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Two brand new comedy series including Flight of the Conchords star Jemaine Clement, have the go ahead thanks to NZ On Air, New Zealand’s funding agency for television, radio and NZ music content.
A Kiwi comic dream team will come together for a new series on TV3 In The Beginning There Was…..Nothing; a sketch style comedy show.
“The list of the show’s creators reads like an NZ comedy who’s who, and includes the Naked Samoans fresh from their final series of Bro’town; Oscar nominated Taika Waititi (Eagle vs Shark); and Grammy winner Jemaine Clement (Flight of the Conchords),” said NZ On Air Chief Executive Jane Wrightson.
Sketches will range from the sublime to the ridiculous, featuring new characters as well as some better known faces. Amongst the skits, there will be Nightly with Kightley, The Untold Tales of Aotearoa and The Tapa’s Family Von Trapp Singing Band.
A new comedy on TV2 will feature successful comedians Eteuati Ete and Tofiga Fepulea’i, aka the Laughing Samoans. The short series follows the pair as they tour New Zealand and Australia. Laughing Samoans at Large will include sketches from their shows as well as the pair’s adventures on the road.
“Airing at prime time, this series will bring Pacific Island humour to mainstream audiences,” said Ms Wrightson. “It looks to be the year of Samoan comedy.”
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7 responses so far ↓
1 Cathy Sherman // Mar 7, 2009 at 8:44 am
How will people in the U.S. be able to see these shows? We need more kiwi humor.
2 Janelle Holden // Mar 7, 2009 at 2:23 pm
I obviously need to check out more Kiwi Comedy. Who could resist both Naked and Laughing Samoans? Thanks for posting!
3 What Makes Me Laugh · They Came, They Saw, They Conchord // Mar 8, 2009 at 10:04 pm
[...] from New Zealand I highly recommend Kiwi Bloke’s blog, which most recently posted items about Jemaine Clement taking on a new comedy project and Rhys Darby (Murray) starring with Philip Seymour Hoffman in a [...]
4 Fernando from Humor Tribe // Jun 25, 2009 at 4:52 pm
How will people in the U.S. be able to see these shows? [2]
5 David from Leadership Skills // Aug 20, 2009 at 6:29 pm
This looks set to be a great show that will have me laughing for hours – or so I hope!
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6 cizgi film oyunlari // Sep 14, 2009 at 1:28 pm
I obviously need to check out more Kiwi Comedy. Who could resist both Naked and Laughing Samoans? Thanks for posting.
7 LMAO // Dec 15, 2009 at 12:47 am
This show looks just great. We need more shows like this here in the UK! All I have ever cared for is The Office.
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