This is what we're going to miss: porn. You have to give me just a little something something. "When I go. Just look at Bret and Jemaine: they are so cute. You've been kissing me all night, Bret. "Ooh! The song "I'm Not Crying" appears in the film The Pirates! What just happened? The aesthetic of "The New Cup" is noticeably different from that of, say, "Girlfriends." And a pole-dancing Jemaine sings, with all the damsel-in-distress bathos of your typical movie prostitute: "I cannot see my way out. [10] Just give me a little sugar. Jemaine vividly remembers the first time he met Bret; “he was wearing a hat”. [12] What? [16][17], In 2004, the band created a radio series for BBC Radio 2. They are reluctant, but too polite to say no. The series revolves around a fictional version of the pair as they try to achieve success as a band in New York City and try to develop an American fan base. It is an earth-shaking, magnificent sound, one that is rarely heard outside of Beatles concerts in the early '60s, or midnight book-release parties for new installments of Twilight. On 10 December 2009, the duo and co-creator/director James Bobin announced via their website that the show would not return for a third season.[22]. Bret attempts to cover up, but Lisa persists. They performed on the Main Stage of the Sasquatch! There is no female sexual indignity, short of an unwanted pregnancy, to which Bret and Jemaine have not been subjected. But the audience laughs; the audience loves it. The conventional pop-science wisdom is that women are less visual than men in their sexual arousal, but it's difficult to argue this convincingly when women have so little to be visual about. Flight Of The Conchords Explain Where They've Been - YouTube But what about women? We hear you like to have a good time.". It cannot be a coincidence that within the first seven episodes alone Bret and Jemaine have pole-danced, whored themselves, dressed up for kinky sex with a fetishistic woman; they've been tied up, painted in a nude portrait, and mistaken multiple times for lovers -- that eternal female fantasy. [32], In an interview published in Indiewire in August 2015, Clement said that a Flight of the Conchords movie was being written, although he indicated that it is still in the early phases.[33]. Bret attempts to regain his confidence by exposing his body in public, but finds that this only makes his self-esteem worse. You had sex on me!" On the surface, the answer is obvious. They then headlined at the opening weekend at Comix comedy club, where they recorded two tracks included on 2007's "The Distant Future". This show also features many other comedians in guest starring roles. Also, just look at them. She isn't going to Iraq, and having used him, she has no interest in seeing him again. [23] In May 2010, Bret and Jemaine also appeared in a web video on bbc.co.uk in which they officially opened the BBC's Comedy website. Their EP The Distant Future, produced by Mickey Petralia and recorded in Los Angeles and New York by Petralia and engineer Matt Shane, was released on 7 August 2007; the live portions were taken from concerts at Comix comedy club in New York City. Why? The Flight of the Conchords series started off in primitive form as a BBC Radio program before finding a home on HBO.The show, which followed … The songs, in order, were "Bowie", "Ladies of the World", "Petrov, Yelyena and Me", and "Hotties".

They are so cute. The premise is surreal, and, plays it absolutely straight, from Jemaine's skimpy, skintight hooker-outfit, to people's mixed reactions of moral outrage and paternalistic concern at his plight. It was confirmed in March 2012, that a full 10-show tour of larger New Zealand venues was in place for June 2012. [14] Sign up for membership to become a founding member and help shape HuffPost's next chapter, Register to vote and apply for an absentee ballot today. too many times to count. All original shows sold out within 10 minutes once they were released on general sale. / Male prostitution seems to be my only option.". The first season consisted of 12 episodes. She forces herself into his apartment and wakes him up in the middle of the night, coercing him into sex using familiar male guilt tactics: "Come on. For McKenzie and Clement are the most sexually objectified men on television, outside of gay porn. [26] However, HBO has stated they themselves do not have plans for such a film.[27]. "OOOOOH, FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS, YOU'RE SO BIG!!!!!!".

Encouraged, the two men begin to improvise, instigating a playful call-and-response with the audience. [19], The BBC Radio 2 series won the duo the Bronze Sony Radio Academy Award for comedy.[20]. On 28 May 2008, they performed at the Google I/O conference in San Francisco. on Australia's ABC TV[7], HBO gave the group a special on their Friday night half-hour comedy series One Night Stand. So much of their comedy depends on their sexual passivity, on one or both of them taking the female sexual role, submissive to sexually dominant women. "Jemaine," sings Bret, in a parody of "Roxanne, "you don't have to be a prostitute! / Be more constructive with your feedback!" https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Flight_of_the_Conchords&oldid=973693193, Wikipedia indefinitely move-protected pages, Wikipedia articles with BIBSYS identifiers, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, James Bobin, Jemaine Clement, and Bret McKenzie for, James Bobin, Jemaine Clement, and Bret McKenzie for Flight of the Conchords (Episode: "Prime Minister"), Early footage of Flight of the Conchords at the, This page was last edited on 18 August 2020, at 17:41. Flight of the Conchords' Bret McKenzie. Perhaps this is part of the joke, but if so, the joke is rather feeble. Over the course of two seasons of Flight of the Conchords, Bret McClegnie and Jemaine Clemaine (as their characters on the show are named) have been pressured into sex, coerced into sex, forced into sex, tricked into sex, and drugged into sex.

