Africa-Press – Eswatini. THE family of late comedian, Smallz The Comedian, has announced dates for his funeral as well as the memorial service.
According to a statement issued by Vuyo Dlamini (Family spokesperson), for and on behalf of the Gina family, the memorial service will be held at Old Zakhele FEA Church Hall from 10am whilst the funeral will be held at the Gina homestead on Saturday.
“Lungelo will be laid to rest on Saturday, after a night vigil to be held at the Gina homestead, Lavumisa, eMlindazwe. His memorial service will be held on Friday at the Old Zakhele FEA Church Hall, from 10am.
“We would like to extend our gratitude to you all for sharing his successful and fulfilling life with us, and as a family please accept our deepest condolences for your loss too. So long, we humbly plead with the nation at large to accord us the chance to mourn and celebrate our dear departed Lungelo in peace until we put him to his final rest,” he stated.
Smallz The Comedian passed away last Tuesday in a tragic car accident where he lost control of the car he was driving.
“Worth mentioning is that a pedestrian, Joseph Dlamini, was a casualty to the accident and incurred injuries. We would love to wish him a speedy recovery whilst undergoing treatment. Furthermore, our Lungelo was with the mother of his son in the car. She survived the crash with minor injuries. Once again, we wish her a speedy recovery,” Dlamini added.
He further extended gratitude to the assistance they received from the general public, the police service, health care workers and public.
“Finally, our sincerest gratitude is extended to all those who assisted during the unfortunate ordeal from the general public, Mliba Police Station, and Dvokolwako Health Centre healthcare workers and the public for the prayers from day one. Your continued heart-warming visits and thoughtful messages of comfort too are appreciated earnestly. May God bless you for your kindness towards us,” he said.
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Smallz was the first and only comedian to have performed for His Majesty King Mswati III during the King’s Garden Party.
Since 2015, Smallz had maintained a rigorous line up of corporate and private bookings.
His jokes, which were always well crafted, were largely vulgar free and featured anecdotes about himself and daily life experiences.
Notable artists Smallz shared the stage with in South Africa (SA) are; Tall Ass Mo, Celeste Ntulie, Nina Hastie, Mfundo Khumalo, Ayanda Cele, Skhumba, Sifiso Nene, Simphiwe Shembe, Nonto R, Matewu Boza and Vusi Mongwe.
The trio; Smallz, Gedlembane, Slwane were a unique union that brought a lot of fun and laughter with a lot of shows locally and in SA.
The three led an era guided by classical indulgence that eventually gave birth to the merchants of Bottomless Laughter; a movement that made Emaswati fall in love with comedy.
Smallz was considered to be among the pioneers of comedy in the country. He forms part of the artists who pushed against all odds for comedy to be recognised.
Accolades and achievements by Smallz include being the first winner of LOL Comedy Competition Awards, Best Comedian of the Year (2015/16) at the National Arts and Culture Awards (NACA), NACA nominee for Comedian of the year (2015), Delphic Comedian in the Kingdom of Swaziland (2016) and Comic Choice Awards.
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