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Hawaiian pidgin funny5/27/2023 ![]() “There will be something in there for everyone who is interested in hearing pidgin explanations of things and Andy’s inimitable explanations of how things work locally,” said KFVE General Manager John Fink. ![]() The 62-year-old Bumatai transformed an online search for ideas - a daily writing experiment, really - into a new TV show, “The Weekly Daily Pidgin.” The show is a 30-minute collection of riffs about local culture hosted by Bumatai, who does everything in pidgin - commentary, news, pop quizzes, Hawaiian-language lessons and skits that tap local archetypes, such as Akama Dating Service, which promises women who can help you cook pig and back you up in one scrap. Last fall when Hawaii comedian and TV show host Andy Bumatai found himself in a creative slump, he turned to the roots of local humor: pidgin English.Īn’ jus’ la dat, inspiration wen slap da braddah upside da head.
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