Komani comedian Vusi Oulik a social media hit
With more than 100,000 video views and thousands of followers, stand-up comedian and social media sensation Vusumzi Vusi Oulik
“” Sono is making an impression.
Speaking to The Rep, the Burgersdorpborn comic, who is known for imitating different accents, keeps followers entertained with his funny videos, skits and short films.
Sono said comedy had never been part of his dream until he met a group called Untamed Empire in his home town in 2018. I never saw myself “as a funny person. Back in high “school, my schoolmates would give me ideas for standup comedy, but I never took that seriously. When I met“Untamed Empire, I realised I was gifted.”
Sono said a video he created in 2019 when he imitated a character with a coloured accent garnered attention from people around the country.
That is when I “realised I can mimic different accents and I started creating various characters to best suit each video.
I joke about “anything. I don t like ’ following trends. I create my own stuff. I sometimes wake “ up thinking about something, then I make a video out of it.”
Sono, who kept people entertained with his lockdown video clips, said he wanted to help lighten the mood during this stressful time.
He said the support from his followers had motivated him to pursue his career in comedy.
I have followers as “far as the UK, Portugal and Denmark who encourage me to make videos.
I sometimes “receive free data and phone calls from people requesting more videos.”
The comedian, who now lives in Komani, said one of his biggest achievements as a newbie in the industry was doing a one-man comedy show in East London.
He has also performed in various festivals and was a host at the Eastern Cape s ’ auspicious Berlin November. See him on
Facebook, Twitter @Oulik_Vusi, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.