Die Tollie & Manila Show

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A bold talk show where SA celebs join drag queens Tollie Parton and Manila von Teez for an evening of conversation and games… in drag. All episodes are ready to binge.

Local drag queen superstars Tollie Parton and Manila von Teez host a talk show like you've never seen before, featuring some familiar faces. The all-star, up-for-anything guests include Helen Zille, Chairperson of the Federal Council of the Democratic Alliance, actors Celeste Loots, Francois Jacobs, Frank Opperman, Jarrid Geduld, and Rob van Vuuren; television personality Soli Philander, and musicians Craig Lucas, Jack Parow, Loki Rothman, and Valiant Swart, as well as online personalities Aletta Francina de Kock and Rynhardt Schoeman - all as you’ve never seen them before.

Tollie Parton is the alter ego of famed TikTokker WynVirDiePyn, while Manila von Teez is a former SA’s Got Talent runner-up who recently starred in the award-winning drag reality show Beulah: Queens Van Die Kaap.

The raunchy and unfiltered talk show is produced by POP24, the production company behind 2024 SAFTA nominees The Mommy Club and Bae Beyond Borders, as well as MIPAfrica Inclusive Lens winner Beaulah: Queens van die Kaap.

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