Oscar Kightley
Oscar Kightley, MNZM, is a man of many talents. After launching The Naked Samoans, he worked with the comedy troupe over five seasons of hit series bro’Town, NZ's first animated show to play in prime time. The group also featured in movie Sione’s Wedding and its 2012 sequel, both of which Kightley co-wrote. In 2013 he took on a serious role: starring as a Samoan-Kiwi detective in TV series Harry.
A revolutionary who has changed the complexion of local popular culture. Writer Diana Wichtel in The Listener, 9 December 2006
Oscar Kightley - Funny As Interview
Interview, 2019
Oscar Kightley: On bro'Town, Sione's Wedding, and more...
Interview, 2009
John Clarke - Funny As compilation
2021, Subject - Web
Untold Pacific History
2021, Subject (episode 4) - Television
National Treasures
2020, Expert - Television
Dawn Raid
2020, Director - Film
National Treasures - Excerpts
2020, Subject - Television
Funny As: The Story of New Zealand Comedy
2019, Subject - Television
Educators
2019 - 2022, As: Dr Fa'aluka - Web
Take Home Pay
2019, Actor - Film
NZ On Air 30th Birthday - Billy T James
2019, Subject - Web
NZ On Air 30th Birthday - Tagata Pasifika
2019, Subject - Web
Three Turns 30 - Promo
2019, Subject - Television
The Breaker Upperers
2018, As: Client - Film
1918: Samoa and the Ship of Death (Talune)
2018, Subject - Web
NZ Film Commission turns 40 - Past Memories
2018, Subject - Web
Moana - Reo Māori Version
2017, As: Voice of Fisherman - Film
Shortland Street - 25th anniversary (volcanic eruption)
2017, Storyliner - Television
Shortland Street - "Not Your Penis" Moment
2017, Storyliner - Television
Tales of Time - Tama Uli
2017, Presenter - Web
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016, As: Policeman - Film
Ewen Gilmour - Westie Legend
2015, Subject - Television
Not Set in Stone
2014, As: Latecomer at the pub - Film
Shortland Street - Pele Kruse's birth
2014, Storyliner - Television
Harry
2013, Writer, As: Detective Sergeant Harry Anglesea - Television
Rooster Rooster Dragon Rat - Oscar's Guide to the Chinese Zodiac
2013, Presenter - Television
Aroha Bridge
2019, As: Mayor Tokouso - Web
Harry - This is Personal (First Episode)
2013, As: Detective Sergeant Harry Anglesea, Writer - Television
Tom's Dairy
2013, Director, Writer - Short Film
Intrepid Journeys - Myanmar (Oscar Kightley)
2012, Presenter - Television
Sione's 2 - Unfinished Business
2012, As: Albert, Writer, Associate Producer - Film
Super City
2013, Director, Writer - Television
50 Years of New Zealand Television: 1 - From One Channel to One Hundred
2010, Subject - Television
Radiradirah
2010, Creator, Writer, As: Various roles - Television
50 Years of New Zealand Television: 5 - Telling Stories
2010, Subject - Television
Radiradirah - First Episode
2010, Creator, Writer, As: Various roles - Television
bro'Town - A Vegetarian at My Table
2009, As: Vale, Joost, various roles, Writer - Television
Rocked the Nation
2008 - 2011, Subject - Television
Babygirl
2008, Director - Music video
Rocked the Nation - No 21: The New Zealand Accent
2008, Subject - Television
Walk Right Up
2007, Director - Music video
AotearoHA
2007, 2009, Presenter - Television
Questions for Mr Reynolds
2007, Subject - Television
Tagata Pasifika - 20th Anniversary Special
2007, Subject - Television
bro'Town - I Still Call Australia Home...Oh
2006, Writer, As: Vale, Joost, various roles - Television
Made in Taiwan
2006, Presenter - Television
Sione's Wedding
2006, Writer, As: Albert, Associate Producer - Film
bro'Town - Morningside Story
2005, Writer, As: Vale Pepelo - Television
Dawn Raids
2005, Subject - Television
bro'Town - Honky the Wonder Horse
2005, Writer, As: Various roles - Television
bro'Town
2004 - 2009, As: Various Voices, Writer - Television
bro'Town - Get Rucked
2004, Writer, As: Vale, various roles - Television
bro'Town - The Weakest Link (First Episode)
2004, Writer, As: Vale Pepelo - Television
Children of the Migration
2004, Subject - Television
Intrepid Journeys
2012, Presenter - Television
The Living Room - Series One, Episode Eight
2002, Subject - Television
Chinks, Coconuts and Curry-munchers
2002, Subject - Television
The Great TV3 Comedy Debate - Rugby, It's Only a Game
2002, Negative Team - Television
Ōtara Market
2001, Presenter - Television
Tagata Pasifika - The Naked Samoans
2001, Subject - Television
The Great TV3 Comedy Debate - We Need More Women on Top
2001, Negative Team - Television
Skitz - 'Best Of' Excerpts
1997, Writer, Actor - Television
Telly Laughs
1996 - 1998, Writer, As: Various roles - Television
Telly Laughs - Greatest Hits
1996, Writer, As: Various roles - Television
Skitz
1993 - 1997, As: Various Characters, Writer - Television
Shortland Street
1992 - 93, Writer - Television
LIFE (Life in the Fridge Exists)
1989 - 1991, Presenter - Television