[Submitted via Press Release]
Broadcaster and
CliffCentral.com breakfast show host
Gareth Cliff will be setting his alarm clock a little earlier every morning with the news that
“The Gareth Cliff Show Live On Comedy Central” is moving to a new early morning slot.
Starting 4 June, “
The Gareth Cliff Show Live on Comedy Central” will broadcast weekdays at 6 am to 7:15 am (formerly 07:35-08:50 AM), following viewers’ requests for an earlier timeslot.
Since launching in May 2014,
“The Gareth Cliff Show Live on Comedy Central” has got South Africa buzzing over its breakfast tables, with its heady mix of chat, topical analysis, interviews, personal revelations and more, delivered by Cliff and the show’s likeable posse of presenters including
Mabale Moloi, Leigh-Ann Mol, Damon Kalvari and
Siya Sangweni-Fynn.
Every morning’s a wake-up call with
The Gareth Cliff Show Live On Comedy Central as it imports the unpredictability, excitement and insanity of live radio onto TV, with viewers never knowing what’s going to happen next…
Entertaining, edgy, innovative and original, “
The Gareth Cliff Show Live on Comedy Central” is packed with stuff that's in the news and on people's minds - either lampooned as bits on the show, or brought into our world by the show’s community of callers. While sharing stuff from his own life and real, honest, hilarious stories from the team,
Gareth Cliff also encourages celebrity and non-celebrity guests to open up about their own stories and opinions. Live interviews with a wide range of personalities and public figures keep the show topical, as Gareth and the crew quiz guests such as TV personality
JenSu, outspoken EFF Commander-in-Chief,
Julius Malema, Chairman of the BCCSA
Professor Kobus van Rooyen, radio legends
John Berks and
Stan Katz, and ex-con
Shani Krebbs, amongst many others.
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Every episode of “
The Gareth Cliff Show Live on Comedy Central” includes powerful commentary, hysterical analysis of the day's events, witty interaction between members of the dysfunctional team and Cliff’s own funny, intelligent and sometimes insightful take on his world and yours. No music you didn't choose; no boring news bulletins, and no obvious, dumb stuff you can already get just about anywhere.
Said
Gareth Cliff, “We’re thrilled that the partnership with
Comedy Central is taking radio to whole new level by making it visual. With the earlier time slot, the audience can now join us right from the start of the show when they are getting ready for work.”
Commented
Evert van der Veer, Head of Comedy Central, Africa, “We are very excited about how the show has been performing on the channel and we are confident that it will do even better in the new earlier timeslot, allowing viewers to watch it at leisure as they get ready for work in the mornings.”
“
The Gareth Cliff Show Live on Comedy Central” airs on
Comedy Central (DStv Channel 122) between 06:00 CAT and 7:15 CAT, Monday to Friday.