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- Hori Ahipene - Funny As Interview
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- NZ On Screen
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- NZ On Screen
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Hori Ahipene became a 1990s comedy fixture after working on Skitz, The Semisis (the first Pasifika sitcom) and bilingual comedy show Radio Wha Waho. In this Funny As interview, he covers a wide range of topics, including: Using performance as a defence mechanism to prevent being beaten up as a child Forging his mum’s signature at 17 to apply for drama school Toi Whakaari in Wellington Acting alongside Toi Whakaari classmate Cliff Curtis on cop drama Undercover, soon after graduating Dressing...
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- Video
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- https://www.nzonscreen.com/interviews/funny-as-hori-ahipene-2019
- Related subjects
- robbie magasiva / sketch comedy / comedy / childhood / billy t james / mcphail and gadsby / performing / drama group / toi whakaari / wellington / gibson group / dave gibson / cliff curtis / taki rua / theatre / carol smith / danny mulheron / telly laughs / away laughing / the semisis / cross dressing / dave armstrong / dave fane / radio wha waho / paora maxwell / tvnz māori department / jubilee / shortland street / michael hurst / kevin smith / the ring ins / māori / b&b / te radar / facial dbx / typecasting / stereotypes / television comedy / david mcphail / jon gadsby / cross-dressing / david fane / george webby
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