In 2026 Christie plays the role of Jacomien in the popular kykNET drama, Die Oord.
