As for his new animated series, there's no word yet on when it'll make its debut. Kristen Joy Schaal (/ l / born January 24, 1978) is an American actress, comedian, and writer. Aside from his new show, McKenzie's also busy writing music for the sequel to 2011's The Muppets (his song "Man or Muppet won the 2012 Academy Award for best original song), and he'll also appear in the next two of Peter Jackson's Hobbit films.
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Music was an integral part of the show, but there's no indication of whether this new series will feature much in the way of song. Flight of the Conchords-return with this comedy special.
McKenzie is best-known for bringing his band to HBO in the Flight of the Conchords series, which lasted for two seasons. Ten years after their critically acclaimed HBO series debuted, New Zealand music-comedy savants Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement-a.k.a. The "workplace comedy" will focus on a group of friends at a near-obsolete NASA space center in Boulder, CO - there's no word on who might be cast to voice these workers, but McKenzie is a "possibility."
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According to TV Guide, McKenzie signed a deal with Fox to develop his own animated series alongside King of the Hill veterans Tony Gama-Lobo and Rebecca May.
the promotion of such fragile comedic chemistry isn’t going to keep viewers riveted.Bret McKenzie, half of the New Zealand-based music / comedy duo Flight of the Conchords, is bringing his talents back to TV. But after the music stops, there isn’t a whole lot going on here, funny or otherwise, and as the clock creeps toward 11 p.m. Their mournful vibe is well-suited by the mocking tunes that also are surprisingly well-crafted, further fueling the satirical effect. The incorporation of their music into the story lines proves the most entertaining element. McKenzie and Clement also write the episodes (in tandem with director James Bobin) as well as co-produce, and the adaptation of their live show to a situation-comedy style is decidedly hit and miss. The situations are absurd to the extreme, like Jemaine dating Bret’s former girlfriend, or Jemaine deciding that a tape could be an adequate live performing replacement for his suddenly reluctant partner. Flight of the Conchords have no plans to start a podcast of their own anytime soon (instead, fans can catch them on their summer tour), but Uncle Bertie’s Botanarium may be just the beginning of. They wait in vain for gigs that never come, whiling away their time by awkwardly chasing women and breaking into ridiculous song to express themselves more effectively. The gimmick with “Flight of the Conchords” (the title also being the name of their comedy act) finds the boys struggling to make a name for themselves as transplanted New Zealanders living on New York’s Lower East Side who seem to perform their folk parody act in their minds more than reality. Comedy Arts Festival by storm in 2005, named Best Alternative Comedy Act then. The horn-rimmed Clement and grunge-infused McKenzie plopped onto the HBO radar while taking the HBO-run U.S. You know that clammy sheen that sticks to you like a houseguest with space issues? Clement and McKenzie have it so consistently that it seems a purposeful visual conceit to help ratchet up the squirm factor - a ratcheting we, in fact, hardly need. But the biggest problem with the first three episodes screened for review: Our slacker-nerd heroes are always sweating. In truth, the time period could help “Conchords” build buzz as an acquired taste. (though cushioned by its “Entourage” lead-in). This last fact might well be a deal breaker given that they star in this new 12-episode summertime series, albeit one somewhat buried at 10:30 p.m. Its two leads, the New Zealand music-comedy duo of Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie, are deadpan and clever but so cloyingly doofy that they’re not only tough to root for but difficult to watch for extended periods as well. Which brings us to “Flight of the Conchords,” which has its moments of wiggy charm but lacks an essential ingredient: star charisma. And while there is a certain consistency of vision in the likes of “Entourage,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and “Extras” - single camera, no laugh track, dry, subtle, eccentric - the laugh quotient is pretty much all over the map. LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Apart from “Sex and the City,” HBO’s comedies inspire decidedly less buzz than do its dramas.
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