David Fane: A comedic delight...

David Fane failed comedy at drama school. But since leaving Toi Whakaari, Fane has delighted audiences with his comic performances in The Semisis,  bro’Town, Sione's Wedding, Outrageous Fortune, and Radiradirah. Fane has also appeared in drama series The Market and The Strip, and feature film The Tattooist.

In this ScreenTalk, Fane talks about:

• His feelings about drama school Toi Whakaari
• How he landed his first TV role on Skitz
• What it was like acting with his mates on The Semisis
• How his character’s name came about in Tongan Ninja,
• Behind-the-scenes observations from The Strip
• How bro’Town began, and the important messages behind some of the silliness
• The joys of playing Falani in Outrageous Fortune
• Hilarious behind-the-scenes details from Eagle vs Shark
• How performances were worked up in Radiradirah
• An insight into feature film Love Birds

This video was first uploaded on 1 February 2011, and is available under this Creative Commons licence. This licence is limited to use of ScreenTalk interview footage only and does not apply to any video content and photographs from films, television, music videos, web series and commercials used in the interview.

Interview, Camera and Editing – James Coleman