Mojak Lehoko

Mojakisane 'Mojak' Lehoko, is a South African actor, comedian and scriptwriter.

Personal life He was born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Career He started stand-up comedy acting at 'Cool Runnings' in Melville Also known as 'The Underground', 'Cool Runnings' was the longest running comedy club in South Africa. Due to his success as a stand-up comedian, he was able to perform in numerous comedy clubs all over South Africa such as 'Parker's Comedy & Jive' (Johannesburg), 'Tings & Times' (Pretoria), 'Zula' (Cape Town) and 'Jou Ma Se Comedy Club' (Cape Town).

Then he was nominated for a Comic's choice award for the television show Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola. He was also nominated in the Newcomer category in the inaugural Comics Choice awards. As a stand-up comedian, he staged one man show How Did I Get Here which became highly popular in South Africa. In 2017, he became a multiple Comics Choice Awards nominee and winner of the Comics Pen Award for best writer. It was released on July 31, 2020 on Netflix.

Television credits Ekhasi Stories – ‘Wannabe’ – ETV (writer) The Real Jozi A-Listers – VuzuAmp (writer) Abomzala – SABC (writer) South African Insurance Association Sketch Series – Next of Next Week (writer) Opening Guys – Mzansi Magic (comedian) Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola – Season 1 to Season 5, ETV (writer & cast member) Laugh Out Loud (Part of the improvised comedy Troupe) – Mzansi Magic (improviser) Ses’Topla - SABC 1 (actor) The Roast of Helen Zille – Showmax (writer)