There is no “Sex in the city”

Salon has an interview and a podcast with the boys.
Conversations: Flight of the Conchords

The New Zealand duo behind a hilarious new HBO show get serious about comedy in this interview and podcast.
By Thomas Rogers
Jun. 15, 2007 |
In a studio lot in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, N.Y., Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement are on the verge [...]

Pop Pop Pop PopMatters

Only those familiar with 80’s music (and the band M) will get that joke. Good review at PopMatters.
HBO’s ‘Conchords’ mixes mirth and music
by Mike Duffy
Detroit Free Press (MCT)
15 June 2007
“Flight of the Conchords” has a goofy cool beat you can really laugh to.
Oh sure, you could also do a dizzy little dance to HBO’s new [...]

Hipster Heaven

The New York Sun gives the series a thumbs up.
HBO Finds Hipster Heaven

Television
By ERICA ORDEN
June 15, 2007
In one of the opening scenes of “Flight of the Conchords,” which makes its premiere Sunday on HBO, buddies Bret and Jemaine, played by New Zealanders Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement, approach their friend Dave (Arj Barker) at [...]

FoTC on NPR

First, Jemaine was on “All things considered” and now both are on “Fresh Air.” Woo-Hoo! NPR hearts the Conchords. Thank you Deirdre!

‘Conchords’: Musical Comedy from Clueless Kiwis

Fresh Air from WHYY, June 14, 2007 · Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie, aka the folk-parody band Flight of the Conchords, hail from New Zealand and were named best [...]

A review from the NYTimes

My favorite (so far) review of the HBO series. In my opinion..a must read.
 
The New Zealand Invasion: Digi-Folk Now!

By ALESSANDRA STANLEYPublished: June 15, 2007
It sometimes seems as if there is only one joke, and it’s innocence. From Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton to Jerry Lewis, Will Ferrell and Steve Carell, a comedian is [...]

I heart Canada

So many good interviews with the boys are coming out. This one is from Canada’s National Post.

Kebab doesn’t rhyme with cab

and that’s why these Kiwis are so brilliant
Rob McKenzie
National Post
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Although the citizens of Vancouver did everything to discourage them short of feeding their carcasses to orcas, Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie [...]

Entertainment Weekly article

Go, go, go!
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