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Julia Louis-Dreyfus Actor

TOWN CRIER SHOVES NEWS INTO TAXI QUEUE

Public warning: do not say anything surprising near the town crier, as she will shove it back at you

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A generated photo of an anonymous stranger. It is not the person named.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus sweeps leaves in an underpass, then abruptly shoves the pile away with both palms.
Location
Beside the taxi rank on Rissik Street, Johannesburg, on an upturned minibus crate
Currently
Town crier, shoving the news out of people
Last confirmed sighting
Announcing the hour outside a minibus rank, shoving a bell
Observations
Can shove a sentence across a car park without touching a single syllable.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus has taken a post as town crier at a busy taxi rank in Johannesburg, with a bell, a tricorn hat and a laminated rota. Every announcement ends with her shouting 'Get out!' and pushing the air in front of her with both palms. Passing commuters now step back before the news arrives.

'I sell airtime from the stall next to her,' said Thandiwe, 38. 'She cried that the 4:15 was delayed and a man said 'Really?' and she shoved him, very gently, into the right queue. Now everybody says 'Really?' on purpose, and she has had to start doing the dance to calm them down.'

Monday 06:00: Shouts the weather, which leaves. Wednesday 11:30: Announces a lost umbrella with a short, furious flourish. Thursday 16:45: Dances for four minutes, thumbs out, bell ringing. Saturday 08:10: Declares the day 'a lot', to applause.

Guidance for the public

Keep announcements calm, stand one arm's length back, and do not answer her with 'Really?'

Actual status (not satire) No death recorded as of 22 October 2026. Born 13 January 1961. Source: Wikidata

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