Conrad Koch is a double International EMMY nominated comedian and Africa’s most acclaimed ventriloquist. His main puppet character, Chester Missing, is a celebrity in South Africa in his own right. Chester made world news as the first puppet in history to win a court case, no really. Conrad has appeared on the likes of Comedy Central, Comedy Network and at Just For Laughs Montreal. Armed with an MA in social anthropology Conrad is well known, or to be precise, Chester Missing, is well known in South and Southern Africa for political satire and interviewing politicians on TV. He even had his own TV show, Almost News with Chester Missing, on Southern Africa’s biggest news channel. As far as we know he’s the first puppet in history to have his own weekly news show. Chester Missing was also the first winner of the Ahmed Kathrada Anti-Racism Award, has even written an award-winning book, has huge TikTok, twitter and Facebook following, and was named one of New African Magazine’s Most Influential Africans. This puppet is not a dummy. Conrad’s international touring show, Puppet Guy, has received multiple 5 star reviews and standing ovations globally.

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***** “My face hurt from laughing so hard” “absolutely delightful and technically brilliant” Canadian Broadcast Corporation (CBC)

***** “This South African ventriloquist is a mastermind of his field…His characters collectively and concisely deliver a cutting satire of modern society” OUTinPerth.com