Local comedians take on Just For Laughs festival in Canada

Popular South African comedians Robbie Collins and David Kau will be flying the flag for South African comedy when they perform at the Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal, Canada, taking place from 13 July to 01 August.

The two comedians are joining Comedy Central on the channel's annual pilgrimage to Canada where they'll be showcasing South African comedy at the world famous event.

Under an annual collaboration partnership with Comedy Central, Robbie will be making his festival debut, while David Kau is set perform at Club Soda, one of the festival's premiere club shows.

David Kau's performance is being taped as part of the Just For Laughs: All Access television series, and will air on Comedy Central later in 2017.

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"Just For Laughs is such a great shop window for African comedy and we are delighted that Robbie and David will have this opportunity to show off their comedy wares at the biggest comedy festival in the world," said Evert van der Veer, Vice President at Comedy Central Africa in a statement.

Robbie expressed his excitement, saying: "I'm very grateful to have this opportunity to represent my country and craft at the biggest comedy festival in the world."

David revealed this will give him the opportunity to catch up with some of his international comedian friends that he hasn't seen in a while.

" I have a lot of catching up to do with some of my comedian friends I haven't seen in a while... Finesse Mitchell, Lil Rel Howery, Russell Peters... It is still the number one and biggest comedy festival in the world. I guess the cherry on top is going back there now with Comedy Central Africa. It's going to be a great day at the office," he explained.