Drink or Tell the Truth
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| Drink or Tell the Truth | |
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| Genre | Game show |
| Created by | Lasizwe |
| Presented by | Lasizwe Dambuza |
| Country of origin | South Africa |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
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| Production company | TD Media |
| Original release | |
| Network | YouTube |
| Release | 23 July 2021 – present |
Drink or Tell the Truth is a South African YouTube drinking game show created and hosted by Lasizwe. The celebrity and influencer driven game show puts trend setters in the hot seat, challenging them to answer bold, unfiltered questions or face the alternative, which is downing a shot of an unpleasant concoction.[1]
The first YouTube video was posted in July 2021.[2] After each episode of the first season of the YouTube series, the show trended on Twitter due to the confessions and gossips that were often said on the show.[3]
Drink or Tell the truth is a spin on the popular "truth or dare" game. In the show Lasizwe asks celebrity guests tense, awkward burning questions on everyone's mind. The celebrities then either drink an awful concoction or tell the truth.[3]
The show has featured local celebrities such as Boity, Nadia Nakai,Zodwa Wabantu and Major League DJz[4]
Lasizwe speaking to City Press on what inspired the show:
It started with an American show called The Late Late Show With James Corden, who has a segment on it called Spill Your Guts. I wanted to do a South African version.[5]
On 24 September 2023 in the season finale episode, Lasizwe announced that the show was coming to an end. The final episode featured Nadia Madida as the celebrity guest.[6]
In March 2025, Lasizwe revealed the show was returning for a second season. The first episode aired on 23 March 2025.[7]