Darren Maule the breakfast radio host

Darren Maule celebrates 15 consecutive years as host of East Coast Radio’s multi award-winning Breakfast Show in 2026. His awards include Best Local Radio Show 2025 and Best Local Radio Personality 2024, in the Best of SA Readers’ Choice Awards (Durban), winner Best Breakfast Show (Commercial) at the SA National Radio Awards 2019, as well as nominee for Best Breakfast Show Presenter (Commercial) in 2025.

Known for:

- Bringing an award-winning breakfast show recipe of news, sport, traffic updates and entertainment, setting listeners up for their day, with his legendary mix of fact and funny.

- Consistently delivering unmissable and relevant content, five days a week 6am-9am.

- Delivering impartial and balanced judgement with a witty and upbeat tone, while being able to flex quickly and adapt with ease.

- Championing the province of KwaZulu-Natal with its population of 10 million. Focusing on what matters to the listener and connecting with them on national and international points of interest (making them relatable and relevant), as well as focusing on the localised stories that matter.

- Delivering content with both gravitas and sensitivity, whilst always demonstrating the ability to connect and reflect the diversity of the province.

- Executing natural and memorable power spots, accurate live reads, compelling interviews, heart thumping competitions, and euphoric winner announcements that have listeners cheering on from their beds, cars, breakfast table or office.

- Supporting the station with off-air appearances at events and activations as station ambassador/MC.

- Supporting the station’s digital strategy by creating engaging, original social media content.

- Exceptional voice overs including pre-recorded promos/ads delivered in a wide variety of styles, that never miss the mark.

*ECR is the number one hit music and leading English-speaking commercial radio station in KZN, South Africa, with 1.2 million weekly listeners (BRC RAM).

Darren Maule the comedian and comedy MC

Darren Maule is well known for his exceptional crowd work, improv and physical comedy, is a sought-after comedy MC for South Africa’s best known stand-up comedians and visiting international comedians, including Bassem Youssef in 2025. Darren Maule has a record ten years hosting the Kings & Queens of Comedy held at the Durban ICC with audiences of up to 7,000 and is well remembered as the regular crowd hype comedian for South Africa’s ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’. 2026 sees him as a celebrity judge on Master Chef SA bringing his own unique style and warmth.

With a SAFTA on the shelf for comedy and over 25 years stage experience, Darren Maule is considered a legend comedy MC, guaranteed to make the best lineup even hotter. With the biggest names in South African comedy regularly referring to Darren Maule as their comedy MC of choice, it’s no wonder he remains affectionately known as the Comedy MC King. Venues performed over the last few years: The Globe (Suncoast) Durban International Convention Centre Greyville Convention Centre Durban Exhibition Centre Southern Sun Elangeni The Oyster Box International Bank Vaults Barnyard Theatre (Suncoast and Gateway) iZulu Theatre (Sibaya Entertainment Kingdom) Golden Horse (Pietermaritzburg) Zimbali Lakes The Capital Zimbali Hilton Arts Festival Durban Playhouse Tropical Nites Theatre (Wild Coast Sun) Theatre of Marcellus (Emperor’s Palace)

Darren Maule the TV Host, reality TV star and sitcom actor (contracts with SABC and M-Net)

Talk Show Host

Host of ‘Daily Show’-style, talk and satire news show ‘Last Say on Sunday’, on SABC 3 for two seasons. Poignant, thought-provoking outlook on issues facing South Africa and the rest of the world.

Reality TV Contestant

‘Survivor South Africa: Santa Carolina’ was the third season of the South African reality game show ‘Survivor South Africa’. The season was filmed in late 2009 and aired weekly between (aired on M-Net)

Winner of celebrity edition of ‘The Weakest Link’.

Television Game Show Host

Game Show Host for national weekly television improvised debate show ‘Drawing the Line’ on SABC 2. Game Show Host for national weekly television improvised debate show ‘Drawing the Line’ on SABC 2.

Lead Actor in a multi award-winning TV Sitcom  

Lead actor in the SABC 3 sitcom ‘Font’, broadcast weekly to an audience of over 1 000 000, in the role of Mr. Font. This award-winning performance secured a SAFTA Golden Horn for comedy

Lead role of Grant Fletcher in popular SABC3 television series ‘Hard Copy’. Lead role of Grant Fletcher in popular SABC 3 television series ‘Hard Copy’.

Television Host

Live, interactive TV Game Show Host on the popular five days a week show ‘Play TV’ on SABC3. Over 300 episodes aired.

Television Game Show Host

Host for two seasons of SABC 3’s ‘Out the Box’ weekly game show.

Animated Talk Show Host

Real-time, live, interactive, animated Talk Show Host ‘Cassie’ on SABC 3.

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