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| Laughing Samoans | |
|---|---|
 The Laughing Samoans on stage during National Young Leaders Day 2010 in Wellington, New Zealand. | |
| Medium | Theatre |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Years active | 2004–2016 |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Members | Eteuati Ete Tofiga Fepulea'i |
| Website | www.laughingsamoans.com (via The Wayback Machine) |
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.[1]
Their first show as a duo was called A Small Samoan Wedding, and toured around New Zealand in 2004 before traveling overseas. Since then, they have toured with a new show almost every year:
- Laughing with Samoans (2003)
- A Small Samoan Wedding (2004)
- Old School (2005)
- Off Work (2006)
- Crack Me Off (2008)
- Prettyful Woman (2009)
- Choka-Block (2010)
- Greatest Hits (2011)
- Funny Chokers (2012)
- Fobulous (2013)
- Fresh Off da Blane (2014)
- Fink About It (2015)
- Island Time! (2016)[2]
Ending
[edit]On 5 December 2016, Ete posted on their website and Facebook page that the Laughing Samoans would not be producing another touring show for the foreseeable future.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Bloomsbury Theatre – The Laughing Samoans – 29/Jul/2009
- ^ The Official Site of The Laughing Samoans
- ^ "No Longer Touring". 8 March 2018. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "No Longer Touring". www.facebook.com. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2023.