![]() ![]() The series is not a "belly-laugh-a-minute" affair but is more of a steady delight. While I didn't laugh as hard at any one episode as I did at the stand-up, it is an endless joy and this difference is worth noting. The script plays this perfectly and is refined to the point where the tone is consistent across the entire series which is not that easy to do. ![]() It is a clever bit of positioning because although it is funny, we are never really mocking Jemaine or Brett because in a way it is so gently done that we actually prefer to be naïve with them. It is hard for me to describe, because it is not a cruel style of humour but rather one where the viewers are on the inside of the joke. This answer was an effective but slight style of "awkward misunderstanding" humour that saw even simple plots turned into delightful disasters. The demand on narrative and structure within each episode means that the songs were always going to have to be a small part of each episode and I wondered what would fill the rest. The series understandably does not reproduce their stand-up show and is not as consistently funny. This special was just them performing songs but I found it hilarious and clever and as a result I was looking forward to the series, hoping for more of the same. To prevent that sounding like me saying "yeah I knew the band before they were big" I will clarify that I only saw it because BBC4 showed it the week before they started showing the series proper. I first saw Flight of the Conchords on an HBO special "One Night Stand" that was made a year or so before this series was started. In between a lack of gigs and promotional activities, Jemaine and Brett try desperately to avoid the creepy attentions of fan Mel while also trying to negotiate their way through the pitfalls of sharing a flat, having girlfriends and just living in New York as New Zealanders not used to the big city lifestyle. New Zealanders living in an one bedroom apartment, Jemaine and Brett have regular band meetings with part-time manager Murray. ![]() ![]() Jemaine and Brett are friends and fellow members of musical duo "Flight of the Conchords". ![]()
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