Leon Schuster Kyk Na Binne

Leon Schuster, komediant en rolprentmaker wie se jongste gekskeer-fliek in Maart 2010 verskyn, kyk na binne.

EK HOOP…

om onthou te word as iemand wat mense se lag-lewens verryk het. My ou groot UmFaan, Fanus Rautenbach, het ‘n mooi sê-ding: Die lewe is ‘n lag lank.

om my kinders oorsee te neem, veral wanneer die Bokke in Nieu-Seeland en Australië toer.

bittergraag vir ‘n Ferrari – dan kyk die meisies verby my bles! En ek wil graag op die stoep van my Umhlanga-huisie sit en net ontspan, sonder om verbygangers dop te hou en te dink hoe ek hulle kan prank. Read more

Onderhoud met Leon Schuster – Uittreksel uit Beeld deur Marida Fitzpatrick

Die Reënboognasie, wat Leon Schuster so goed ken, wat hy op ’n manier met sy liedjies en flieks en grappe help skep het, “skyn nie meer so lekker nie,” sê hy. “Daai reënboog kruip op die oomblik agter Tafelberg weg.” Agter slaggate en Malema en blouligbrigades.

Dis hoekom hy weet: die nasie het weer opcheer nodig, hulle het Schuster nodig; hulle’t Schucks nodig. En einde Mei, kort duskant WB 2010, kry hulle dit in Leon Schuster se nuutste fliek: Schucks Tshabalala’s Survival Guide to South Africa 2010. In dié fliek gaan Leon terug na sy wortels – die versteekte kamera.  Al die “gags”, soos hy dit noem, word saamgebind deur ’n karakter genaamd Shucks Tshabalala, natuurlik gespeel deur Schuster. Read more

Interview with Leon Schuster

Andrea Nagel from Timeslive.co.za had a question and answer session with Leon Schuster, our favourite prankster just before the opening of his latest movie Schuks Tshabalala’s Survival Guide to South Africa 2010.

Do you think that comedy is a good way to create light political commentary?

Many filmmakers have used this medium to do just that. This is the first time I have incorporated political satire into my candid-camera gags. Racism is such a sensitive issue worldwide, but it is a reality and I poke fun at it. Also, my audience expects me to be politically risky. Read more

Me in a minute: Leon Schuster by Jason Von Berg

There isn’t a big secret to making a successful film, other than sticking to the basics and giving the people what they want.

Schuks Tshabalala’s Survival Guide to South Africa is a fun joyride through the current SA. It has a topical theme about the World Cup and is “skelm” camera, which is what my audience wanted. Read more

Interview with Leon Schuster: Mr Bones 2 by Shaheema Barodien

A Bollywood Mr. Bones, racist filming locations and getting klapped around for fun. The SA comedy icon, Leon Schuster opens up about Mr Bones 2: Back from the Past and his plans for the future. We had a chat with the star ahead of the return of his much-loved character Mr. Bones.

Mr. Bones 2: Back from the Past comes seven years after the original. Why did it take so long for a follow-up?

Basically it was intense fear that I couldn’t top the first one, so I kept postponing it. I couldn’t come upon the right idea for a follow-up and then finally I decided I’m not going to do a sequel, I’m going to do a prequel set before the events of the first Mr. Bones. Now the story is set in Kuvukiland in 1879. And as soon as that story came about we could get a new cast, new characters and it was a fresh, new idea. Read more