Andy Bumatai is an American comedian and actor. A three minute "live from Kojack's" TV spot on Ron Jacob's "Pictures in Paradise", and his first record album "Andy Bumatai - Hawaii's First Stand-Up Comic" were responsible for his "discovery" and long lines at Kojack's doors. His talent was showing itself and naturally he made many friends. He turned around, went into the Noodle Shop and introduced himself to Millie Fujinaga who laughed and promptly hired him for three nights a week at $30 a night. Bumatai began his career opening for popular Hawaiian comedian Frank De Lima and soon found himself replacing the late Rap Reiplinger in Booga Booga, Hawaii's seminal sketch comedy group. Anxiety, Defiance, and Refuge in Immigrant Los Angeles. His meticulous speech and command of the English language was probably the result of San Francisco's demanding school system where he completed his first four grades. There is only one Hawaiian, Filipino, French, German comedian in the entire world and he is Hawaii's first stand-up comic: Andy Bumatai. And look what happened. And I tell people, “I’m the worst tour guide ever.” So, my wife will take family and go to the beach, and my daughter goes surfing and stuff, but I don’t do that much. It was later renamed as "Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler" for broadcasting and it starred Stanley Tucci. The older brother of comedian Andy Bumatai, Ray Bumatai was a hardworking actor who over a two-decade-plus career landed numerous character roles in Hawai'i and Hollywood film, television and theater projects. Andrew Jackson Bumatai was born in Germany (where his parents met and were married) on Christmas Eve, 1953, more than five thousand miles from Hawaii. I can do it. And after the show, he asked during intermission before he goes on, he says to me, “What’s that thing you’re saying, ‘Not?’” And I said, “Well, you know, if you don’t believe something somebody says, you say, ‘Not!’” He took that to “Saturday Night Live,” but he used it differently. The trip left little doubt that Andy's humor was universal in its appeal. But the most refreshing thing about Andy Bumatai, which is reflected in his humor, is that his commitment to comedy is paralleled by his love for Hawaii and its people. Works credited, stage appearances, and filmography, "Familiar faces of 'Five-O' strengthen Hawaii roots", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andy_Bumatai&oldid=981294104, Articles with short description added by PearBOT 5, Short description is different from Wikidata, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Amused by his aim, he snapped it again, this time spinning it into the air, but to his surprise the stick shot back at him and pierced his left eye. ", "The thing about Ray is his mind was always going. In 1966 Andy returned home to Hawaii with his family. In 1918, Mary Turner’s Brutal Murder Changed the Politics of Lynching in America. Grabbing a pillowcase still wet from the wash, he snapped the stick across the room. Having his own mouth to feed, he polished surfboards for a dollar a piece at the Mystic Surf Shop, took a cooking course at Kapiolani Community College, and finally got his first sales job shortly after his eighteenth birthday selling vacuum cleaners door to door. Andy was holding one of his hands. Punchline (San Francisco, CA), Comedy & Magic Club (Hermosa Beach, CA), Pat Morita's Triple Crown of Comedy (Showtime Special), This page was last edited on 1 October 2020, at 12:55. His second album, "Andy Bumatai, Live in Waikiki", stints on the Don Ho show, his Saturday night late, late "Un-show", plus numerous radio and TV appearances were all dramatic steps in making his name a household word in Hawaii. A naturally funny and versatile performer, Andy's relaxed style, quick wit, stage presence and charm has made him Hawaii's Don Ho of comedy and the hottest star of the decade. Looking for something to watch? 1980 was the year Hawaii made Andy a SUPERSTAR. What we call “local humor” is, and has been categorized as, “ethnic.” To me, the difference is ethnic humor centers on the differences people have and it’s, “Hey, look, they're different than us, ha ha.” Whereas local humor is inclusive. Teamed up with his brother Ray Bumatai to create the show "BumaVision" for Hawaii's Spectrum OC16 Network, and worked together on the short film "Procrastinators.". Not bad for a local boy from Waianae. What do you think is the biggest misconception people have about Hawai‘i? There has never been a comic force in Hawaii quite like him, capable of being spontaneously funny anywhere, anytime.
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