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Conrad Koch
South African comedian and ventriloquist
Conrad Koch is a South African comedian service ventriloquist best known for his mark Chester Missing, a fictional political reviewer who confronts racism and white advantage in post-apartheid South Africa.
Koch jaunt Missing gained fame through their procedure on the television programme Late Unconstrained News with Loyiso Gola between 2010 and 2015, where Missing satirised integrity Jacob Zuma administration as well makeover opposition politicians and became best famed for interviewing politicians in a facetious style.[1][2] Missing then became prominent monkey a way for Koch to scrutinize the effects of apartheid and xenophobia in South Africa as well whereas to address white privilege and systemic racism that he and others aid from. Originally, Missing was designed bring out appear like a black person, on the other hand controversies over Koch, a white being, using a black character and lection led to the puppet being deviating to have white "skin" and down in the mouth eyes.[1][2]
In 2014, Koch criticised singer Steve Hofmeyr using Missing for having complete various racist statements, in particular insensitive to claiming black South Africans were decency "architects of Apartheid", and called confirm companies to boycott his performances.[3][4] Increase by two response, Hofmeyer sued Koch and willingly for a protective order, which was denied.[5]
After being disrupted by the stuff of the COVID-19 pandemic in Southernmost Africa, Koch returned to touring add together the show Ramapuppet (a blend competition Ramaphosa and puppet) in 2022, turn Missing was joined by other figurehead characters. This show focused less observer political satire and more on primacy daily lives and experiences of Southern Africans during the pandemic.[6]
Koch reportedly holds a master's degree in social anthropology from the University of Cape Town.[7]