{{Short description|South African comedian}} {{Use South African English|date=October 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox comedian | name = Marc Lottering | image = Marc Lottering, 2010 (cropped).jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Lottering in 2010 | pseudonym = | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1967|12|04}} | birth_place = Cape Town, South Africa | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|df=yes|YYYY|MM|DD|1984|2|20}} --> | death_place = | medium = Stand-up, television | active = 1997–present | genre = | subject = | influences = | spouse = Anwar McKay | domesticpartner = | notable_work = | signature = | website = {{URL|www.marclottering.com}} | footnotes = | module = }} '''Marc Eugene Lottering''' (born 4 December 1967)<ref>{{cite web|title=Marc Lottering|url=http://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=9697|website=TVSA|accessdate=5 October 2014}}</ref> is a stand-up comedian from Cape Town, South Africa, and grew up in the Retreat townships of the Cape Flats.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.iol.co.za/tonight/getting-to-know-marc-lottering-1.978181#.U_VXOkjD7Kk|date=2010-03-08| accessdate=2014-08-21|title= Getting to know... Marc Lottering|work=iol.co.za}}</ref>
His first show was titled "AFTER THE BEEP" in 1997.
In 2001 he won the Vita Award for Best Actor in a Comedy,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eventsource.co.za/ads/marc-lottering/|accessdate=2012-12-21|title=Marc Lottering|work=Event Source}}</ref> and he has also multiple Fleur du Cap Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whoswho.co.za/marc-lottering-5397|accessdate=2012-12-21|title=Marc Lottering|work=Who's Who SA|archive-date=27 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227045953/http://whoswho.co.za/marc-lottering-5397|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=29445|title=Marc Lottering's new solo show for the Baxter|date=2012-07-03|accessdate=2012-12-21|work=artslink.co.za|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201812/http://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=29445|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2010 he was part of the ''Bafunny Bafunny'' show at the Royal Albert Hall.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.barryhilton.co.za/news/bafunny-bafunny-the-game-is-on-at-the-royal-albert-hall-on-20th-may-2010/|accessdate=2014-08-21|title=Bafunny Bafunny|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821135043/http://www.barryhilton.co.za/news/bafunny-bafunny-the-game-is-on-at-the-royal-albert-hall-on-20th-may-2010/|archive-date=21 August 2014}}</ref>
In 2010 he married his partner of ten years, Anwar McKay.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.iol.co.za/tonight/getting-to-know-marc-lottering-1.978181#.U_VXOkjD7Kk|date=2010-08-03| accessdate=2014-08-21|title= Getting to know... Marc Lottering|work=iol.co.za}}</ref>
In 2017 he staged a musical with a full ensemble and original music called, "Aunty Merle the Musical". The show ran for three sold out seasons in Cape Town and opened for a season in Johannesburg in 2019, which was well received.{{citation needed|date=February 2025}}
In 2019 he wrote a new stand-up show entitled, "Not A Musical", which ran in Joburg, before moving to Cape Town. {{citation needed|date=February 2025}}
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