You Must Be Joking!
1986, English. Directed by Elmo De Witt.
The "skelm" camera at its' funniest
In a series of short skits, Leon Schuster uses candid camera and several disguises to stitch up the general public of South Africa. Such sketches include: The watermelon pulse test, where Leon shows that a watermelon is only ripe when it does not have a heartbeat, much to the confusion of the seller. Cooking on the bonnet of a car, while upsetting the traffic police. Supposedly killing a cow in a butcher's shop.
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 1 January 1986
- Country
- South Africa
- Written by
- Leon Schuster, Fanus Rautenbach
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You Must Be Joking! runs 96 minutes (1h 36m).
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You Must Be Joking! isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1986. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like You Must Be Joking!?
If you liked You Must Be Joking!, try Gabriel Iglesias: I'm Sorry for What I Said When I Was Hungry, Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill, Louis C.K.: Ridiculous.
Who directed You Must Be Joking!?
You Must Be Joking! (1986) was directed by Elmo De Witt and stars Leon Schuster, Kallie Knoetze, Mike Schutte.