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I can really recommend You Laugh But It's True, http://www.youlaughbutitstrue.com/

It's on Netflix now. A documentary about the comedy scene in South Africa from the perspective of up and coming star Trevor Noah. It's a roller-coaster ride in laughs, historic insights and the reality of contemporary South Africa.

If you have lived in Africa, the jokes this guy delivers are just spot on.

From the About page:

"South African comedian Trevor Noah uses his experiences as the child of a racially mixed couple during Apartheid--a time when interracial relationships were forbidden--as the lens for his sidesplitting comedy. In this intimate portrait, we meet an anxious Trevor as he is about to step onto the stage for his first ever one-man show.

Trevor faces a multitude of challenges: an underdeveloped comedy scene, criticism from other comics, lingering racial tension, and a shocking family tragedy. They pose a serious threat to the success of the show and to Trevor's dream of performing on the global stage.

Prodigious, audacious, acerbic, hilarious--there are many words to describe Trevor Noah, and this funny yet insightful documentary from first-time director David Paul Meyer does it best."