<description> &lt;p&gt;A funny thing happened to local funny man Tumua Tuinei.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;While he was playing football at the University of Hawaii, he discovered his real talent.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;“I took a standup comedy class. I took it just for fun, just to fill up my classes, and to get the easy A. I’d seen it in the class description. I said, ‘Standup comedy? Okay, I’ll try it.’ Did it. Ended up falling in love with it,” he said.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Tumua’s popularity really took off during the pandemic.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;His live events were shut down, so he posted comedy sketches on social media. That grew his fan base by leaps and bounds.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt; </description>

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Going Viral with Comedy (Episode 19)

NOV 17, 202221 MIN
Tell Me A Story

Going Viral with Comedy (Episode 19)

NOV 17, 202221 MIN

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<p>A funny thing happened to local funny man Tumua Tuinei.</p> <p>While he was playing football at the University of Hawaii, he discovered his real talent.</p> <p>“I took a standup comedy class. I took it just for fun, just to fill up my classes, and to get the easy A. I’d seen it in the class description. I said, ‘Standup comedy? Okay, I’ll try it.’ Did it. Ended up falling in love with it,” he said.</p> <p>Tumua’s popularity really took off during the pandemic.</p> <p>His live events were shut down, so he posted comedy sketches on social media. That grew his fan base by leaps and bounds.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>