Now that the Christmas pudding has settled and debit orders have gone through, the reality of Januworry is knocking at the door. But four local comedians have the remedy.
Tumi Morake, Loyiso Gola, Riaad Moosa and Loyiso Madinga will join other comedians from around the world in a first-of-its-kind TV comedy show.
The Netflix series Comedians of the World, which starts on Tuesday, features 47 comedians from 13 regions speaking eight languages.
As well as the South African quartet, it includes comedy stars from the Middle East, the US, the UK, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, the Netherlands and India.
"It's a huge deal," said Morake.
"This is one of those things that will make or break your career; this is an opportunity for me to travel the world with my comedy.
"It's something that you always dream about but never know how it's going to happen."
Morake, who upset some Jacaranda FM listeners in September 2017 with her "bully and the bicycle" apartheid analogy, said her Netflix special was the perfect end to 2018 and a great way to start a new year.
"I'm exhausted, I need a long holiday, Long Island iced tea and sleep," she said.
"It's been a fantastic year and there's nothing I would change. Everything that's happened has grown me. Listen, the world is never ready for Tumi."
Gola's latest performance abroad was in London this month when he appeared in the BBC's Live at the Apollo stand-up show, shot at the Hammersmith Apollo, one of the venues where Trevor Noah established his international reputation several years ago.
Gola and Madinga have worked with Noah, and earlier this year Madinga joined The Daily Show team as its South African correspondent.
Dubbing himself SA's first Muslim comedian, Moosa trained as a doctor before joining the entertainment world.
He still remembers driving from comedy shows to ward rounds at the hospital where he was working.
"I found comedy during my fourth year [at medical school]. I was blown away by the art form and I started doing stand-up as a hobby," he said.
"At that time it wasn't big in SA, I just did it for the love of it. I had no idea that many years later I'd be talking about a Netflix special.
"There were a few times that I used to wake up behind the wheel while driving from the hospital. But I was compelled to do comedy."..