Better Late is where the country’s most brilliant, bewildering, and occasionally unhinged creatives get to the bottom of whatever the hell is going on in Makhanda. Hosted by award-winning comedians Yaseen Barnes and Callum Hitchcock, this late-night-style spectacle brings together a rogue’s gallery of playwrights, poets, comedians, multi-hyphenates, clowns and theatremakers for a show that defies explanation—but somehow makes perfect sense. Together with you, the audience, this collection of rapscallions, ne’er-do-wells and otherwise unbathed group of performers will get to the bottom of a unique issue facing Makhanda every night. With different guests and issues every night, no show is the same! Expect interviews that veer wildly off course, live sketches that start absurd before getting stranger, and musical performances that may or may not end in spontaneous combustion. One night, you might hear a donkey expert explain the unique environmental factors that make Makhanda so accommodating to these mystical creatures; the next, you’ll witness a heartfelt debate over the long-term effects of Clem-DMA. This isn’t just a Late Night talk show—it’s a festival fever dream.

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