Frank De Lima
A master of spoofery and witty parody, Frank De Lima is the Delightful, Delirious musical comedian voted Hawaii's favorite entertainer. His comedy show is a fresh, witty revue using musical parodies to poke fun at today's topics, fads, attitudes and people. It has earned him the vote of "favorite entertainer" year after year. His popularity in Hawaii is due not only to the fact that he is genuinely funny, but also because he produces a completely new show every year to keep his material fresh and current.
Proclaimed the Portuguese Prince of Hawaiian comedy, De Lima began his show business career before a group of his peers in a kindergarten class. It seems that young Frank was committed to entertain from the very beginning.
De Lima is a quarter Portuguese, a quarter Hawaiian, with a pinch of Irish, Scottish, English, Spanish, French, and Chinese tossed into his island genealogical stew. Appearing on stage in the role of an equal opportunity insultor, De Lima shoots from the lip with a rapid fire zinging of multi-racial quips labeled by locals as "Portagee" jokes.
Surprising to many people, De Lima actually began his professional career as a singer, not as a comic. But he has indeed successfully married his serious singing talent to his gift for comic satire. Adding a generous splash of genuine playfulness, De Lima's performances typically romp around on stage, slipping into a busload of different ethnic characters, bursting into unexpected song, popping out with witty parodies and often jumping out to stalk an unsuspecting audience.
A hot item on the Hawaiian entertainment scene, he has succeeded in nightclubs as a musical comedian, in concerts at the Waikiki Shell, on radio as a talk show host, on records as a singer with the hits, "Portagee Fight Song", "Radio KOHO", "Abdullah Fataai", "Waimea Lullaby", Honoruru, Hawaii", "Don't Sneeze When You Eat Saimin", "Lucille", and in his hit videos "Best of De Lima" and "Best of De Lima Too."
Frank De Lima will continue to make albums, tour, and pull in crowds. His style is unique, constantly changing and above all, entertaining. But whatever it is, you know you will laugh, you will be amazed, and you will enjoy.
Look for his collection of CD's, videos, and wild T-shirts on sale at his show.