"Even shorn of their comedic context, the best of these tracks still have the power to rupture internal organs at 20 paces. "I Told You I Was Freaky is a smart, funny, musically vast album, giving everyone's favourite Kiwis a chance to broaden the canvas of their twitchy, awkward, displaced brand of comedy." - musicOMH "It's safe to say this is the most endlessly playable comedy album of the new millennium." - Uncut These albums earned the band six spots in the Triple J Hottest 100 over two years for hits like ‘Business Time', ‘Hurt Feelings' and ‘Too Many Dicks on the Dancefloor'. The musical musings of Flight Of The Conchords formed the backbone of their much loved, self titled series and were celebrated in two highly successful soundtracks Flight Of The Conchords and I Told You I Was Freaky (out now through Sub Pop). The series spanned two seasons and earned them a massive 10 Emmy nominations and a WGA nomination for Best Comedy Series. Throughout their live performances the duo picks up multiple instruments, including the ukulele, toy piano, keytar, synth and a ‘1987 Casio DG-20 Casio electric guitar set to mandolin' to create the sounds of some of the most bizarrely wonderful crowd singalongs heard on-stage.Īfter getting their start in stand up comedy, Bret and Jemaine created a radio series for BBC Radio 2 before launching into acclaimed HBO comedy series Flight Of The Conchords which propelled the duo into the limelight on a global scale.
New Zealand's self-proclaimed ‘fourth most popular folk-parody duo' make musical comedy an art form. In a buoyant career spanning almost fifteen years, Flight Of The Conchords has become one of Australia's favourite comedy and musical acts, with the band gaining notoriety for their hilarious ditties including ‘Carol Brown', ‘Foux Da Fafa', ‘Epileptic Dogs' and many more. The wait is over - New Zealand's much loved folk comedy duo Flight Of The Conchords are finally coming to Australia! The Frontier Touring Company will be bringing Kiwi funny men Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement to visit fans on the other side of the Tasman for their first ever run of Australian headline shows this July.
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