Small bits in the New Zealand Herald

Small newsy bits in the NZ Herald
A couple of mentions in the New Zealand Herald. (That was redundant.)
11.05.06
Snippets:

“Conchords fly New Zealand flag”
New Zealand duo The Flight of the Conchords have picked up a bronze award for comedy at the Sony Awards in London.
The Kiwi comedians, Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement, won for their self-titled [...]

Conchords up for Radio Award

Chris Addison, Lee Mack and the Flight Of The Conchords are all up for the most prestigious prize for radio comedy.
They have all been shortlisted for a Sony Award for their work last year, alongside Mitchell and Webb and Radio 1’s oneclick/comedy, the late-night showcase of new comedy talent.
Mitchell and Webb, stars of Channel 4’s [...]

Jemaine is a Vampire

Jemaine is collaborating with friend Taika Waititi in “What We Do In The Shadows: Interviews with some Vampires.” Read more here

Conchords Interview & Competition

An interview with the small one without glasses and the cool one.
The Comedy Blog at bbc.co.uk has a cute interview with the boys. Apparently Jemaine became disillusioned with the questions and refused to answer the last question. Then in protest he turned off his computer since the “interview” was in the form of questions sent [...]

Wellington Ukulele Orchestra

Thanks to the fabulous Carrie Baylis for this tidbit on Bret’s Ukulele Band!
From her email:

Wellington Ukulele Orchestra (or sometimes Tropical Downbeat Orchestra) - Play Thursday Mornings 8.30am at Deluxe Cafe and quite often at Cabaret.
eg: Cabaret - Sat April 8
Tropical Downbeat Orchestra 11 pm
Bret Mckenzie’s chance of stardom with his Ukulele bandits play [...]

Conchords in Time Magazine

FoTC in Time
The Conchords are in the April 17th issue of Time Magazine as comic innovators. Finally, someone notices.

DON’T MIND THEM. THEY’RE MUSICAL: THE GENTLE COMICS

In the comedy jungle, where Robin Williams is a big silverback ape and Jon Stewart a sneaky hyena, Flight of the Conchords are tiny fawns. Their whimsical acoustic-guitar [...]

Dave Reports from Yard Dog Gallery Show

Thank you Dave for this great write-up and fantastic photo! One of my favorites anyway..

I saw the guys on Wednesday at The Yard Dog Folk Art Gallery during South by South West, Austin’s huge music Festival. At first the guys couldn’t get the equipment to cooperate, telling rowdy fans to shut up so they could [...]