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Chester’s Got Talent is the latest live show from South African comedian and ventriloquist Conrad Koch, who is double International Emmy-nominated and best known for his puppet Chester Missing, a fictional political commentator who rose to prominence through Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola, satirising the Jacob Zuma administration and interviewing politicians in a humorous style.
The show is structured as a puppet talent competition in which Koch’s full ensemble of characters including Gunter the German mosquito, Hilton the dramatic ostrich, DJ Hoodie (a puppet who actually DJs), Mr Dixon the high school teacher, and a surprise guest star, compete for the title of best puppet. Chester Missing, characteristically, refuses to follow the format and delivers his unfiltered commentary on the proceedings. The audience serves as the judging panel, voting on the outcome throughout the night.