Emcees (MCs) / Comperes / Hosts for Hire in Johannesburg

Hire MCs, Comperes & Event Hosts in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

An MC keeps an event on time and the room with you: welcoming guests, introducing speakers and acts, making the announcements and covering the gaps when the schedule slips. MCs in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa are booked for weddings, corporate conferences, awards evenings, product launches, charity galas and birthday parties, and the brief is different for each, so say which it is before asking for a quote.

Wedding MCs and Corporate Hosts

A wedding MC runs the reception order: the entrance, the speeches, the cake and the first dance, with the couple's timings in hand and the DJ or band cued for each. A corporate host does the same job at a conference or an awards dinner, where the skill is holding a business audience between sessions and keeping a packed agenda to time. Where a formal ceremony needs announcements made to protocol, a toastmaster is the closer fit; where the room needs warming up, a comedian who hosts is.

What MCs Cost

Rates for MCs and comperes in Johannesburg run from R1,500 to R24,500+, with most bookings around R7,500. A two-hour wedding reception costs less than a full conference day, a host who prepares custom material or attends a rehearsal charges for the preparation, and broadcasters and well-known names sit at the top of the range. Travel is usually quoted on top.