Rhys Darby: ‘It’s Pretty Ridiculous, But It Really Happened’

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🗓️ 8 March 2022

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

From his early days as Murray the manager on ‘Flight of the Conchords’ to his latest role as the “gentleman pirate” in Taika Waititi’s new HBO Max series ‘Our Flag Means Death,’ comedian Rhys Darby has never stopped being the funniest part of whatever he’s doing. In this episode, the New Zealander talks about how he first hooked up with Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie, how he felt when they decided to end their seminal HBO show after just two seasons and whether he can imagine a reboot down the line. We also get into what it was like to star opposite Jim Carrey in his first movie, hilarious stories about his failed auditions for dramas like ‘Westworld’ and ‘True Detective’ and a lot more.

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0:00.0	Fifteen years ago, there were few things funnier than a Flight of the Concord's band meeting.
0:06.4	And for that, we can thank my guest on this week's show.
0:10.0	Okay, band meeting.
0:12.0	Jermaine.
0:13.0	Yes.
0:14.0	Brett.
0:15.0	What's wrong with being from New Zealand?
0:18.0	Are you picking on Brett again, Jermaine?
0:20.0	No. I didn't pick on him.
0:21.6	It was a...
0:22.6	You're from New Zealand as well.
0:23.6	Yeah, I know that.
0:24.6	Murray present.
0:25.6	And I'm from New Zealand.
0:26.6	You're insulting me as well.
0:28.6	But it wasn't even me that...
0:29.6	You're hurting all of us when you bring down New Zealand, okay?
0:32.6	Stop it.
0:33.6	But I didn't pick on him.
0:35.6	Tension in the band. Brett upset.
0:39.3	All sorted now.
0:41.3	Do we have any gigs, Murray or any band opportunities?
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