The Showmax Roast of Helen Zille: ‘Everyone brought their A-game!'
The roasters included some of South Africa's funniest faces, and Bingwa even got a few jabs in.
Taylor says he did not expect Zille to volunteer to be roasted, but she was surprisingly excited to participate when he asked.
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