Season 1
Late Night with Kgomotso is a South African late-night talk show produced by T.O.M. Pictures and hosted by media personality and filmmaker Kgomotso Matsunyane, which is filmed live in front of a studio audience and features a balance of talk and entertainment, showcasing the country's creative talents, from musicians to comedians.
The series premiered on SABC2 on Saturday 18 October 2008, at 22h00. See "Seasons" below for seasonal broadcast dates and times.
Synopsis
Late Night with Kgomotso takes an entertaining look at showbiz, arts, sports and current affairs.
Both cheeky and celebratory in tone, the show features a balance of talk and entertainment, showcasing the country's hottest creative talents, from musicians to comedians. There will also be interviews with movers and shakers, sportsmen, captains of industry and other prominent public figures.
The show is hosted by Kgomotso Matsunyane, the former editor of O, The Oprah Magazine in South Africa. She runs her own film and television company, T.O.M. Pictures, with her partners Robbie Thorpe and Akin Omotoso.
For her contribution to the local film industry, she recently walked away with top honours during the Women in Film Awards sponsored by the Gauteng MEC for Finance and Economic Affairs Department.
The show is recorded in front of a live studio audience, as Matsunyane chats to performers and personalities about themselves and their views on what's going on in the country and in the world.
The show also features a live band for the featured guest musicians to jam with. The house band is made up of a number of well-known South African musicians, including band leader Andre Abrahamse on bass, McCoy Mrubata on saxophone and flute, Bernice Boikanyo on drums, Paul Hanmer on keyboards and Joel Klein on guitar.
Another regular element of the show is a stand-up comedy slot, to showcase the best in local and international comedy, in keeping with the South African stand-up scene's recent explosion in popularity.
Seasons
The series airs exclusively on SABC2. There are 26 hour-long episodes per season.
Season 1
Premiere: 18 October 2008 | Finale: 11 April 2009 | Saturdays, 22h00
Season 2
Premiere: 7 August 2010 | Finale: 29 January 2011 | Saturdays, 21h35