Madeleine Sami is an actor, musician, comedian, writer and director. She is one of New Zealand’s funniest, and most prolific, comedic talents starting her acting career in theatre before moving to television. She is one of the most entertaining – and coolest – guests we’ve had. Funny, thoughtful and an amazing storyteller.
0:00 Beer chat and comparisons of busyness with Hayley Sproull
5:18 Accents: are they problematic?
12:00 Unusual jobs with Madeleine Sami and hanging out with Lucy Lawless
14:21 Hanging out with Lucy Lawless
17:22 Improv nights as a teenager
22:41 Dux Ludorum of Onehunga High School
29:47 The Sami Sisters
34:51 Growing up in Onehunga
39:26 DDC
44:41 Acting after high school: Shortland Street, Bare, No. 2
55:09 The brilliance of Super City
1:09:03 The genius of Taika Waititi
1:15:19 Four years and four weeks to make The Breaker Upperers
1:23:16 Building a great idea
1:25:50 Deadloch: blurring genres and breaking stereotypes
1:35:00 Managing social media
1:41:37 The feedback loop
1:44:20 A day in the life of Madeleine Sami
1:48:13 Last words from Steve, Seamus, and Madeleine
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