Pieter-Dirk Uys
Stand-up comedian from South Africa 🇿🇦
About Pieter-Dirk Uys
Pieter-Dirk Uys is a South African satirist, comedian, author, and social activist. He is widely known for his travestite alter ego Evita Bezuidenhout, a fictional Afrikaner socialite through whom he delivers sharp political and social satire.
In addition to his career as a performer, Uys is recognized as a social activist. His work spans theatre, writing, and public advocacy, and he has used comedy as a vehicle to address political issues in South Africa across several decades.
Videos (286)
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23:19Evita Bezuidenhout interviews President Nelson Mandela 17 November 1994
192.3K views
22:21Evita Bezuidenhout interviews Cyril Ramaphosa - 1994
93K views
3:44Tannie Evita's message to TrevorNoah
34K views
2:48Evita's Free Speech Ep29 - 1 Apr 2016: Exclusive: Evita breaks shocking news!
32.8K views
9:22Evita Bezuidenhout's State Of The Nation Address in the SA Parliament 10 Feb 1999 - an extract
27.9K views
1:29:37ADAPT OR DYE at the Market Theatre 1982
18.3K views
2:06:04Farce About Uys - 1983
18.1K views
26:09Tannie Evita se Indaba met Johannes Kerkorrel en die Gereformeerde Blues Band 1989/MNET
16.3K views
23:47Evita's Funigalore with Pik Botha
15.8K views
22:40Evita's Funigalore with Joe Slovo
13.2K views
3:48Evita's Free Speech EP16 - 10 Jan 2016: Don’t drink and tweet!
10K views
1:35:29Skating on Thin Uys (1985)
8.9K views
3:23Evita's Free Speech EP1 - 25 Oct: and other things too
8.7K views
3:43Evita's Free Speech Ep46 - 10 July 2016: Evita asks; Does every dark Hlaudi have a silver lining?
8K views
4:11Jan Blohm - Breyten se brief - live in Darling 12 April 2019
8K views
2:56Evita's Free Speech Ep84 - 1 Apr: Evita shares the best April Fool’s joke ever!
7.8K views
4:36Evita's Free Speech Ep30 - 3 Apr 2016: From to
7.5K views
3:56EVITA'S REAL FAKE NEWS Take 1: Tannie Evita Bezuidenhout with Cyril Ramaphosa
7.4K views
2:33Tannie Evita Bezuidenhout with fake sign language interpreter - Sunday 15 December 2013
7.2K views
2:15Evita's Free Speech Ep123 - 31 Dec: Evita's Happy New Year
7K views
23:00Evita's Funigalore with Patricia de Lille - 1994
6.3K views
1:00:16Pieter-Dirk Uys "Foreign AIDS" - Performed at the Tricycle Theatre in London, 2001
4.9K views
4:02Evita's Blackbessie
4.4K views
23:41Evita's Funigalore with Tokyo Sexwale
4.4K viewsFrequently asked questions
Who is Evita Bezuidenhout?
Evita Bezuidenhout is the travestite alter ego of Pieter-Dirk Uys, a fictional Afrikaner socialite through whom he delivers sharp political and social satire.
Who is Pieter-Dirk Uys?
Pieter-Dirk Uys is a South African satirist, comedian, author and social activist whose work spans theatre, writing and public advocacy.
What does Pieter-Dirk Uys satirize?
For several decades Uys has used comedy as a vehicle to address political issues in South Africa.
