Tumi Morake

Tumi Morake
Born
Tumi Morake

(1981-12-22) 22 December 1981 (age 44)
Free State, South Africa
EducationWits University
Occupations
  • comedian
  • actress
  • TV personality
  • writer
SpouseMpho Osei Tutu
Children3
Websitehttps://www.tumimorake.co.za/

Tumi Morake (born 22 December 1981) is a South African comedian, actress, TV personality, and writer.

In 2018, she became the first African woman to have her own set on Netflix. She is also known to be the first woman to host Comedy Central Presents in Africa.

Early years and education

Morake was born in the Free State. She relocated to Gauteng in the year 2000 and there, she studied Drama at Wits University.

Career

After completing her tertiary education at Wits, Morake began working at Arepp Theatre for Life, a touring educational theatre company. In July 2005, she entered the comedy industry. She has worked at Parker Leisure Management and performs regular stand-up gigs in Johannesburg and Pretoria. Some of the comedy festivals she has performed at include Heavyweights Comedy Jam, Blacks Only, Have a Heart, Just Because Comedy Festival, The Tshwane Comedy Festival, The Lifestyle SA Festival and Old Mutual Comedy Encounters. She has hosted shows including Our Perfect Wedding, Red Cake and WTFTumi (her talk show).

Filmography

Morake has starred in several films and TV shows, including:

Works

Awards and recognitions

Personal life

Morake is married to Mpho Osei Tutu, a fellow South African actor, and is the mother of three children.

References

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  7. ↑ Erbland, Kate (29 July 2020). "'Seriously Single' Review: Netflix's South African Rom-Com Brings Fresh Energy to Genre". Indie Wire. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  8. ↑ Magadla, Mahlohonolo (12 September 2018). "Tumi Morake releases her debut book". Channel. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  9. ↑ "Tumi Morake to release highly anticipated debut book". SowetanLIVE. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  10. 1 2 "Tumi Morake Becomes First Woman To Win 'Comic of The Year' Award". Cosmopolitan SA. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  11. ↑ Radio 702. "[LISTEN] SA's top comic Tumi Morake talks comedy". ewn.co.za. Retrieved 2 December 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ↑ Dyomfana, Bulelani (28 November 2019). "Tumi Morake and Mpho Osie-Tutu celebrate their 10-year anniversary". Channel. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  13. ↑ "Tumi Morake and hubby Mpho Osie-Tutu celebrate their anniversary". DispatchLIVE. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  14. ↑ "'My kids are traumatised but I thank God everyday we're safe' - Tumi Morake". TimesLIVE. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  15. ↑ Mathebula, Kwanele (28 November 2017). "Tumi Morake and Mpho Osei-Tutu celebrate their 8th anniversary". Bona Magazine. Retrieved 2 December 2019.