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Bret Peter Tarrant McKenzie (born 29 June 1976 in Wellington, New Zealand) is a musician, actor, producer, writer and comedian, best known for being half of the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords with Jemaine Clement.Bret is a former member of The Black Seeds. He has released an album called Prototype as Video Kid and is a member of the Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra. McKenzie attended Clifton Terrace Model School (model in the sense of a standard school for training teachers; not a school for models), Wellington College and then Victoria University of Wellington where he met Jemaine Clement who was also studying film and theatre. Together they were members of So You're a Man. They later formed Flight of the Conchords.As an actor, he has appeared in the first and third films in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy. His silent role in the first film achieved some internet notoriety as Figwit. Bret's father Peter McKenzie played the role of Elendil in Lord of the Rings. Bret, along with fellow Conchord Jemaine, was featured as one of 2008's "100 Sexiest People in a special edition of the Australian magazine 'Who'
Jemaine Clement (born January 10, 1974 in New Zealand) is a musician, actor, director, producer, comedian and writer, best known for being half of the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords with Bret McKenzie. Describing himself as part Maori, part European.Clement spent his formative years in the Wairarapa region of New Zealand. Moving to New Zealand's capital Wellington, where he studied drama and film at Victoria University of Wellington, Clement met Taika Waititi (a.k.a. Taika Cohen) with whom he went on to form The Humourbeasts, and an earlier 1990s five-man group, which included Bret McKenzie, called So You're a Man. So You're a Man toured both New Zealand and Australia in 1995 and made an appearance at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. It was also at Victoria University that Clement and Bret McKenzie formed Flight of the Conchords. They have toured internationally and released three CDs: Folk the World Tour in 2002, The Distant Future EP in 2007, and Flight of the Conchords in 2008. The Conchords produced a six-part improvisational comedy radio program on BBC Radio 2 and have appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Late Show with David Letterman and The Late Late Show. After a successful appearance in 2005 on HBOs One Night Stand, the Conchords were offered their own 12-part HBO series Flight of the Conchords. Its first season ran from June to September 2007, and was renewed for a second season, which aired on HBO in the US from January to March 2009. Clement has starred in a number of television commercials internationally and provided voiceovers for many others in New Zealand. In 1999, Clement was a Radio Awards Winner as writer for Trashed, for Channel Z, Wellington. In 2000 he was given a Special Radio Awards Commendation for The Sunglass Store. He also was a writer and cast member of the television shows Skitz and Tellylaughs in New Zealand. In 2004, Jemaine and Bret appeared in the UK ad campaign for Phones 4U. On February 5, 2006, Outback Steakhouse debuted a series of television commercials starring Clement during Super Bowl XL in which Clement pretends to be Australian and feigns an Australian accent. This is ironic, as one of the long-running gags of Flight of the Conchords is the traditional ill-will between New Zealand and Australia and the differences between their corresponding accents. The campaign ended in July 2006. Jemaine Clement also starred in the Export Gold 'Wheelbarrow' television commercial and does the voice over for the L&P world famous in New Zealand" ad series. He also played the character Jarrod in Taika Waititi's film Eagle vs Shark (2007), an indie romantic comedy. Jemaine, along with fellow Conchord Bret, was featured as one of 2008's 100 Sexiest People in a special edition of the Australian magazine Who. In August 2008, Clement married long time girlfriend Miranda Manasiadis. This same month it was announced that Clement had signed to star in Gentlemen Broncos, a comedy by Jared Hess, as Ronald Chevalier, a successful fantasy novelist who rips off the work of an aspiring writer. Clement welcomed his first son, named Sophocles Iraia, in October of 2008 in New York City.
Bret McKenzie
Jemaine Clement
List of Epidsodes
Season 2 1: A Good Opportunity Bret and Jemaine fire Murray for neglecting them in favour of the Crazy Dogggz and almost immediately they receive an offer to write a jingle for a commercial. Meanwhile Murray's fortunes reverse after he discovers that the Crazy Dogggz big hit is a rip-off of a 1990s Polish song. 2: The New Cup Bret and Jemaine's fortunes unravel after Bret buys a new tea cup. With emergency band funds unavailable, Jemaine takes desperate measures in hopes of supplementing their income. 3: The Tough Brets After disparaging rappers in a song, Bret starts a gang when he fears for his safety; Murray endures a series of degrading encounters with members of the Australian consulate. 4: Murray Takes It to the Next Level Murray tries to elevate Bret and Jemaine on his friendship graph, bringing his questioning pal Jim in on the plan; Mel demands an apology from Bret for inappropriate dream behavior. 5: Unnatural Love After a one-night stand, Jemaine is horrified to discover he has accidentally slept with an Australian. Bret and Murray are also dismayed, but Jemaine can't resist continuing to date her. 6: Love Is a Weapon of Choice Bret and Jemaine both fall for a woman whose missing dog has epilepsy, leading to a duel, a canine benefit and a couple of new tunes. 7: Prime Minister Foiled by the White House, Murray arranges a presidential meeting for the visiting Prime Minister of New Zealand; a tribute gig ends with Jemaine getting a date with an Art Garfunkel fanatic. 8: New Zealand Town Trying to look cool for a gig at the Grand Opening of New York's one-block New Zealand enclave, the Conchords end up getting hooked on hair gel. 9: Wingmen Bret enlists Jemaine and Dave to help him try to land a girlfriend; Murray regrets making Greg his scapegoat. 10: Evicted Unable to pay off their back rent, Bret and Jemaine move in with Mel and Doug; Murray looks to cash in on a stage play about the Conchords' travels.
