DES MEYER – CT
Des Meyer is a singer, comedian, guest speaker….and larger than life entertainer with incredible talents.
Born in Durban, Des Meyer the comedian has been involved in music and entertainment virtually all his life. His mother and father both sang and played the piano, and Des has been a singer since he could talk. He does comedy revues and plays in comedy bands.
Comedian Des Meyer has entertained on various cruise ships with his own show…singing and doing his own style of comedy.
Des is an impersonator of note….not only does he talk like the stars…He sings like them too. A typical evening with Des Meyer may consist of performances by Pavarotti, Bob Dylan, Tom Jones, The Bee Gees, Elton John, Julio Iglesias, Will Young….as well as stirring speeches from Madiba, Thabo Mbeki, Eugene Terre’Blanche, the Queen of England as well as Jacob Zuma. It’s all done tongue-in-cheek, and Des does not use foul language in any of his shows. He believes in the age-old adage “You don’t have to swear to be funny….”
His band “Town Talk Dance Band”, won an international award as the Best Band in the “Musiekmakers” competition.