So much for taking it easy.

Despite promising himself and his family that he would “take a nice break this year,” local stand-up comic and TV/radio personality Augie Tulba will be awfully busy in 2008. In fact, he just returned yesterday from a four-day trip to Saipan.

It’s always fun to talk story with this guy. I wrote about him last year, when Tulba was more than a little anxious about his first headlining performance at the Blaisdell Arena.

Tulba, his wife, Star-Bulletin photographer Craig Kojima and myself all sat on the grass at the corner of Ward and Kapiolani, eating plate lunches before Kojima snapped some shots and I got my interview.

As he told me then, “”The last time I was here, I got knocked down … it was my last pro fight.”

Tulba called last week to give me a little update before he left for Saipan. He was excited to share the details about a deal to move “The Augie Show” from OC-16 to KFVE.

Up first, however, is a TV special set to air Wednesday at 8 p.m. on KHNL. The one-hour program will feature highlights from “The Augie Show” and promote his upcoming slot on KFVE.

I’ll have more details about Tulba’s move from OC-16, upcoming gigs and his return to the Honolulu radio airwaves in Friday’s “In the Mix.”

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