How to Ruin Christmas

How to Ruin Christmas
Genre	Comedy
Starring	Busi Lurayi Thando Thabethe Yonda Thomas
Country of origin	South Africa
Original languages	Zulu English Southern Sotho Tswana IsiXhosa
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	7 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time	42–53 minutes
Production company	Burnt Onion Productions
Release
Original network	Netflix
Original release	16 December 2020 (2020-12-16) – present

How to Ruin Christmas is a 2020 South African comedy television show on Netflix starring Busi Lurayi, Thando Thabethe, and Yonda Thomas.

Season 2 prefixed with "The Funeral" started streaming on 10 December 2021 on Netflix. The third season, "The Baby Shower", is scheduled to be released on 16 December 2022.

Cast

• Busi Lurayi as Tumi Sello
• Thando Thabethe as Beauty Sello
• Yonda Thomas as Khaya Manqele
• Nambitha Ben-Mazwi as Refiloe
• Clementine Mosimane as Dineo Sello
• Sandile Mahlangu as Sbu Twala
• Motlatsi Mafatshe as Themba Twala
• Lehlohonolo Saint Seseli as Vusi Twala
• Charmaine Mtinta as Valencia Twala
• Swankie Mafoko as Lydia Twala
• Lethabo Bereng as Cousin Bokang
• Desmond Dube as Uncle Shadrack
• Rami Chuene as Aunt Grace
• Keketso Semoko as Aunt Moipone
• Nandi Nyembe as Gogo Twala
• Dippy Padi as Thando
• Trevor Gumbi as Siya Twala
• Kagiso Rathebe as Terrence⁷
• Tsumi Nkosi as Lulu
• Lindokuhle Modi as Nimrod

Episodes

Season	Title	Episodes		Originally released
1	The Wedding	3		December 16, 2020 (2020-12-16)
2	The Funeral	4		December 10, 2021 (2021-12-10)
3	The Baby Shower	TBA		December 16, 2022 (2022-12-16)

Season 1: The Wedding (2020)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	1	"It's Not What It Looks Like"	Johnny Barbuzano	Lwazi Mvusi	16 December 2020 (2020-12-16)
A reluctant bridesmaid to the core, Tumi arrives the day before her sister's traditional wedding day and manages to upset almost everyone.
2	2	"I'll Handle This"	Johnny Barbuzano	Sunni Faba	16 December 2020 (2020-12-16)
To get back in her family's good graces, Tumi looks for the missing best man. Against their better judgement, Tumi and Beauty seek out a family member.
3	3	"Can't a Girl Catch a Break"	Johnny Barbuzano	Salah Sabiti	16 December 2020 (2020-12-16)
Tumi shocks both families and devastates Beauty by letting slip a secret. But this time, after some soul searching, she decides to face the music.

Season 2: The Funeral (2021)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
4	1	"Here We Go Again"	Johnny Barbuzano	Lwazi Mvusi	10 December 2021 (2021-12-10)
Tumi returns home for another Christmas family holiday and, against her better judgment, agrees to take Gogo Twala out for some fun.
5	2	"Sorry for Your Loss"	Johnny Barbuzano	Sunni Faba	10 December 2021 (2021-12-10)
Once again, Tumi seems to have ruined the holiday. Later, she learns some very surprising things about Gogo Twala. Vusi deals with money issues.
6	3	"Where's Tumi?"	Johnny Barbuzano	Lwazi Mvusi	10 December 2021 (2021-12-10)
Back at the Lekhekhe Club, Tumi tries to drink her worries away. Siya wants a lavish funeral, but Vusi is determined to keep costs down.
7	4	"Happily Ever After"	Johnny Barbuzano	Salah Sabiti	10 December 2021 (2021-12-10)
Secrets are revealed when things finally come to a head with Bab'Mkhize and the rest of the family. Khaya makes his move.

References

https://decider.com/2021/12/10/how-to-ruin-christmas-the-funeral-netflix-review/

External links

• How to Ruin Christmas at IMDb