Season 1 1: Sally Bret and Jemaine go to a party at Dave's place where Jemaine sees, and falls for, a beautiful girl named Sally. Jemaine's growing relationship leaves Bret feeling neglected and Murray helps the band film a music video. 2: Bret Gives Up the Dream The band's poor financial state leads Bret to get a job as a human billboard to help make ends meet. However, it interferes with the band's gig at a travel expo, so Murray and Jemaine replace Bret with a cassette tape in hopes of outdoing the flashier Australian display. Bret is attracted to a girl, Coco, at his new job. 3: Mugged Bret loses Jemaine's trust after Bret abandons him when they get mugged. To regain it, Bret tries to retrieve Jemaine's stolen "camera phone" (a phone with a camera taped to it) from their muggers, who are experiencing their own trust issues. 4: Yoko Bret begins dating Coco, but Jemaine won't stop tagging along on the dates. When Bret asks him to stop, Jemaine concludes that Coco is trying to break up the band. 5: Sally Returns After Jemaine reconnects with Sally, Bret decides that he wants to pursue her as well. However, when they both show up at her birthday party to woo her with their homemade presents, they are in for a shock. 6: Bowie After a photo session, Bret develops body image issues and gets some advice in a series of dreams featuring his idol, David Bowie (played by Jemaine). Jemaine plots to cheer him up and Murray tries to get one of the band's tunes used for a musical greeting card. 7: Drive By Bret and Jemaine are shocked by the prejudiced actions of a fruit vendor who won't sell to them because they are New Zealanders. Dave recommends a strong response and teaches them how to "flip the bird". Murray is smitten with the new tech support lady at the consulate. 8: Girlfriends Bret and Jemaine pick up two women who work in a croissant shop and have very different dating experiences. Murray negotiates a record deal for the band. 9: What Goes on Tour Murray organizes a warm-up tour in preparation for a big gig in Central Park. However, the boys' carelessness and an encounter with a women's water-polo team threatens to ruin the tour and strain their relationship with the well-intentioned Murray. 10: New Fans A performance at a local 'World Music Jam' results in the Conchords gaining two new fans, Summer and Rain, but Mel is suspicious of the newcomers and their motives. Murray encourages the band to adopt a more 'rock star' attitude to enhance their image. 11: The Actor Bret and Jemaine ask a 'semi-professional' actor to cheer Murray up after a gig doesn't go well, but the actor gets caught up in the role and offers the band a record deal. 12: The Third Conchord Murray hires a bongo player for the band without consulting Bret and Jemaine. They are not happy about it and decide to fire him, but it's Bret who ends up out of the band. He responds by forming his own competing band. Eventually, the two new members of their bands decide to form their own duo with Murray agreeing to manage them.
Flight of the Conchord's Songs
The Most Beautiful Girl (In the Room) Robots I'm Not Crying Inner City Pressure She's So Hot — BOOM Rock the Party Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenoceros Think About It She-Wolf If You're Into It Pencils in the Wind (a.k.a. Sello Tape(a.k.a brown paper white paper)) Business Time Song for Sally Bret, You Got It Going On Bowie Albi the Racist Dragon Mutha'uckas Leggy Blonde Foux du Fafa A Kiss Is Not a Contract Mermaids Ladies of the World The Prince of Parties Cheer Up, Murray Frodo (Don't Wear the Ring) Doggy Bounce Rejected Femident Toothpaste Angels Sugalumps You Don't Have to Be a Prostitute Hurt Feelings Hurt Feelings [Reprise] Stay Cool Dreams Friends Too Many Dicks on the Dance Floor Carol Brown We're Both in Love with a Sexy Lady Love Is a Weapon of Choice Epileptic Dogs Demon Woman Oh, Dance Baby Fashion Is Danger Bret's Day I Told You I Was Freekie Petrov, Yelyena, and Me Flight of the Conchords: The Broadway Musical
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