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The Laughing Samoans were a New Zealand-based duo formed by comedians Eteuati Ete and Tofiga Fepulea'i, both of Samoan descent. The duo have toured in New Zealand in sold-out shows and internationally to Australia , United States , the Cook Islands , Hawai'i, Fiji and England in 2009.
Title of their shows include Laughing with Samoans (2003), A Small Samoan Wedding (2005), Off Work (2007), and Choka Block (2011) with DVD's produced too. [3] In 2010 they made a television series The Laughing Samoans at Large. [3] The Laughing Samoans disbanded in 2016.
Ete was born in Samoa and moved to New Zealand with his parents at the age of 12. [1] He was one of the first Pacific Islanders to attend the Toi Whakaari New Zealand Drama School, graduating in 1984 with a Diploma in Acting. [2] [3] In 1981 Ete became one of the founding members of New Zealand's first Pacific Island theatre group, Taotahi.
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Three Wise Cousins is a 2016 Samoan comedic film directed by writer and director Stallone Vaiaoga-Ioasa, also known for other films such as Hibiscus & Ruthless, Take Home Pay and Mama’s Music Box, which mainly featured Pacific island life and ways of living.
Pasifika artists known for the comedy work include the Naked Samoans, their first stage production in 1998 was Naked Samoans Talk about Their Knives. [6] They were involved the film Sione's Wedding, and the TV cartoon series bro'Town. Sione's Wedding was the most commercially-successful New Zealand comedy until the release of Taika Waititi's Boy.
In 2018 for a 20-year anniversary celebration the Naked Samoans teamed up with the Pasifika theatre company The Conch to present a show called Naked Samoans Do Magic, commissioned by the Auckland Arts Festival (co-produced by The Conch). [5] [6] [7] The production had a season from March 22 - 25, 2018 at the Civic Theatre in the Auckland Arts ...