Angel Campey is the latest name to join the South African comedy club and she’s ready to take over. Sorry Angel, we couldn’t resist the temptation to drop a couple of heavenly puns!

Welcome to ZAlebs Angel! Do you ever get annoyed at people who ask you to make them laugh right on the spot?

[Laughs] That's the most common thing that people say to any stand-up comedian. It's the worst because we don't actually tell 'jokes' and it's almost like a test to be funny. But I guess that's the first thing people think of with this career. It could be worse though - At least I'm not a doctor. People are always whipping out their lumps, bumps and weird toenails to get a free diagnosis when they hear someone's a doctor.

There have been many jokes and criticisms lately towards those who consider themselves feminists. In your own opinion, how would you describe a feminist?

Well, I don't really know either. It's so confusing. Feminists seem to argue more among themselves about the exact definition than with the rest of the world

I think the best way for us to think of feminists is just to consider any woman (or man) who believes we're equal and should have equal opportunities. I don't consider myself a 'feminist' at all actually, but then again, I'm a woman in a male-dominated industry - so I suppose I'm doing my little bit on changing perceptions of women too. 

Do other comedians make jokes about your feminist ways?

No, not at all. As one of the very few girls in a boys club you'd expect a lot of cigar smoking and ass grabbing amongst the boys - and whilst there is that, comedy is an incredibly inclusive industry, as long as you're funny. They let me smoke cigars and grab asses right along with them. Besides, if they mock me they won't get me to make them a sandwich - and they are mostly starving artists so need all the food they can get. 

I blogged about being in @MarieClaire_sa #MCNaked and what it meant to me on the shoot for the @WhistleSA cause http://t.co/110viOwMUd

— Angel Campey (@YesReallyAngel) February 16, 2015

Last year, you had the pleasure of holding your own one-woman show  in  Cape Town. Walk us through that experience and how did the audience receive you?

Well, actually I launched it in 2013 in Cape Town, it toured to National Arts Festival and Joburg. My very first preview (the first time I ever ran a full hour, alone) was in The Alexander Upstairs Theatre in Cape Town. It was such a surreal experience and was SOLD OUT the day before! I had come down with the worst flu I've ever had and was coughing enough to make a cross-fit ab workout look obsolete. I'm sure you've heard that comedy is mostly about timing, and when your coughing is throwing off your own comedic timing and delivering of punchlines, it's a special kind of fail to heckle yourself. The silver-lining was that all the flu meds helped to calm me down to a mild panic.

 All things considered it went off very smoothly, and the moment Nik Rabinowitz (my director) came backstage after the show to congratulate me, the look of pride on his face replaced any longing for approval and daddy-issues I might have had. It is probably my most treasured comedy memory. 

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Do you have a message to Eskom - you know, because of load shedding?

I think they are part of a conspiracy. In a country with such a rife power displacement, they have made us all equal. No we ALL have no power. 

Your director, Nik Rabinowitz, has dubbed you as the sharpest comedic mind since Blade Nzimande, it’s a hilarious comparison if you ask me, do you agree with this comparison.

Haha! Nik is hilarious! Well, I can only watch and learn from the greats like Blade and hope to achieve such humour one day. The first time Nik made that comparison, I actually didn't know who Blade was... But now I write for ZAnews (the award winning SA news satire show) so I'm ashamed of my previous political ignorance.  

FYI: Angel is also in the latest naked issue of Marie Claire magazine alongside the likes of Lira, who dons the cover.