Penises and riots, theft and poaching, plots and conspiracies – let’s face it, when you read the papers today, it’s hard to believe that the country isn’t being run by a bunch of comedians already.

Isn’t it time you voted for a better class of leadership? If comedy had a government, this would be it: A coloured guy, a Jew, three other white guys, a black lady, a black guy with a smart hat and one with a smart mouth.

Mass Hysteria – if you don’t laugh, you die.

July 11th – 14th sees comedy go to a new level. Come to Montecasino, Teatro and see the new national leaders of our country take to the stage and give you something to really cry about. With laughter, that is.

Casper De Vries, Nik Rabinowitz, Marc Lottering, Eugene Khoza, Ndumiso Lindi, John Vlismas, Tumi Morake and Mark Banks together for the first time ever, are guaranteed to cause Mass Hysteria.

For four nights only, come and join the biggest, most diverse names in comedy, all in one show for the very first time at Johannesburg’s sexiest theatre, The Teatro, Montecasino. Watch them effortlessly tear the government a new one, poke fun at themselves and come down hard on current events.

With a magnificent Kosie Smit set, and production by whacked: special project, this show promises to be the most beautifully produced stand-up show of the year, with eight headliners in their own right joining forces to make you laugh so hard, you’ll forget where you are.

Mass Hysteria – Funnier than Parliament. July 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th. 8pm. Tickets from R160 – R180. Computicket.