''Flight of the Conchords'' was a radio series broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in 2005, starring the

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musical comedy duo

Flight of the Conchords Flight of the Conchords is a New Zealand musical comedy duo formed in Wellington in 1998. The band consists of multi-instrumentalists Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement. Beginning as a popular live comedy act in the early 2000s, the duo's come ...

. A 3-CD set containing all the episodes was released in 2006 by the BBC. Each disc consisted of 2 episodes. At the 2006

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, the series won bronze in the Comedy Award. The later HBO television series of the same name was a spin-off from this radio series. The series is regularly repeated on BBC Radio 4 Extra. A Director's Cut release was planned by BBC, which was set to include "outtakes and full-length songs from the duo", and was initially set to be released on 13 November 2008 and was available for pre-order from the BBC Shop. However, the release date was then pushed back to 31 December 2009 and later 31 December 2010. The title has not been released, and the BBC Shop eventually removed their product page for the item.

Credits

* Performers:

Jemaine Clement Jemaine Atea Mahana Clement (born 10 January 1974) is a New Zealand actor, comedian, musician and filmmaker. He has released several albums with Bret McKenzie as the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords, and created a comedy series of th ...

Bret McKenzie Bret Peter Tarrant McKenzie (born 29 June 1976) is a New Zealand musician, comedian, music supervisor, and actor. He is best known as one half of musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords along with Jemaine Clement. In the 2000s, the duo's c ...

Rhys Darby Rhys Montague Darby (born 21 March 1974) is a New Zealand actor and comedian, known for his energetic physical comedy routines, telling stories accompanied with mime and sound effects of things such as machinery and animals. He was nominated for ...

and

Neil Finn Neil Mullane Finn (born 27 May 1958) is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and musician who is known for being a member of Crowded House, Split Enz (which he co-fronted with brother Tim), and Fleetwood Mac. Finn rose to prominence in the late ...

* Presenter:

Rob Brydon Robert Brydon Jones (; born 3 May 1965) is a Welsh actor, comedian, impressionist, presenter, singer and writer. He played Dr Paul Hamilton in the Australian/British comedy series ''Supernova'', Bryn West in the BBC sitcom '' Gavin & Stacey'' ...

* Producer: Will Saunders * Writers: Joel Morris, Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie, Rhys Darby * Music: Bret McKenzie, Jemaine Clement, Mark Allis, David Catlin-Birch, Anna-Maria La Spina * Sound: Nigel Acheson, Clair Wordsworth, Neil Pickles, Chris Morris, Rob Capocchi * Broadcast Assistant: Hayley Nathan

Episode listing

Episode 1 - Tower of London

#Hello, I'm Rob Brydon #Think Think About It #Mikey's Flat #Flat Tour #Brian Books a Gig #Band Meeting #1 #Frodo #The Tower of London #Brian and Neil #1 #Is That an Arrow? *Guest Performers: Mike Sengelow,

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*Songs: "Think About It, Think, Think About It" (aka "Junkies with Monkeys"); "Frodo, Don't Wear The Ring"

Episode 2 - Dan & the Panda

#Hello, I'm Rob Brydon #Bowie #My Name's Tim #The Room Incident #Brian and Craig #Body Image #Bernard from EMI #You Got It Goin On #Brian and Neil #2 #The Confession Guest Performers: Dan Antopolski,

Daniel Kitson Daniel John Kitson (born 2 July 1977) is an English comedian and writer. Early life Daniel John Kitson was born in Denby Dale on 2 July 1977, the son of a primary school headteacher mother and a lecturer father. He was a pupil at Scissett Midd ...

Episode 3 - The Fans Proposition

#Hello, I'm Rob Brydon #Click on This One #Orange Dinosaur Slide #Contest Winners #Sing for Supper #Photo Book #Anything Tri #Band Meeting #2 #Guys!!! #Trevor Is Angry Guest Performers:

Nina Conti Nina Margarita Conti (born 25 August 1973) is a British actress, comedian, and ventriloquist. Early life Conti was born and raised in Hampstead, London, the daughter of actors Tom Conti and Kara Wilson. She attended King Alfred School, Londo ...

Jimmy Carr James Anthony Patrick Carr (born 15 September 1972) is a British-Irish comedian, presenter, writer, and actor. He is known for his deadpan delivery of controversial one-liners and distinctive laugh, for which he has been both praised and criti ...

Episode 4 - Pop Song

#Hello, I'm Rob Brydon #Bret Sets Off for a Pie #Business Time #Brian Can Barely Contain Himself #In the Pie Shop Again #Nearly a Woman #The Coffee Cart #What the Fuck #Whambi Turns Up Everywhere #Nearly a Woman (At The Pig & Whistle) Guest Performers: Whambi,

Mark Goodier Mark Goodier (born 9 June 1961) is a British radio disc jockey best known for his time on BBC Radio 1 between 1987 and 2002. He had two spells presenting the station's Top 40 singles chart, from 1990 to 1992 and from 1995 until 2002. He also h ...

Greg Proops Gregory Everett "Greg" Proops (born October 3, 1959) is an American actor, stand-up comedian and television host. He is widely known for his guest appearances on the U.K. and U.S. versions of ''Whose Line Is It Anyway?''. He has also voiced the ...

Emma Kennedy Emma Kennedy (born Elizabeth Emma Williams on 28 May 1967) is an English actress, lawyer, comedian, and travel writer, comedian, television presenter and author. Early life and education The daughter of teachers,

Episode 5 - Suzanne

#Hello, I'm Rob Brydon #Creative Juices #Waterloo Bridge #What You're Into #I'm Not Crying #After the Gig #Disharmony #Sue Is Trying to Split the Band #The Band's Broken Up #The Humans Are Dead Guest Performers:

Episode 6 - Neil Finn Saves The Day!

#Hello, I'm Rob Brydon #All in the Toilet #A Bret-Shaped Hole #Jemaine's Going to Do It #The Royal Albert Hall #The Folk Parody Duo #Community Fete Board #Sticky Situation #Work Permit Violation #What of the Legacy Guest Performers: Justin Edwards, Jarred Christmas, Beth Chalmers,

References

{{Authority control 2006 albums 2005 radio programme debuts BBC Radio 2 programmes Radio programs adapted into television shows