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On a recent episode of Channel NewsAsia's Conversation With, comedian Russell Peters was asked — in a series of backhanded questions — if he's jealous of Trevor Noah's appointment as Jon Stewart's successor. Peters said no and, in the same breath, called Noah a thief. "He's stolen material from David Kau, he's stolen material from myself," Peters said. "You don't borrow in this business. If you're a comedian, that's like stealing somebody's underwear and putting them on. That doesn't make any sense. Why would you do that?" Noah has refuted the David Kau–joke-stealing allegations in the past, but has yet to comment on Peters's latest claims. For what it's worth, Stewart wants people to give Noah a chance.Update: Peters is now saying it was a prank. Good prank.

Cannes - South African actor/comedian David Kau of Blitz Patrollie and Taxi Ride fame, has inked a production and distribution deal with La-based Archstone Pictures and Archstone Distribution, to co-produce and distribute his new film Sekwankwetla.Based at the Los Angeles Center Studios in Los Angeles, Archstone Pictures currently produces and co-produces 3-5 films per year and has completed production on two films so far this year, including the action/thriller Awaken and the action/adventure Out of the Burning Blue, both currently being shopped at the Cannes market.The deal was sealed on Tuesday May 20th at the Sa Pavillion with Scott Martin and Michael Slifkin, Founders...

More new genre cinema from South Africa, starring black South Africans - this one fitting squarely under the buddy cop comedy category, set in Johannesburg, written by comedian Kagiso Lediga, titled Blitz Patrollie. The film chronicles the adventures of Rummy Augustine (Joey Rasdien) and his partner, Ace Dikolobe (David Kau), two police officers who have had the misfortune of being stationed in an anonymous depot in the Johannesburg Cbd. Rummy is bogged down with trying to start a family, while the overzealous Ace can think of nothing better to do in the morning than head out and kick some criminal ass. Directed by Andrew Wessels, Blitz Patrollie promises...