# Alan Committie
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{{Infobox person
| image = Alan Committie 01.jpg
| name = Alan {{Proper name|Committie}}
| caption = Committie in 2026
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|01|6|df=y}}
| birth_place = Cape Town, South Africa
| occupation = Comedian
Actor
Entertainer
Director
| years_active = 1997 - present
| website = {{URL|http://www.alancommittie.co.za/}}
}}
'''Alan {{Proper name|Committie}}''' (born 6 January 1974)is a South African [comedian](/source/comedian), [actor](/source/actor), [threatre director](/source/Theatre_director) and qualified high school teacher.[{{Cite web |last=Turner |first=Kelly-Jane |date=2022-09-29 |title=The Indaba Show: How Alan Committie knew from young that comedy and theatre was his calling |url=https://magic828.co.za/the-indaba-show-how-alan-committie-knew-from-young-that-comedy-and-theatre-was-his-calling/ |access-date=2026-05-08 |website=Magic 828 |language=en-US}}]
{{Proper name|Committie}} has performed on stage, television, radio and the Internet. In addition to his own, self-written shows, {{Proper name|Committie}} has performed a number of other stage productions including [Rob Becker](/source/Rob_Becker)'s ''[Defending the Caveman](/source/Defending_the_Caveman)''. He is particularly well known for his character 'Johan van der Walt', a highly officious, disturbingly pedantic, offensive security officer and part-time film critic.
==Performance career==
[[File:Alan Committie 03.jpg|thumb|Alan Committie with [SACM](/source/South_African_College_of_Music) in 2026]]
==={{Proper name|Committie}}'s own stage plays===
*''[Stressed for Success](/source/Stressed_for_Success)''
*''[Stressed to Kill](/source/Stressed_to_Kill)''
*''[One Man One Remote](/source/One_Man_One_Remote)''
*''[TV or not TV](/source/TV_or_not_TV)''
*''[Titanic on Ice](/source/Titanic_on_Ice)''
*''[Once upon a Laugh](/source/Once_upon_a_Laugh)'' (with [Robyn Scott](/source/Robyn_Scott))
*''[Dracula - Unclotted](/source/Dracula_-_Unclotted)'' (with [Geatan Schmid](/source/Geatan_Schmid))
*''[Dick and Di](/source/Dick_and_Di)''
*''[The Clown Jewels](/source/The_Clown_Jewels)'' Part 2
*''The Clown Jewels'' Part 1
===Appearing in===
*[Rob Becker](/source/Rob_Becker)'s ''[Defending the Caveman](/source/Defending_the_Caveman)''
*[Tom Stoppard](/source/Tom_Stoppard)'s ''[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead](/source/Rosencrantz_and_Guildenstern_Are_Dead)''
*[Michael Frayn](/source/Michael_Frayn)'s ''[Noises Off](/source/Noises_Off)''
===Other appearances===
*[Fleur du Cap Awards](/source/Fleur_du_Cap_Awards) as Master of Ceremonies, [Baxter Theatre](/source/Baxter_Theatre), [Cape Town](/source/Cape_Town) (2008)
*[Stand Up South Africa Comedy Festival](/source/Stand_Up_South_Africa_Comedy_Festival) in London, UK (2002)
*[Smirnoff](/source/Smirnoff) International Comedy Festival (1997–2003)
===Television===
*Appearing as Johan van der Walt in [M-Net](/source/M-Net)'s ''[Laugh out Loud](/source/Laugh_out_Loud)''
*Starring as Johan van der Walt in M-Net's ''[Van der Walt's Fault](/source/Van_der_Walt's_Fault)''
*Cameo appearances in many SA sitcoms including ''[Marc Lottering and Friends](/source/Marc_Lottering_and_Friends)''
*Appearing in various TV adverts including [FAMSA](/source/FAMSA), [Polo Classic](/source/Polo_Classic), [OK Bazaars](/source/OK_Bazaars), [Castle Lager](/source/Castle_Lager) and [Cadbury](/source/Cadbury_plc)'s
*Character voice-over for [SABC](/source/SABC)'s animation series [URBO](/source/URBO).
*As Cornel van Wyk in ''[Recipes for Love and Murder](/source/Recipes_for_Love_and_Murder)''
===Radio===
*Character voices for various radio spots
*"Unofficial" film reviewer as Johan van der Walt for [Nic Marais](/source/Nic_Marais)' breakfast show on [KFM](/source/KFM_(Cape_Town))
===Internet===
*Performed and co-wrote a number of viral ads for [Rugby 365](/source/Rugby_365)
==Awards==
*[Naledi Theatre Awards](/source/Naledi_Theatre_Awards) 'Best Comedy Performance (Male)' for ''[Stressed To Kill](/source/Stressed_To_Kill)'' ([Johannesburg](/source/Johannesburg), 2008)
*[Fleur du Cap Awards](/source/Fleur_du_Cap_Awards) 'Best Performance by an actor' in ''[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead](/source/Rosencrantz_and_Guildenstern_Are_Dead)'' ([Cape Town](/source/Cape_Town), 2008)
*[S.A. Film & Television Awards](/source/S.A._Film_%26_Television_Awards) 'Golden Horn for Best Supporting Actor in a TV Comedy' for {{Proper name|Committie}}'s role of Johan van der Walt ([Johannesburg](/source/Johannesburg), 2007)
[{{Cite web |url=http://www.whoswhosa.co.za/Pages/profilefull.aspx?IndID=6131 |title=''Who's Who of Southern Africa'' |access-date=2008-08-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071102023034/http://www.whoswhosa.co.za/Pages/profilefull.aspx?IndID=6131 |archive-date=2007-11-02 |url-status=dead }}]
==Education==
*Higher Diploma in Education, [University of Cape Town](/source/University_of_Cape_Town)
*Performer's Diploma, University of Cape Town
*Bachelor of Arts, University of Cape Town (1996)