IT’S going to be one night only, and it promises to be bigger and better, and way funnier than ever, when 15 of Guyana’s top stand-up comedians take to the stage tonight at the Giftland Mall parking lot for Uncensored 8. Starting promptly at 20:00hrs, the night’s roster of comedians includes veteran jokesters like the show’s creator, Lyndon “Jumbie” Jones, and others the likes of Michael Ignatius, Leza “Radika” Singh, Kirwyn Mars, Mark Luke Edwards, Mark Kazim, Kirk “Chow Pow” Jardine, Odessa Primus, Kirt “Chubby” Williams, Kwasi “Ace” Edmondson, Jermaine Grimmond and Malcolm Ferreira.

This year’s edition will see well known poet Randolph Critchlow debuting in the show’s line-up, his first at trying his hand at stand-up comedy.
Apart from looking to ensure they please the crowd, the comedians will also be competing among themselves for over $1M in cash and prizes.
The show promises to continue in its stride of delivering unbridled comedy, in it’s raw, uncut version. And, as always, the public is advised: Adults ONLY!
The show’s producer, Maria Benshchop, has promised that the show will continue bringing original comedy.
“This is the only show of this kind in Guyana; there is nowhere else that you can go to see a stage like Uncensored. It’s comedy in its purest form; there is no holding back. All the pertinent issues, all the hot topics, the comedians get to express themselves how they feel comfortable doing so. Of course it’s an adults only show,” Maria said as The Buzz caught up with her yesterday.
The only change that patrons will notice is the change of location, which, Maria said, was also part of making the show bigger and better for its fans.
“The more informal atmosphere of the Giftland Mall parking lot is more in keeping with the nature of the show,” she said.
“The venue is bigger; in the past, we used to have to do two nights in order to hold all of the people that are coming out to the show, but in this instance, the venue is bigger. So, in one night, we will be able to accommodate them.”
Talking about just how original and unbarred the jokes are, Chow Pow said patrons can come expecting a lot.
“I am a no-holds-barred kind of comedian. So we going to have some fun,” the veteran comedian warned.

He said he will be going the extra mile to ensure his work is as original as possible, and a lot of on-the-spot work is going to go into his performance. He’ll also be keeping an eye on the others as they perform, to ensure that none of his jokes appear as ‘copy-and-paste work’.
“It’s more about the competition among the others,” he said, “so I cannot spread out my material too much.
“I don’t want to do a topic that one of the contestants have chosen, so I will have to listen to them all, then put something together on spot.
“What I do know, though, is that whatever topic I decide on will be roughly explored, and will leave nothing to the imagination. This night will test our freedom of speech.”
The Buzz also caught up with Grimmond, who, like Chow Pow, shared what patrons can expect from him when he hits the stage tonight.
He said: “They should expect nothing but creativity, and an intense and hype performance. I’ll be going all out and bringing my A Game, so they should come prepared for something new and hilarious. I’ve never failed to please my fans. Jermaine grimmond is ready.”

Beginning in 2009, Uncensored is the brainchild of comedian Jones, who at the time of performing at school shows, and bars was always unsettled with how much he had to “hold back” and be careful about his content. So without a stage to fully express himself, he decided to create one, and Uncensored was born.
Comedians who perform are expected to go out there with their material and deliver to the fans. Judges for the competition include “A’ Divisional Commander Clifton Hickens, Al Creigton, Sharon Cadogan-Taylor, and Russell Lancaster.
The comedians will be judged based on creativity, crowd response, timing and delivery, clarity, content, and overall presentation. See you there!