Thenjiwe is one of the most highly recognised and popular South African stand-up comedians with a combined social media following of over 1.5 million, 400k of those being on Instagram alone.

The lawyer-turned-comedian has performed to audiences around the world including Vietnam, Thailand, The Philippines and cities in Australia, Europe, North America and Africa. With six comedy specials and two popular South African sitcoms that she wrote, produced and starred in, Judge Thenjiwe Khambule and Meet the Khambules; she is the Queen of African Comedy. She has starred in many television shows including Imbewu, The Road and Harvest; and appears in the films 10 Days in Sun City, Accidental Spy, and Uncovered (all available on Netflix).

Thenjiwe’s debut on the London scene has seen her win the King Gong Comedy at the Comedy Store and The Black Out at Up The Creek. She recently did her one-hour show at the Leicester Square Theatre in London where she got a standing ovation.