Flight of the Conchords (radio series)

Flight of the Conchords was a radio series broadcast on BBC Radio 2

BBC Radio 2

BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBC's national radio stations and the most popular station in the United Kingdom. Much of its daytime playlist-based programming is best described as Adult Contemporary or AOR, although the station is also noted for its specialist broadcasting of other musical genres...

in 2005, starring the New Zealand

New Zealand

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musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords

Flight of the Conchords

Flight of the Conchords are a New Zealand-based comedy duo composed of Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement. The duo's comedy and music became the basis of a BBC radio series and then an American television series, which premiered in 2007 on HBO, also called Flight of the Conchords.They were named...

. A 3-CD set containing all the episodes was released in 2006 by the BBC. Each disc consisted of 2 episodes. On December 31, 2010 the BBC released a 4-CD "Director's Cut" set that "will feature outtakes and full-length songs from the duo."

At the 2006 Sony Radio Academy Awards

Sony Radio Academy Awards

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, the series won bronze in the Comedy Award. The later HBO television series of the same name

Flight of the Conchords (TV series)

Flight of the Conchords is an American television comedy series that debuted on HBO on June 17, 2007. The show follows the adventures of Flight of the Conchords, a two-man band from New Zealand, as its members seek fame and success in New York City. The show stars the real-life duo, Jemaine Clement...

was a spin-off from this radio series.

The series is being repeated on BBC Radio 4 Extra in August 2011.

Credits

Performers: Jemaine Clement
Jemaine Clement
Jemaine Clement is a New Zealand comedian, actor and musician, best known as one half of the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords along with Bret McKenzie.-Early life:...

, Bret McKenzie
Bret McKenzie
Bret Peter Tarrant McKenzie is a comedian, actor, musician and producer, best known for being one half of the Grammy Award winning musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords along with Jemaine Clement....

, Rhys Darby
Rhys Darby
Rhys Montague Darby is an actor and stand-up comedian from New Zealand, known for his energetic physical comedy routines, telling stories accompanied with mime and sound effects of things such as machinery and animals...

and Neil Finn
Neil Finn
Neil Mullane Finn, OBE is a New Zealand Pop recording artist. Along with his brother Tim Finn, he was the co-frontman for Split Enz and is now frontman for Crowded House...
Presenter: Rob Brydon
Rob Brydon
Rob Brydon is a BAFTA-nominated Welsh actor, comedian, radio and television presenter, singer and impressionist...
Producer: Will Saunders
Writers: Joel Morris, Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie, Rhys Darby
Music: Bret McKenzie, Jemaine Clement, Mark Allis, David Catlin-Birch
David Catlin-Birch
David Catlin-Birch is a British musician, most notably as the World Party bassist, including their "Is It Like Today" track from No.1 album Bang, and the original and most recent Paul for leading Beatles tribute The Bootleg Beatles....

, Anna-Maria La Spina
Sound: Nigel Acheson, Clair Wordsworth, Neil Pickles, Chris Morris, Rob Capocchi
Broadcast Assistant: Hayley Nathan

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, Andy Parsons
Andy Parsons
Andy Parsons is an English comedian and writer, who regularly appears on Mock the Week. With comedy partner Henry Naylor, he has written and presented nine seasons of Parsons and Naylor’s Pull-Out Sections for BBC Radio 2.-Early life:...
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

Dan Antopolski

For the rowing coach and commentator, see Daniel TopolskiDan Antopolski is a British stand-up comic, actor and writer, mostly known for his surreal stand-up.- Stand-up comedy :Shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe include:...

, Daniel Kitson

Daniel Kitson

Daniel Kitson is an English stand-up comedian.-Career:Born to a lecturer father and primary school head teacher mother, Kitson began performing comedy at the age of 16. He was a pupil at Scissett Middle School and Shelley College in Yorkshire, England...

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 Conti

Nina Conti is a British actress, comedian and ventriloquist. Her on-stage puppet sidekick is a depressed monkey named Monk.- Early life :...

, Jimmy Carr

Jimmy Carr

James Anthony Patrick "Jimmy" Carr is an English-Irish comedian and humourist. He is known for his deadpan delivery and dark humour. He is also a writer, actor and presenter of radio and television....

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

-Early career:Mark Goodier was born in Rhodesia . His family moved to the UK when he was a child, eventually settling in Scotland. He was educated at George Heriot's School, in Edinburgh. He became a mobile DJ in Edinburgh and then joined local station Radio Forth at the age of 19...

, Greg Proops

Greg Proops

Gregory Everett "Greg" Proops is an American actor, stand-up comedian and television host. He is widely known for his work as an improvisational comedian on the UK and U.S. versions of Whose Line Is It Anyway?...

, Emma Kennedy

Emma Kennedy

Emma Kennedy is an English actress, writer and television presenter....

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: Emma Kennedy

Emma Kennedy

Emma Kennedy is an English actress, writer and television presenter....

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

Justin Edwards

Justin Edwards is an English actor and writer.Born in Hampshire, Justin studied at Manchester University, before training at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. He was a member of sketch trio The Consultants, alongside Neil Edmond and James Rawlings...

, Jarred Christmas

Jarred Christmas

Jarred Christmas is a comedian from New Zealand who makes his living in the United Kingdom. He does much work with the BBC, and won the Chortle Comedy Award for Best Compere. He is also known for being in Pot Noodle adverts....

, Beth Chalmers, Jimmy Carr

Jimmy Carr

, Emma Kennedy

Emma Kennedy

Emma Kennedy is an English actress, writer and television presenter....

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