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David Kau to Minister Gayton McKenzie: ‘I apologise’

2y By Staff Bona

Comedian David Kau recently found himself eating humble pie after a heated exchange with Minister of Sports, Arts, and Culture Gayton McKenzie on social media.

David had initially taken a confrontational approach when requesting a meeting with Gayton, which led to a public back-and-forth. However, David has since issued a public apology, acknowledging his mistake.

In his latest post, David expressed his regret, stating: “Dear Minister @GaytonMcK, I apologise unreservedly to you. I could have and should have used a better approach to bring whatever issues the comedy industry is facing and follow the right channels.”

Minister Gayton responded graciously, accepting the apology and added: “Thanks for apologising, I have the utmost love and respect for you and your craft.”

The spat began last week when David, frustrated by a lack of response, publicly asked to meet Gayton, questioning whether stand-up comedians needed to be “in the Olympics or die” to get his attention.

Gayton, known for his swift actions, countered by providing evidence of previous efforts to address comedian-related matters. He responded: “… I can’t have you insinuating that I don’t care about comedians, your approach bro.”


David, not backing down, mentioned his prior attempts to reach out to both Gayton and the former minister, Zizi Kodwa.

After facing criticism for his tone, David humorously enlisted AI to rewrite his tweet: “Ok guys, I asked ChatOn AI to rewrite the tweet for me, here it goes…”

Words: Fame Frenzy

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