#129 | Augie T., Frank De Lima & Andy Bumatai | The legends of Hawai'i comedy

Frank De Lima is an award-winning comic who has been entertaining local residents and tourists alike for over 45 years with his zany parodies, outrageous sense of humor and spontaneous creativity. His current catalog consists of three videos and 13 comedy albums, 11 of which have won him the coveted Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award.

Andy Bumatai is an actor, stand-up comedian, host and producer. He has recorded a number of comedy albums with his first winning a Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awardnfor most promising artist and later 3 more for best comedy performance. He has many many accolades from decades of work under his belt, but currently he is the host of the Daily Pidgin Podcast, a show that talks about the Hawaiian Pidgin language and Hawaiʻi local customs.

Augie Tulba (Augie T.) is a comedian, actor and radio personality with over 30 years of experience. He was named one of the US’s top undiscovered comedians in 2019. He is recognized as and one of Hawai’i’s top 100 influential Filipinos and was named comedian of the year as the “Funniest Comic” in Hawai’i back in 2012. He was awarded the best comedy show by Honolulu Magazine and has won 2 Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award. He is the only local comedian to sell out the Blaisdell arena.

In this episode we talk about their journeys into comedy, how they met each other, memories from years of working in comedy, the state of comedy today, future plans and so much more. Enjoy!

Find Frank here: https://www.frankdelima.com/Find Andy here: https://www.instagram.com/andybumatai/Find Augie here: https://www.instagram.com/augiet/

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