Logan’s Pacific Islander communities will be front and centre when Wellington-born Samoan comedian Tofiga Fepulea’i returns to the city with his brand-new live show Shuuush Your Mouf in early 2026.
Affectionately known as The Humble King of Comedy, Mr Fepulea’i has been entertaining audiences across the Pacific for more than two decades, and says Logan has always been a special stop on his Australian tours.
“I’ve performed in Logan a few times now and it’s always been good,” he said.
“I’ve got a lot of family in Brisbane, especially around Logan ways, so I’m really looking forward to coming back.”
With more than seven per cent of Logan residents born in New Zealand, over three per cent identifying as Māori, and one of the largest Pacific Islander populations in the world outside New Zealand, Mr Fepulea’i says the city feels like home.
“Brisbane, man, there’s probably more Kiwis here than in New Zealand,” he joked. “And Logan has always been a good place for performing.”
The new show, Shuuush Your Mouf, reflects Mr Fepulea’i’s stage of life as a 51-year-old father of three teenage sons who is done beating around the bush.
“I’m at the age now where I don’t really have the energy to dance around things,” he said.
“It’s about life as a father in your 50s, raising teenagers, health journeys, and just being straight up.”
While deeply rooted in his Samoan upbringing and Pacific Islander experience in Aotearoa, Mr Fepulea’i says his humour resonates far beyond one community.
“The humour is quite universal,” he said.
“I get Lebanese, Greek, Italian families coming to shows because they relate to the stories – migrating, parents learning English, family characters. A lot of our cultures are very similar.”
Mr Fepulea’i first rose to fame as one half of the hugely popular comedy duo The Laughing Samoans, before launching a successful solo career and branching into television and film. More recently, he has appeared on Taskmaster NZ and voiced Nalo, God of Storms, in Disney’s Moana 2.
Despite his success, Mr Fepulea’i says keeping things personal is important – and fans in Logan can expect more than just laughs on the night.
“After the show, I always hang around,” he said.
“People can come take photos, say hello. A lot of artists just do the show and leave, but I like that personal touch.”
The Logan stop is part of a broader Australian tour that will also take in Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra, with up to eight shows across two weeks.
For a city where Pacific culture, family and humour are tightly woven into everyday life, Mr Fepulea’i return promises a night of big laughs, shared stories and cultural connection.
