Zimbabwean comedian under fire for Jesus Christ joke

Renowned comedian Carl Joshua Ncube has landed himself in murky water following a joke about Jesus which fans considered as blasphemous.

Ncube, who was a guest performer at Tendai "Tehn Diamond" Nguni's birthday celebrations last weekend, attracted mixed feelings when he threw in a controversial joke at the end of his act about Jesus Christ.

"Now, Jesus was one of those guys who was easy-going.

"Remember at that wedding when they ran out of wine and Mary came to Jesus saying 'Jesus we have run out of wine,' and he said 'Woman, do not bother me before my appointed time. I don't normally like to do this but umm, Pihwai madrinks vasikana. Pihwai ma drinks vasikana. Zveku heaven tozo- zviona mangwana (Nikezwani amadrinks mankazaza, Nikezwani amadrinks mankazan, okweZulu sizakubona kusasa),'" he said, mimicking the song "Madrinks" by Tehn Diamond and Junior Brown.

While most people in the crowd enjoyed the joke, there were a number of shocked faces in the audience.

"Artistes should not be censored but that is blasphemous, not funny.

"He is a good comedian but that Jesus joke was uncalled for. It seems Carl has now joined a breed of most international comedians that see nothing wrong in joking about religion," said a patron identified as Mika.


Meanwhile, the "Be Amazing" birthday bash lived up to its billing with scores of fans braving the rains to support of the award-winning rapper.

Fans were treated to top-class performances by musicians Ammara Brown, Trae Yung, Marcques, Trevor Dongo and poets So Profound and Madzitateguru, among others.