Flight Of The Conchords are New Zealands 4th best novelty music act
The Flight of the Conchords is a folk/pop/comedy duo composed of Bret McKenzie (of The Black Seeds and Figwit fame) and Jemaine Clement of (also a member of the comedy duo Humourbeast with Taika Cohen). Billing themselves as "New Zealand's fourth most popular folk-parody duo", the group depends upon a combination of witty banter and acoustic guitars to work the audience.
History
The band released Folk The World - Live Album in 2002.
In 2002 they performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for the first time. Returning in 2003 with a new show, they were nominated for the prestigious Perrier Award. They also performed there in 2004.
In 2005, BBC Radio 2 broadcast their first radio series. Largely improvised, it features fellow kiwi comedian Rhys Darby as their bumbling manager Brian Nesbit and British comedy actors Rob Brydon as their narrator and Jimmy Carr as a devoted fan called Kipper. NZ's most successful Singer/Songwriter Neil Finn also makes a cameo each episode as himself. Also in 2005, HBO gave the group a special on their Friday night half-hour stand-up comedy series One Night Stand. The BBC series was released as a 3-CD set in 2006, under the title The Complete BBC Radio Show
Jemaine Clement has appeared in 2006 television commercials for Outback Steakhouse in the U.S. This advertising campaign was launched during Super Bowl XL. The pair were also featured in a 2005 campaign for British mobile phone retailer Phones 4U immediately prior to the current 'Jack' campaign.
The duo is currently working on a 12-part series for HBO, titled Flight of the Conchords; it will revolve around the guys trying to achieve success in New York City as a band and will star fellow comedians Rob Brydon, Arj Barker and Rhys Darby. The first episode can currently be viewed here. It premiered on HBO at 10:30 pm, June 17, 2007. They have also signed a record deal with legendary U.S. record label SubPop. Their first album for the label is due later this year.
Trivia
Jemaine starred in Taika Waititi's feature film 'Eagle Vs. Shark
Members
Discography
Albums
Singles
TV
- 2007 - HBO's Flight Of The Conchords
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May 2007
