After their first meeting on the set of Celebrity Masterchef South Africa In 2014, comedian Chris Forrest and celebrity chef Pete Goffe-Wood began a decade-long bond strengthened by good food and dry jokes.
One of the rules on the set of the TV cooking show was that contestants did not speak to the judges or crew unless the cameras were rolling.
“When the cameras are rolling I have a very dry sense of humour and I often make jokes that are sometimes just for me, if I’m honest Pete would get them, no one else on set would get them. We started joking around; he would always make fun of me, I would make these jokes because I wasn’t going to make fun of a judge,” Forrest said. The citizen.
The veteran comedian spoke to the publication at the launch of the Ultimate Braai Master Live in Craighall, Johannesburg.
“I love Chris’ sense of humour, he’s very dry and Chris used to, on set, try to do as much comedy as possible. He was always pushing the boundaries to see what he could do.”
“A lot of guys didn’t get it, I did, and I laughed my ass off,” Goffe-Wood said.
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Organic chemistry
The two remained in contact job-Chef onthat Forrest ultimately won.
While dining at a restaurant in Joburg after the launch of Goffe-Wood’s book, A Life Digested, Forrest told the celebrity chef he was about to perform at an international comedy festival and the chef expressed his desire to one day perform at a festival.
“I said let’s write a show. The Grahamstown Arts Festival is coming up. I’ll sign us up and we’ll write a show,” Forrest said.
The duo had four shows booked at the National Arts Festival, but the last of their festival run was made interesting by a bet.
While hanging out with other comedians at their residency during the festival, the two made a bet with fellow comedian Deep Fried Man.
“We made a bet with him (Deep Fried Man): whoever sold out the show first would have to do their show naked. We sold out the show and we did the show naked and since then, every time we have a sold out show, we do it naked,” the comedian shared.
The show, which has since become in high demand, sees the duo wearing only aprons throughout the show.
“He’s a very funny guy with a great sense of humor. There’s incredible chemistry between the two of us, we really get along. I often joke that when it comes to comedy, he suggests jokes. When it comes to cooking, I suggest recipe ideas,” Forrest said.
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Ultimate Braai Master Live
Last year the duo hosted the inaugural Ultimate Braai Master Live at Emperor’s Palace in Kempton Park to great success.
This year, the Ultimate Braai Master Live will take place at Montecasino from October 25th to 27th.
The event can be described as a braai expo taking place over a weekend filled with braai food, braai demonstrations, braai themed entertainment and all things braai.
“For us, the idea of ​​combining the two makes sense because sometimes we find that cooking presentations are a little too technical or that you bring in someone who isn’t necessarily a good demonstrator. The comedy helped draw the audience in,” Goffe-Wood said.
In 2023, actors teamed up with chefs and the whole experience embodied the alchemy of Forrest and Goffe-Wood.
“I chose the actors (last year) very specifically because they were able to react spontaneously. It’s mostly improvised and interactive with the audience, which makes the show much more engaging,” Forrest said.
Even for Goffe-Wood, who is the conductor, having an actor brings something different to the whole experience.
“We paired all the chefs with comedians and it made a huge difference. Also, when you’re doing a demonstration as a chef and something goes wrong or you’re sorting out a pan, you don’t have to worry about dead silence because it (talks about comedy) engages the crowd.”
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