In an Adventure with Scientists! Bret McKenzie, Soundtrack: Flight of the Conchords. And the audience collapses in nervous, embarrassed giggles. This time around, Bret and Jemaine seem to be sexually aware of their own bodies, vamping for the camera like the scantily clad girls who writhe in MTV videos. And why is it so hot when they do? Like a dog whistle, it is perceptible only to women, and in response -- without understanding quite why, only sensing it on an instinctual level -- they go wild. We made it easy for you to exercise your right to vote! Two men who do." Why? Every night, viewers can expect: Comedy, humor, funny moments, witty interviews, celebrities, famous people, movie stars, bits, humorous celebrities doing bits, funny celebs, big group photos of every star from Hollywood, even the reclusive ones, plus also jokes. The duo appeared at the 2016 Newport Folk Festival in Newport, Rhode Island. The Conchords have a number of dates yet to play on their current tour after it had to be postponed when McKenzie broke his hand back in March. "Other rappers dis me / Say my rhymes are sissy / Why? [18] Largely improvised, the series was based on the band's search for commercial success in London. They have even been driven into prostitution. On 10 February 2008, they were awarded the Grammy for best comedy album, for The Distant Future.[13]. On 23 August 2013, Flight of the Conchords co-headlined the Oddball & Curiosity Festival with Dave Chappelle, kicking off the tour in Austin, Texas. The duo's live performances have gained them a worldwide cult following. They also performed at the South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas. They also appeared on the season four finale of the Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, briefly replacing Tim and Eric during a high-stakes game of tennis. But unexpectedly, it also happens to be sexy, perhaps uniquely so for women. What? Porn that only we recognize as porn -- porn that's just for us, porn that we have spent our whole lives searching for, but never found until Flight of the Conchords. ; they've slathered themselves in hair gel, eyeliner, and lip gloss. Now they have Flight of the Conchords.

In "The New Cup," Bret and Jemaine fall into hard times and turn to prostitution -- selling themselves to women, of course. Why? The series simultaneously premiered in Canada on The Movie Network and Movie Central, and was also shown on The Comedy Network. Clement scratches the back of his head shyly. It featured Rob Brydon as their narrator,[18] Rhys Darby as their manager and Jimmy Carr as a devoted fan called Kipper. Flight of the Conchords makes Emmys shortlist (+photos), "Flight of the Conchords on bbc.co.uk/comedy", "Bret McKenzie on Songwriting for The Muppets, Jason Segel's Power Ballad, and Teaching Chris Cooper to Rap", "Flight of the Conchords announce plans for a movie | Film & TV News", "Flight of the Conchords movie rumours dismissed – Story – Entertainment", "Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement Cure Kids with New Flight of the Conchords Song", "Flight of the Conchords Return With New Song 'Feel Inside (And Stuff Like That)' (Video)", "Red Nose Day Comedy For Cure Kids – Shows", "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart | The Official New Zealand Music Chart", "Why Jemaine Clement, Unlikely Romantic Hero of 'People Places Things,' Wasn't Sure What Kind of Film They Were Making", "Flight of the Conchords Win Bronze at Sony Awards", "Flight of the Conchords miss out on Emmys", The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late), An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May, Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh (A Letter from Camp), To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With, Those of You with or Without Children, You'll Understand, Music for an Awful Lot of Winds and Percussion, Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents ... America: A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction.

The film was released on 3 August 2009. It is largely unremarked upon, and passes unnoticed by critics and male fans and, possibly, by McKenzie and Clement themselves. The duo made a special guest appearance as the aliens in two episodes of The Drinky Crow Show on Cartoon Network's late-night television programming block Adult Swim. We just need a story". / Do you have any other skills? All this role reversal is funny, of course, in the same way that nerdy white guys rapping is funny. This is supposed to be funny in itself, and indeed, the audience is appreciative. After all, it is an unspoken secret among their fans that Flight of the Conchords are really not very good. To an outside observer, the question is mystifying. [4], They performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2002 and 2003, when they were nominated for the Perrier Award. What do they have? On 13 February 2008, Flight of the Conchords had their first post-Grammy concert, a freebie show, at a small Wellington video store called Aro Video. They have been sexually taken advantage of, and then made to feel ashamed for it. McKenzie's voice is reedy and weak; Clement's is frequently off key.