ON A stage in a park in Harare, Zimbabwe's capital, Carl Joshua Ncube, perhaps the country's most famous comedian, is coaching a novice. Imitating her act, in which she pretends to deliver a baby, he mimes a doctor slapping its bottom. "People love to hear about bottoms," he tells her. An hour or so later, he introduces her-and three other wannabe female comics, one of whom is his wife-to a big audience. "In Zimbabwe we only have one female comedian," he says, mock-solemnly. "We need some competition for Grace!" Feigning anxiety, he adds: "Although we know what happens when people try to introduce their wives to the profession!".
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