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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 28 OCTOBER 2018 IT'S beginning to look a lot like Christmas, but fear not… Among the bleakness of tacky tinsel and overdrafts there is joy to be spread by Sliema's most outspoken residents – The Comedy Knights! Yep, you read that right, Malta's most iconic comedy troupe will be returning with their annual serving of hilarious, satirical, no-hoots-given sketches between 26 Decem- ber 2018 and 13 January 2019 (but not on 31 December and 1 January, because they have families and lives, or some- thing…). This year, the show is called 'Let's Talk About Six', which should explain that this is their sixth show and that they have dirty minds. But, more than that, there are many conspiracy theories one could explore. "These past five years have been a great ride for the show," says the founder of TAC Theatre and the direc- tor of all past and present Comedy Knights shows, Sir Wesley Ellul not-OBE. "This year, however, we are going back to the foundations and to a more light-hearted ap- proach… "Given the fact that very lit- tle has changed in Malta over the past year – apart from every single neighbourhood, which is now unrecognis- able thanks to the construc- tion boom – we are going to try and be a tiny f licker of light within these darkest of times." Right. Well, if you're hungry and fancying a slice of the fun, then it's time to whip out your Revoluts because tick- ets are expected to sell fast… So fast, in fact, that Revolut has decided to team up with the Comedy Knights to give the proud owners of the first 3,000 tickets sold by 10 No- vember a free Revolut card… And, let's face it, these guys are never wrong, they must know that the show is ex- pected to beat its own record as the fastest-selling show of the season for the fourth con- secutive year! And who can blame theatre- goers for making it so? What in the world could be bet- ter than having the Comedy Knights lift a giant mirror to Maltese society, culture and greedy politicians thanks to famed comedians Chris Dingli and Steve Hili's script? "That's not all the good news though," continues Sir Wesley, who describes him- self as a 'giver'. "Sir Colin of the Fitz will be rejoining the cast following his break last year!" Yes, gentlefolk, Sir Colin Fitz will be joining Sir Chris Dingli, Lady Pia Zammit, Sir Marc Cabourdin, Sir Thomas Camilleri, Lady Jo Caruana, Sir Steve Hili and Lady Ch- antelle Micallef Grimaud on stage as they riot on the safe- ty of the Salesian Theatre's stage. So, go on, join The Comedy Knights this Christmas and bring some joy into your Fes- tive Season! Tickets to the highly-antici- pated show will go on general sale on Thursday 1 Novem- ber, and can be purchased from www.comedyknights. com. Audiences can expect all their favourite characters to make a return, too, includ- ing The Sliema Girls, The Bormla Babes, The First Lady, Cowseff and Delia, along with many new ones who will be singing, dancing, and acting. The Comedy Knights' Let's Talk About Six is powered by XFM and sponsored by Revo- lut, Strongbow, Carlsberg, Marks & Spencer, Jesmond Mizzi Financial Advisors, In- dulge Me Gift, findit and the Malta Digital Exchange. New director joins APS board VICTOR Emanuel Agius has been appointed to APS Bank's Board of Directors. He joins the Bank as Non- Executive Director after an interna- tional career of 43 years spanning commercial and development bank- ing and project finance. Agius started his career at Lloyds Bank (1974-1978) and then joined the World Bank Group based in Washington D.C. (1978-2000) ris- ing to Principal Financial Special- ist. During this period he also spent time at IFC (International Finance Corporation) as Senior Investment Officer and at the EBRD (Euro- pean Bank for Reconstruction & Development) in London as Senior Banker and Co-Director, Financial Institutions Department from 1993 to 1997. Between 2000 and 2017 Agius was Director at the Coun- cil of European Development Bank (CEB) based in Paris, responsible for technical quality and oversight of the CEB's portfolio. Agius has a BA (Hons) Economics from the Royal University of Malta (1971) and an MBA from Manches- ter Business School. He also followed an Executive Pro- gram in Financial Management of Banking Institutions at the Whar- ton School of Finance in Pittsburgh and the Senior Finance Executive Program at Stanford University in California. Frederick Mifsud Bonnici, APS Bank Chairman, commented: "Vic- tor's international track record and extensive experience combine strong financial and investment analysis with private sector de- velopment insights. His breadth of knowledge will certainly be of great contribution to our Board." COMMERCIAL 19 The Comedy Knights return with their sixth annual show