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Vuyo Jiya Stand Up Comedian, actor and writer.

Early Life
Vuyo Jiya was born on 09 January 1988(30) and raised in a small town called Mahikeng in the North_West_(South_African_province) province, South Africa. He started his school education at DP Kgotleng primary school in Mahikeng and later did his matric in Batswana commercial School. After graduating in high school in 2008, he enrolled at Tshwane_University_of_Technology where he obtained his National Diploma and Baccalaureus Technologiae.

Career
Vuyo Jiya is a Mafikeng born performer who started initially as a poet and later fell in love with the idea of doing comedy and only started performing in August 2014.My first time ever on stage was when I entered a competition at The Parkers Comedy Club called The Comi Cazi Comedy Competition. From there I worked with Kedibone Mulaudzi at Morula Sun in Mabopane Pretoria ,Del Kuze Cafe and South African State Theatre. I have also opened for South Africa’s biggest acts (David Kau, Loyiso Gola, Mpho Popps, Tall Ass Mo, Skhumba and Thapelo Tips) in Mafikeng at an event called Maftown Celebration Week in December 2014, Organized by Tshepo Molale. I also did a comedy feature on Motsweding fm for a week.This year has been greater than other times, as I have opened for Mashabela Galane (twice), Sifiso Nene and Roni Modimola. More greater things are upon. On the 31st of May 2015 I had the opportunity of showcasing my talent to South Africa comedians at the Soweto Theatre at an event called “Newcomer Showcase “, to be a nominee of the South African Comics Choice Awards which took place on the 15th of August 2015. On the 4th of October 2015, Kedibone Mulaudzi gave me an opportunity to co produce a comedy one man show DVD of a local Pretoria comedian named Brra Thabiso, name of the DVD is called The Delivery Boy. I wrote and produced two sketches name #WhenOrosFalls and #PulaneMustReturn in December 2015, recorded a video of myself acting on them and uploaded the on social media and had over  50 000 views within a month.

Career: Early 2010's
On the 31 st of May 2015 I had the opportunity of showcasing my talent to South Africa comedians at the Soweto Theatre at an event called “Newcomer Showcase “, to be a nominee of the South African Comics Choice Awards which took place on the 15 th of August 2015. On the 4 th of October 2015, Kedibone Mulaudzi gave me an opportunity to co produce a comedy one man show DVD of a local Pretoria comedian named Brra Thabiso, name of the DVD is called The Delivery Boy. I wrote and produced two sketches name #WhenOrosFalls and #PulaneMustReturn in December 2015, recorded a video of myself acting on them and uploaded the on social media and had over 50 000 views within a month.

in 2016 Thapelo "Tips" Seemise also known as Shampoonaiza held his one man show in [Mahikeng and I was appointed has the MC of the show which was successful. The government of North West together with the Department of Arts and culture have been running an event called Mahika Mahikeng and only on the 8 th of December they added a comedy show as a feature of which I became part of it as an MC of the comedy show.

2017 Come-Try, a combination of Poetry and stand up comedy at the same time. I am currently performing with a fellow poet named Phathizwe Sono where we do motivational Comedy and Poetry in High Schools and private companies. Cappello restaurant in Sunny Park Mall Pretoria , hosted their weekly comedy show on Wednesday and I was the host and resident comedian every week from March up until June. I managed to do two international performances for the first time in my comedy career of which I was the only South African comedian on both events. Events took place in Botswana and Lesotho. Author and life coach Malebo Oldjohn, launched her second book Confessions of which I was the MC for the book launch. Birchwood hotel in Ekurhuleni hosts Jazz and Comedy events every month and I was featured as a comedian in July. Comedic legend Roni Modimola (Seen on the Pure Monate show and Bantu Hour) did his one man show in Rustenburg and I was the opening act and MC of the show. A Mahikeng based comedian and musician De Makgotla hosted his one man show at the Mmabatho Palms in Mahikeng and I was the MC for the event. Organized the first ever Women comedy show called Tshegisa Mosadi in Mahikeng at the Mmabatho Palms, which included females comedians like Khanyisa Bunu, Hilda Sethosa, Sis B and Lesego Dot Com. Tshegisa Mosadi was in partnership with Matsi productions.

Endorsements
In 2016 Vuyo Jiya was endorsed by Savannah SA to host comedy shows every Thursday in Mahikeng his hometown. Savannah supplied marketing material such as banners,posters and flyers to help promote the shows. Savannah also provided their merchandise and beverages at the venue where the shows would take place.

Television
In 2016,Vuyo was featured in two TV shows that aired on the same week,SABC_1 YoTv and DSTV Comedy Central ’s Grab The Mic.in 2018 September he won a comedy competition on SABC_1's ThrowBack Thursday with Skhumba Hlophe. Still in 2018 he did a number of features on DSTV's BET on a show called This Is Africa. In 2018 November he was a cast member on a show called Verified on SABC_1