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title: "Celeste Ntuli: Comedian, Special & TV Roles | D.O.C."
description: "Celeste Ntuli: the special Seriously, Celeste and 4 screen credits. A South African stand-up comedian and actress from Empangeni, widely called the queen…"
url: https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-celeste-ntuli.html
updated: 2026-11-13
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Stand-up comedian · Durban, South Africa

# Celeste Ntuli

## Who Celeste Ntuli is

Celeste Ntuli is a South African stand-up comedian and actress from Empangeni, widely called the queen of Zulu comedy. She performed her first comedy show in a Durban church in 2005, reached the finals of SABC 1's So You Think You're Funny in 2009, and turned professional the following year.

Her one-woman show Seriously, Celeste was recorded for DVD — her article names her the first South African female comic to do so — and her stages have run from the Blacks Only showcases and the first Stand Up Zulu show at the Durban Playhouse to a sold-out night at London's Leicester Square Theatre in 2022. At the 2019 Savanna Comics' Choice Awards she took home both the Flying Solo and Comedy G awards, and television audiences know her from Isibaya, Lockdown and Jiva!.

## Follow their dates

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## At a glance

**Born**

1979

**Based in**

Durban, South Africa

**From**

Empangeni

**Stand-up specials**

Seriously, Celeste

**On screen**

Isibaya, Lockdown, Jiva! and 1 more

## Is Celeste Ntuli on tour?

**No upcoming dates on record** No upcoming dates are on record right now. That doesn't mean they have stopped touring; follow them to hear when the next ones are booked.

Last checked 13 November 2026.

### Are they coming to my town?

No dates are on record right now (checked 13 November 2026), so no town is confirmed yet. Follow them and your town to hear when one is booked.

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## Specials, shows and podcasts

### Stand-up specials

- **Seriously, Celeste** one-woman show DVD

### On screen

- **Isibaya** Mzansi Magic
- **Lockdown** Mzansi Magic
- **Jiva!** Netflix, 2021
- **Trippin with Skhumba** guest

## Career timeline

1. **1979** Born
2. **2021** Jiva! (Netflix, 2021) On screen

## Questions and answers

### Where is Celeste Ntuli performing next?

No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now.

### What stand-up specials have they released?

Seriously, Celeste.

### What TV shows and films are they in?

Isibaya (Mzansi Magic), Lockdown (Mzansi Magic), Jiva! (Netflix, 2021) and Trippin with Skhumba (guest).

### Where are they from?

From Empangeni.

### Where are they based?

Durban, South Africa, as their record gives it.

### How old are they?

They were born in 1979, so they turn 47 in 2026.

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## The full SUCDb record

The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.

[Their SUCDb record →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-celeste-ntuli.html)

### Sources

- [Wikipedia ↗](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celeste_Ntuli) Born 25 August 1979 in Empangeni; first show in a Durban church 2005; So You Think You're Funny finalist 2009; professional from 2010; Seriously, Celeste…
- [Wikidata (Q78121615) · wikidata.org ↗](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78121615) South African actress and comedian (as of 13 November 2026)

Updated 13 November 2026 · the record checked 13 November 2026