TIKTOKER Tums The Narrator is excited about venturing into comedy.
She already entertains people on TikTok with her content, but now she wants to get serious about making people laugh and getting into comedy.
She was nominated for two categories at the Savanna Comics’ Choice Comedy Awards, which took place on Saturday, 13 April.
Tums, who is from Ruimsig in Joburg, was nominated for the Sauce of the Year Award, presented by Mrs Ball’s and the UpLIFTing Comedic Comedy Award, presented by LIFT.
The funny lady, whose real name is Tumi Mmope, spoke to Daily Sun about being nominated and getting into comedy.
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“It felt wonderful to be nominated. And just two nominations were enough to be recognised in the comedic space. There was a lot of anxiety and stress, but I'm quite happy,” she said.
She got into comedy as a follow-up to her funny TikTok videos. However, getting into comedy has been as easy as winning viewers over on TikTok.
“I use my TikTok platform to narrate comedy. I just got thrown into the comedy space. I deliver anything educational with a little bit of humour. So, that’s how I ended up in the comedy space.
“But it’s tough. South African comedy is not easy. It’s a tough crowd, so you have to perfect your craft. I always find myself always perfecting my craft. But I was excited to be in a space with some comedians who I look up to,” she said.
Now that she’s been nominated for these awards, she said she'll go hard on comedy.
“I won the DStv Content of the Year Award at the DStv Content Creator Awards last year and now this. So, it’s definitely a push in the right direction,” Tumi said.
