Tumi Morake

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Tumi Morake
Born
Tumi Morake

(1981-12-22) December 22, 1981 (age 42)
Free State,South Africa
Nationality South African
Alma materWits University
Occupations
  • comedian
  • actress
  • TV personality
  • writer
Children3
Website https://www.tumimorake.co.za/

Tumi Morake (born 22 December 1981) is a South African comedian, actress, TV personality, and writer. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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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. [5] [6]

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. [1] [2]

Career

After completing her tertiary education at DUT, Morake started working at Arepp Theatre for Life, a touring educational theatre company. [1] In July 2005, she joined the comedy industry. She worked at Parker Leisure Management and is known to perform regular stand-up gigs in Johannesburg and Pretoria. Some 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. [2] She has hosted shows including; Our Perfect Wedding, Red Cake and WTFTumi (her talk show). [3]

Filmography

Morake has starred in several films and TV shows, including: [1] [2] [3]

Works

Awards and recognitions

Personal life

She is married to Mpho Osei Tutu, a fellow South African actor and is a mother of three children. [12] [3] [13] [14] [15]

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