Comedy theatre at Alexander Bar

Directed by comedian Brent Palmer, The Belgian is an unadulterated peek into the mind of Belgian native Gaë­tan Schmid. The Cape Times describes it as “falling some­where between a stand-up com­edy show, an inte­rior mono­logue, a Monty Python sketch and a lost Char­lie Chap­lin film”. Schmid entertains with extrav­a­gant sto­ries about every­thing and noth­ing, from a child­hood spent in the cow fields in Bel­gium to how he grapples with SA braai eti­quette. His knack for embellishing real-life situations so that they’re side-splittingly funny is all part of the fun. Seat­ing is unre­served, so arrive in good time to ensure that you can sit with your friends.