SA comedian Loyiso Gola was born in Guguletu, Cape Town, he moved from Guguletu to Woodstock at the age of 14 and continued to move around South Africa as he grew up. Loyiso found his comic feet at high school where he was introduced by a teacher to the Cape Comedy Collective. And with that group, Loyiso managed to shadow some of Cape Town’s best comedians from the age of 17 onwards. He is best known for his roles on the television comedy talk show Phat Joe Live, Pure Monate Show, Dinner with the President and internationally on BBC series QI.