Comedy series

One Weeks S1 on Showmax

“We didn’t try too hard to be funny” – One Weeks’ Siphiwe Mtshali

Renowned actor Siphiwe Mtshali talks about playing his first comedic role in the Showmax Original comedy series One Weeks. All the episodes are available to binge-watch on Showmax.

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Extended Family on Showmax

Extended Family S1

A happily divorced couple with an unusual living situation, Jim and Julia’s lives are disrupted when Julia finds a new love.

Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni in Elsbeth

5 moments of brilliance in Elsbeth S1

If Lawyer Barbie was a real person, she’d be The Good Wife’s Elsbeth Tascioni. She’s back on screen in her own series, bringing her unique style of wiggling the truth out of the criminals of New York City. 

Elsbeth S1 on Showmax

Elsbeth S1

Elsbeth Tascioni, an unconventional attorney, gives her singular point of view to make observations to catch criminals alongside the NYPD.

Laugh Africa Comedy Festival on Showmax

Laugh Africa Comedy Festival

With 13 brand-new South African comedy specials, Showmax is bringing all the magic of the Laugh Africa Comedy Festival straight to you.

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Laugh Africa Comedy Festival on Showmax

Showmax brings the laughs with 13 stand-up comedy specials

Multi-award winning comedian Sifiso Nene talks about the Laugh Africa Comedy Festival, which is available to stream from this Friday 20 September on Showmax. The stand-up comedy specials also feature Skhumba, Tumi Morake, Celeste Ntuli and more.

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Fantasmas on Showmax

5 scenes that’ll take you for a joyride in Fantasmas

Julio Torres’ new comedy series Fantasmas takes a dreamy walk on the weird (and weirdly relatable) side of life. Here are five scenes that had us wiggling with glee.

Fantasmas S1 on Showmax

Fantasmas S1

Julio Torres spins a fantastical tale of losing a gold oyster earring. In his search to find the earring, he encounters offbeat characters in comedic vignettes set in a surrealist, alternate version of New York.

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The Office USA on Showmax

Showmax orders Afrikaans version of BBC Studios’ The Office

Showmax is set to localise The Office for Showmax and kykNET, filmed primarily in Afrikaans, with production to start in 2025.

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One Weeks S1 on Showmax

One Weeks’ Zakhele Mabasa-Mokone: “Be patient with your man”

Zakhele Mabasa-Mokone talks about his role as Fana in the comedy series One Weeks, and the secrets to a successful relationship. New episodes Mondays on Showmax.

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Gershwin Mias as Oompie in Mince Jou Hare

Gershwin Mias on his fan-favourite role in Mince Jou Hare

All episodes of Afrikaans comedy series Mince Jou Hare are now ready to binge on Showmax. Gershwin Mias, who plays Oompie, says “the truth comes out better when we can make people laugh”. 

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Bob Hearts Abishola S5 on Showmax

Bob Hearts Abishola S5

A middle-aged businessman falls in love with his cardiac nurse, a Nigerian immigrant, while recovering from a heart attack. 

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Melissa de Vries as Frieda in Mince Jou Hare

Melissa de Vries on Arendsvlei and Mince Jou Hare

Melissa de Vries talks about her role as Frieda in the Showmax Original sitcom Mince Jou Hare. The full season will be available to binge from 12 August 2024.

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Meet child star Mangaliso Aluta Mthembu from One Weeks

Child star Mangaliso Aluta Mthembu talks about her breakthrough role in One Weeks, now streaming on Showmax. New episodes every Monday.

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The Regime is streaming on Showmax

Do as Kate Winslet says in The Regime

As fascist dictator Chancellor Elena Vernham, Kate Winslet has a few requests for her staff in the HBO political satire mini-series The Regime.

Kate Winslet as Chancellor Elena Vernham in The Regime S1

The Regime S1

Kate Winslet exudes power in this captivating HBO limited series as the Chancellor of an unnamed Central European nation, unravelling behind the palace walls.

Bookie is on Showmax

Bookie S1

A veteran bookie struggles to survive the impending legalisation of sports gambling, increasingly unstable clients, family and co-workers.

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Bookie S1 on Showmax

A rookie’s guide to Bookie

Get the inside track on Chuck Lorre’s new sitcom Bookie Season 1 and the underground world of sports betting, then roll the dice on 5 more shows for bros.

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One Weeks S1 on Showmax

See the trailer of new Showmax comedy series One Weeks

Sihle Ndaba and Zakhele Mabasa Mokone co-star in new Showmax Original One Weeks, premiering on Showmax on 22 July, with new episodes every Monday.

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Killing It S2 on Showmax

Killing It S2

A comedy series about class, capitalism and one man’s quest to achieve the American dream. And to kill really big snakes.

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Home Economics S3 is on Showmax

5 favourite house guests in Home Economics Season 3

Home Economics Season 3 invites some famous guests to come stay with the Hayward siblings. Here are our five favourites. 

Home Economics Season 2 is on Showmax

Home Economics S3

In this comedy about the challenging relationship of three siblings, one of them is in the 1%, one middle-class and one barely holding on.

Bianca Flanders as Julia in Mince Jou Hare on Showmax

Comedy legend David Isaacs on Mince Jou Hare

Comedy legend David Isaacs talks about directing the new Showmax Original comedy series Mince Jou Hare, now streaming on Showmax, with new episodes every Monday.

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Mince Jou Hare S1 on Showmax

Mince Jou Hare S1

Frieda sets up her home-based hair salon after quitting her factory job alongside her best friend, Julia, in this delightful local sitcom.

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