THE raunchy, controversial South African Indian character, “Michael Naicker”, played by Durban comedian Kevin Perkins, is retiring – and at the weekend East London got to hear his X-rated jokes for the last time.
Some in the audience escaped feeling relieved, others laughed uproariously – proof that Perkins’ off-colour character has led many to love his shows.
For the past 12 years Perkins has entertained people with his vulgar jokes about South Africans, politics and sports.
Performing for the last time under his alter ego “the white Indian” Naicker, Perkins shared some of his old work and new material.
Many of the jokes were offensive and over the edge.
But Perkins said it was precisely this X-rated factor that attracted people to his shows.
The first night of his Chow 4 Now Show at The Venue @Hemingways was attended by 350 people, on Saturday night over 200 bought the R100 ticket.
“The character Michael is a bit rough around the edges but people have come to accept that,” Perkins told the Dail Dispatch.
Michael joked about weight loss scams, sport, sex and flatulence.
Most of Michael’s jokes were centred around the utilisation of the human reproductive system.
Perkins said he had decided to retire “Michael Naicker” to grow himself as an entertainer.
“I want to try out different things ,” he said.
Perkins said the South African Indian character was limiting when it came to performing overseas.
“You only find Indians like Michael in South Africa. In other countries, Indian people are not like that. That was limiting for me, but now I will be playing me,” he said.
He said some of his fans urged him not to retire his character.
“Chow 4 Now Show has created a lot excitement, but I’ve told my fans it had to happen. I couldn’t play the character for the rest of my life.
“A lot of people are looking forward to see what I will be doing next, and I am also looking forward to what I am going to do,” he said.
At times preparing for the character was stressful.
“As much as I enjoyed playing Michael, sometimes it was not easy writing up material for his character,” he said.
Perkins said over the years he had seen an increase in the number of people attending his shows from all races.
“Indian people love Michael and I’ve also seen black people coming in and having a good time. Seeing people having a good time and forgetting all the social issues makes me happy,” he said.
But while Michael Naicker has passed on in South Africa, Perkins said he was going to London in April to do more shows in bidding Michael an international farewell. —
Popular SA character bows out after 12 years
Some in the audience escaped feeling relieved, others laughed uproariously – proof that Perkins’ off-colour character has led many to love his shows.
For the past 12 years Perkins has entertained people with his vulgar jokes about South Africans, politics and sports.
Performing for the last time under his alter ego “the white Indian” Naicker, Perkins shared some of his old work and new material.
Many of the jokes were offensive and over the edge.
But Perkins said it was precisely this X-rated factor that attracted people to his shows.
The first night of his Chow 4 Now Show at The Venue @Hemingways was attended by 350 people, on Saturday night over 200 bought the R100 ticket.
“The character Michael is a bit rough around the edges but people have come to accept that,” Perkins told the Dail Dispatch.
Michael joked about weight loss scams, sport, sex and flatulence.
Most of Michael’s jokes were centred around the utilisation of the human reproductive system.
Perkins said he had decided to retire “Michael Naicker” to grow himself as an entertainer.
“I want to try out different things ,” he said.
Perkins said the South African Indian character was limiting when it came to performing overseas.
“You only find Indians like Michael in South Africa. In other countries, Indian people are not like that. That was limiting for me, but now I will be playing me,” he said.
He said some of his fans urged him not to retire his character.
“Chow 4 Now Show has created a lot excitement, but I’ve told my fans it had to happen. I couldn’t play the character for the rest of my life.
“A lot of people are looking forward to see what I will be doing next, and I am also looking forward to what I am going to do,” he said.
At times preparing for the character was stressful.
“As much as I enjoyed playing Michael, sometimes it was not easy writing up material for his character,” he said.
Perkins said over the years he had seen an increase in the number of people attending his shows from all races.
“Indian people love Michael and I’ve also seen black people coming in and having a good time. Seeing people having a good time and forgetting all the social issues makes me happy,” he said.
But while Michael Naicker has passed on in South Africa, Perkins said he was going to London in April to do more shows in bidding Michael an international farewell. —
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