TofigaFepulea’i
- Actor
- Comedian
Making jokes and cross-dressing as one half of comedy duo The Laughing Samoans has taken actor Tofiga Fepulea'i around the globe. The Kiwi-Samoan spent 13 years performing with Eteuati Ete; alongside a long run of concert DVDs, they starred in 2010 TV series The Laughing Samoans at Large. Since the duo disbanded in 2016, Fepulea'i has performed solo, and paired with TV presenter Te Hamua Nikora for Māori Television comedy series Hamu & Tofiga (2017). In 2019 Fepulea'i landed his first movie role, as a private investigator in Take Home Pay. The comedy follows two Samoan brothers on a trip to Aotearoa.
Screenography
“Everyone goes through tough times, and most of the time it's the people you have around that can make the difference of whether you get back up or stay down.”
More information
Interview with Tofiga Fepulea'i, Samoa Observer, June 2017
Official Facebook page for The Laughing Samoans
Article on 2019 feature film Take Home Pay, Samoa Observer, April 2019
Fresh video interview with The Laughing Samoans, May 2016
Tagata Pasifika video interview with The Laughing Samoans, September 2011