How Taika Waititi finds comedy in the mundane + new hip-hop out of Nova Scotia with Kayo - Publication Date |
- Nov 22, 2023
- Episode Duration |
- 00:37:31
New Zealand’s Taika Waititi is prolific if nothing else. As an actor, he’s played roles from an endearing vampire in “What We Do in the Shadows,” to Adolf Hitler in his film “Jojo Rabbit.” Taika’s new film, “Next Goal Wins,” takes you to American Samoa and the attempt to turn the worst team in soccer around. Tom talks to Taika about what drew him to this “underdog” story, why he finds humour in the mundane, and why he thinks New Zealand humour translates across the world.
Plus, the Nova Scotia rapper Kayo tells the story behind a new song off his EP “Trip.”