RNZ Interview: Billy T James - Peter Rowley & Jamaine Ross

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RNZ Interview: Billy T James - Peter Rowley & Jamaine Ross

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This interview in the NZ Screen History series looks at the work of the late William James Te Wehi Taitoko — better known by his stage name Billy T James. He started in the Maori Volcanics showband in the 70s with Prince Tui Teka, and became a a household name in the 1980s thanks to his sketch show, The Billy T James Show. He died of heart failure in 1991, but his legacy lives on in the form of the Billy T award for up-and-coming comedians. To look back on making The Billy T James Show, Jesse...

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https://www.nzonscreen.com/interviews/rnz-billy-t-james-peter-rowley-jamaine-ross-2021

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