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Random: Business Time With The Conchords

Posted November 14, 2007 9:57 AM

There are plenty of comedians out there, but one of the funniest types are those guys that sing their humor. Demetri Martin is one comedian that has really nailed singing as well as presentational comedy when he busts out his big drawing pad. Zach Galifianakis also does bits in his stand up with a piano. With both of these comedians and surely a great many more out there that have an original style with their music and humor it is always fun to happen on a new comedian that does things good. In this case it is actually two comedians, the two members of Flight of the Conchords.

They are the self-billed group that was "Formerly New Zealand's fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo acapella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo" (having been bumped by a tribute band of themselves, Like of the Conchords). Obviously you can tell they make jokes out of anything. The duo's comedy and music became first the basis of a BBC radio series and then an American television series, capturing audiences with combination of witty banter, characterization and acoustic guitars. The singing, rhyming, and discourse between the two makes for quite the fun time. They are out here from New Zealand though, which means they're trying to expand their fan base. So why not check their stuff and help them out. Ladies and gentleman, Flight of the Conchords.