Celeste Ntuli

Celeste Nonhlanhla Ntuli
Born (1979-08-25) August 25, 1979 (age 45)
Empangeni, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
NationalitySouth African
Alma materDUT
Occupations
  • actress
  • comedian
Known forIsibaya

Celeste Ntuli (born 25 August 1979) is a South African comedian and actress.[1] She is popularly referred to as the queen of the Zulu comedy and she is known for being the first local female comic to record a one woman show DVD.[2][3][4][5]

Early years and education

Ntuli was born in Empangeni where she had her primary and high school education. She is the sixth child of eight.[6] Her family relocated to Durban, and there she studied entertainment technology at Durban University of Technology.[3][5][7]

Career

In 2005, she performed her first comedy show in a church in Durban. She was a finalist on season 2 of SABC 1’s So You Think You’re Funny competition in 2009. She began her professional career in comedy in 2010. Currently, she is known for being the first comedian to record a one-woman show DVD entitled Seriously, Celeste. She has performed in top Comedy Shows including Blacks Only comedy showcase 2010 and 2012, SA Comic’s Choice Awards 2012 and the first Stand Up Zulu comedy show at the Durban Playhouse, in 2011.[2][3][7]

In February 2022, Celeste took her career international with a sold out show organized by Akinlolu Jekins at the Leicester Square Theatre in London, UK.[8][9]

Filmography

She has starred in several movies and shows including:[7][10]

Awards

  • She won Golden Horn Award for Best Supporting Actress in a TV Soap, SATMA in 2014[11][7]
  • In 2018, she and Skhumba Hlophe had the most nominations for the eighth annual Comics’ Choice Awards[12][13]
  • She won the Flying Solo Award as well as the Comedy G Award of the 2019 Savanna Comics' Choice Awards[14][15][16][17][18]

References

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  6. ^ "Trippin' With Skhumba: What you need to know about Celeste Ntuli". The South African. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  7. ^ a b c d "Celeste Ntuli". Whacked. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Watch: Ex-Isibaya star Celeste Ntuli takes her comedy to London". Savanna News. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Celeste Ntuli Live In Leicester Square: London Mission | The List". www.list.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Celeste Ntuli on acting: I never felt like I fitted in". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Celeste Ntuli". Cape Town Comedy Club. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  12. ^ "Celeste Ntuli and Skhumba Hlophe top Comics Choice Awards noms | IOL Entertainment". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  13. ^ "Skhumba and Celeste Ntuli top Comic Choice Award nominations". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  14. ^ Herbst, Denika (9 September 2019). "Celeste Ntuli bags not 1 but 2 Savanna Comics' Choice Awards". Briefly. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  15. ^ "All the 2019 winners of the Savanna Comics' Choice Awards". www.bizcommunity.com. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  16. ^ Coetzee, Nikita (8 September 2019). "Savanna Comics' Choice Awards crowns the top comedian in SA - Here are all the winners". Channel. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  17. ^ "Winners 2019 | South Africa | Savanna Comics' Choice Awards". comicschoice. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  18. ^ reporter, Citizen. "Loyiso Gola wins Comic of the Year at Comics' Choice Awards". The Citizen. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
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