{"id":379723,"date":"2025-08-07T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=379723"},"modified":"2025-08-07T07:28:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T05:28:05","slug":"it-is-what-it-is-comedy-show-beckons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=379723","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;It Is What It Is&#8217; comedy show beckons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Entertainment Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NAMIBIANS will this week be left in stitches with the upcoming comedy show, &#8220;It Is What It Is! \u2013 A Night of Laughter, Magic &amp; Mayhem&#8221;, which will be hosted at Nico\u2019s Pub &amp; Grill!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event, in collaboration with Castle Lite (Lite\u2019N Up \u2013 It\u2019s Just Jokes), will host a wide array of comedians such as the MC Paulo \u2013 smooth on the mic and sharper than your cousin\u2019s new haircut; Big Mitch \u2013 Namibia\u2019s multi-award-winning comedy machine with punchlines that hit harder than a Windhoek winter; Wilbard \u2013 the rising star with zero chill and 100% wit; and Dangote \u2013 straight out of Katutura with tales so real, you\u2019ll cry-laugh into your drink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/It-Is-What-It-Is-723x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-379729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/It-Is-What-It-Is-723x1024.jpeg 723w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/It-Is-What-It-Is-212x300.jpeg 212w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/It-Is-What-It-Is-134x190.jpeg 134w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/It-Is-What-It-Is-74x105.jpeg 74w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/It-Is-What-It-Is.jpeg 763w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tickets are available now on Webtickets!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another act will be Tangeni Botchman \u2013 the mysterious man of magic and illusions!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event is set to take place this Thursday, 7 August 2025, at 18:30. 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