(Af)fluent in both Afrikaans and English, Anne Hirsch was born and raised in the beautiful city of Bloemfontein (well it will be once they finish building it). She graduated from the University of Stellenbosch with a degree in Drama and went on to avoid doing a real job, by earning an Honours and Masters Degree from the University of Cape Town in Theatre and Performance with a focus on comic performance.
 
She has performed and co-written 3 successful one woman shows and won SABC’s ‘So You Think You’re Funny’ Season 2. She also formed part of Theatresports, South Africa’s longest running improvisation troupe for very many years. Anne hosted her very own (s)talk show, The Anne Hirsch Show, where she has interviewed over 40 of South Africa’s top celebrities, from Helen Zille to Kenny Kunene. The online comedy show released weekly, has enjoyed 5 seasons and garnered over a million views on YouTube, making her one of the top Youtubers in the country. The show set a new benchmark in South African online media production in terms of technical quality and content.