"...was the first time I have seen a live musical comedy act complete their show with all 10,000 guests on their feet in appreciation, admiration and hysterical laughter!"
Flight of the Conchords LIVE
Vector Arena, Auckland City
01 July 2012
The evening began with comedy pieces from American Arj Barker, known as the indifferent friend Dave in the HBO series Flight of the Conchords. He revved up some New Zealand pride with the audience as he complimented the kiwi way of life and softly bad mouthed the Amercian. His act was short, sweet and did exactly as it was meant to, got the audience ready to "rock the party".
After a 15 minute intermission, all 10,000 fans at Vector Arena were in their seats, drinks and snacks in hand, ready to laugh all night with their favourite tv characters. Jemaine and Bret began the show with a short "technical difficulty", generating more anticipation throughout the crowd as they could be heard, but not yet seen. Their opening song was an entertaining "Too Many Dicks on the Dance Floor", delivered in full robot costume and followed by an engaging banter regarding the literal and metaphorical meaning behind the lyrics. After a slight costume change; (they swiveled their robot masks around), they were onto an upbeat and energetic "The Humans Are Dead".
Jemaine and Bret truly delivered for all guests in attendance. Their breaks were non-existent, they interacted with the audience every chance they got, and all banter inbetween songs was in full tv show character that had the audience in stitches. They even brought in "Nigel" their one-person orchestra who turned out to be a crowd favourite. For 2+ hours it was pure Flight of the Conchords quality entertainment. At the end of the show it was obvious the crowd was satisfied as this was the first time I have seen a live musical comedy act complete their show with all 10,000 guests on their feet in appreciation, admiration and hysterical laughter!
A job well done boys!
Written by: Deanna Deacon
After a 15 minute intermission, all 10,000 fans at Vector Arena were in their seats, drinks and snacks in hand, ready to laugh all night with their favourite tv characters. Jemaine and Bret began the show with a short "technical difficulty", generating more anticipation throughout the crowd as they could be heard, but not yet seen. Their opening song was an entertaining "Too Many Dicks on the Dance Floor", delivered in full robot costume and followed by an engaging banter regarding the literal and metaphorical meaning behind the lyrics. After a slight costume change; (they swiveled their robot masks around), they were onto an upbeat and energetic "The Humans Are Dead".
Jemaine and Bret truly delivered for all guests in attendance. Their breaks were non-existent, they interacted with the audience every chance they got, and all banter inbetween songs was in full tv show character that had the audience in stitches. They even brought in "Nigel" their one-person orchestra who turned out to be a crowd favourite. For 2+ hours it was pure Flight of the Conchords quality entertainment. At the end of the show it was obvious the crowd was satisfied as this was the first time I have seen a live musical comedy act complete their show with all 10,000 guests on their feet in appreciation, admiration and hysterical laughter!
A job well done boys!
Written by: Deanna Deacon
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