How to Get Away With Marriage: Devin Gray Brings His Hit Comedy Show to Joburg

Fresh from a successful run and nomination at the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, South African-born comedian Devin Gray is bringing his hit show How to Get Away with Marriage to the homefront with a tour in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban.

The Joburg leg of this stand-up comedy show runs on 15 November 2024 and promises an evening filled with banter, wit, and a hilarious take on relationships and matrimony. Here’s what you need to know.

Devin Gray How to Get Away With Marriage

**What is How to Get Away with Marriage about?**

With fast-paced delivery and punchy storytelling, How to Get Away With Marriage promises an unforgettable evening show that will leave audiences in stitches.

Devin dives into all the intricacies of multicultural relationships, humorously exploring life with his German partner. From humorous stories about shopping lists to playful insights on hummus and lemons, the comedian weaves together the everyday with the absurd in a way that’s sure to resonate with the audience.

Critics have praised How to Get Away with Marriage as a standout performance, with the British Comedy Guide, calling it a “masterclass in writing” and “high-energy from start to finish.”

The show also helped earn Devin a nomination in the Best Newcomer category at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival earlier this year. If you’re looking for a night of laughter and a fresh perspective on marriage, this is a show you don’t want to miss.

More about Devin Gray

Having served laughs from the Southern tip of Africa to the heart of Europe, Asia and everywhere in between, Devin Gray’s comedy journey touches on diverse cultures and audiences.

‘South African audiences are one of the best!’ muses the comedian. ‘We have a sense of humour in our country that other countries don’t have. South African audiences are always great, when travelling, specifically in Europe it is sometimes more work to get the audience on my side whereas when I am at home I am connected instantly.’

His style of observational humour which you’ll see in How to Get Away With Marriage comes with a touch of silliness makes him a relatable talent that takes you on a self-reflective journey leaving everyone feeling nostalgic. Devin holds a Comedy Central crown status, battle-tested in the Comedy Central Roast arena, and was honoured as the opening act for comedy heavyweights Jeffrey Ross and Hannibal Buress at the prestigious Comedy Central International Festival.