So what do you get when you put together two immensely talented youngsters who happen to share an 8 year long friendship and great love for music? SEASON SCOOP!
They, ladies and gentlemen, are in my opinion, the best change brought by YFM to their 2009 line up.
Season Scoop or rather Siz 'n Scoop is derived from Sizwe Dhlomo & Siyabonga Ngwekazi's nicknames and as you can see just from how they came up with the show's name, everything about their show is creativity at play.
Siyabonga is famous for his originality and talent whereas Sizwe is famous for his good looks and arrogance. Will their success on TV translate to success on the airwaves? I was set on finding out so I paid the boys a visit in studio to form an opinion.
You only have to look at the Season Scoop Features to know that the pair mean business and are here to make an impression. If you have a sense of humour and believe in being outspoken, blunt and bold then you will be hooked from the show's first minute!
Their show opens with a Minilogue, which Sizwe describes as four lines that are funny and include local and international news.
Okay, uyazi mos jokes aren't funny when uzincokola so here are samples of their past Minilogues:
Minilogue 1
SCOOP: Yo Siz, the show's so hot, in the streets, we now get more attention than a lesbian at the Oprah School!
SIZWE: Scoop, it's so hot, women can no longer hang with us in the studio because their ovaries will turn into scrambled eggs!
SCOOP: Last night I got a call from satan, saying you guys need to cool it down because you're going to put hell out of business!
SIZWE: Speaking about calls, we've been getting emails from the IFP, asking us to direct some of our heat towards their campaign because they are ice cold right now!
(kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa @ the IFP part....as for the ovaries, I was in studio and my ovaries are in tact lol)
Minilogue 2
SIZWE: We're back for seconds like HHP at a buffet.
SCOOP: We're back like Madonna in Malawi looking to adopt a kid.
SIZWE: We're back like Kenny Maistry at Metro FM hosting breakfast.
SCOOP: We're back like Mshoza after the plastic surgery.
Minilogue 3
SCOOP: The Show's growing everyday, the only thing that's growing faster is the Acne on Mandoza's face
SIZWE: Growing everyday, the only thing that could be bigger would be Tumi if he ate the volume
SCOOP: Growing everyday, the only thing that's larger is SABC's financial debt
SIZWE: Growing everyday, the only thing I know that's bigger is DJ Sbu's pants size before he went on a diet.
(LMAO @ Mandoza's acne...)
Now how could you not want to listen after that? The Minilogue is defs my favourite and other features include :
Domestic Scoop: Local Story by Scoop (duh!)
Siz The World: International Story by Siz!
Class is in Session: Slang word definition
Brunch Box: Topic of Discussion for the day
Props and Chops: Competitive review where either Siz or Scoop select a topic and then decide whether to chop it or not. If the one person chooses to chop it, then the other must prop it and they compete to see who can come up with the most PRO (props) or CONS (chops).
Awesome as their features are, I don't think I would manage to listen to the entire show coz shem mina half the time I had no idea what they were saying. Phela I'm aging really not big on hip hop lingo so I sort of get lost and halfway through, Sizwe got tired of always answering my “what's that?” questions lol.
The last straw was when I referred to the “Domestic Scoop” as “Local Scoop” and he said something like .....
“Hayi hayi hayi...Domestic Scoop man not Local, actually don't worry about remembering, I'll email you the names....jeez, local scoop!” lol.
The first question I asked when I arrived in studio was “Who's the “starring” (pronounced stering) and who's the “extra”...?
Of course the question came up because the show's name is Siz n Scoop not Scoop n Siz plus when I got there Sizwe was running the desk and also sounded like he was running the entire show with Siya chirping in now and again....Siya seemed to be cool with it but uyazi mos, I'm me so I always gotta stir!
Sizwe answered “There's no starring and there's no extra, we are both “starrings”. I've been running the desk since the first show but the plan is that we alternate.”
Brown Shuga: Which one do you prefer, TV or Radio?
Sizwe: TV
BS: Well, I actually like you more on radio than I do on TV. And wena Siya?
Siya: Definitely TV. This is only our 3rd show but it feels like we've been doing it for ever... I don't mind the “invoicing” part though hahah.
BS: Hehehe Siya! Who do you think is hot on SA radio?
Siya: Tholi B!
BS: Oh yeah, I so agree! I actually think they should've given him drive time. Perhaps to co-host with Dineo.
Siya: Tholi B is good and I'm loving Pabi on Highveld. She's very comfortable there and I think it's great that she can speak her English without feeling guilty about it.
BS: Wena Sizwe? Who do you like on local radio?
Sizwe: I don't listen to radio.
(Damn snob! Maybe I should've said “domestic” radio)
BS: Yeah, even if you don't listen...who's hot?
Sizwe: Dude, what kinda question is that, I just told you I don't listen...(starts laughing)
BS: Hayi suka maan Sizwe, you can't tell me you've never listened, you know what I mean!
Sizwe: Hahahahaha that's a silly question, I told you I don't listen, how would I know who's hot if I don't listen!?
(I get irritated coz now everybody's laughing except me lol)
BS: Voetsek!
Shem...people you must just forgive this child, he can't help being arrogant, it's in him! Sizwe is the kinda person who would call you out of the blue but talk to you like you're the one who called him and he's doing you a favour by even talking to you on the phone!!! Jerrrrrr!
I guess the reasons why I like him (even with that arrogance) and why he gets away with being like that is because when it comes to his work, you can never find faults. He is a perfectionist and gives his best all the time so people like him and Kanye West are just like that...you either like them or you don't and you not liking them is not gonna stop them from making money or getting better at what they do!
Now Siya, on the other hand is the sweetest thing ever! I'm always amazed at how, even with his successes, he's still remained the same humble person.
One of his recent updates on Facebook said “I don't dream no more, am busy living mine” and I was like “Wow! There are so many people who never get to say that and if you can then you truly are blessed!”
I would love to see him presenting LIVE (sorry Touch) rather than RGB though coz I think the latter would do well with an out-of-the-closet gay host!
Sjoe, I got carried away neh, konje this was supposed to be about Siz 'n Scoop! Lol
Yeah, well big up to you guys on an awesome show just one thing: Enough with the boring topics on radio please!!!....
I was disappointed that their “topic of discussion” during my visit was “How do you tell your friend that they've got bad body odour...?”
“Really now guys, this topic has been discussed over and over, couldn't you come up with something better?” I complained.
Siya reckons “there's no topic that hasn't been discussed somewhere but it's all about how you put it across and what feedback you get from the masses....”
Well flip, you are Siz 'n Scoop dammit!.....You've set the standards very high so we won't be accepting any mediocrity from y'all and you can certainly do better than the “body odour” topic! That topic is SO “Glen & Unathi”!!!
Catch the Season Scoop if you can ! Saturdays and Sundays 09:00 – 12:00 on 99.2 YFM!
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