Public Lecture

WiCDS 10th Annual Conference Public Event

‘Satire & Social Justice’ with Featured Artist, Conrad Koch

As part of the Wits Centre for Diversity Studies (WiCDS) 10th Annual Conference on Irreverence, Ridicule and the Risqué: Humour in [De][Pro]moting Social Justice, we invite you to an evening with comedian, ventriloquist, and social commentator, Conrad Koch and his most famous puppet, Chester Missing!

Open and FREE to the public, this performance will engage with questions of humour, laughter and jokes in relation to social (in)justice. International Emmy-nominated comedian Conrad Koch will perform with his irreverent puppet, Chester Missing, followed by an interactive session on the uses and limits of humour toward social justice.

Come prepared to engage with Conrad Koch and Chester Missing and for an evening full of laughter and learning!

Thursday 17 October 2024

17:30 for 18:00

FREE

In-person ONLY!

Wits Theatre

University of Witwatersrand

1 Jan Smuts Ave, Johannesburg

1st come first served, arrive early to secure your seat!

Link for accessing and parking at Wits Theatre: https://www.wits.ac.za/witstheatre/