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Flight of the Conchords land with disco balls, parodies
3,000 flock to M.A.C. for singing comedians
Katie Young
Issue date: 4/20/09 Section: News
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The crowd of more than 3,000 erupted into applause when two concert-goers dressed in robot costumes took their seats near the front of the stage. The get-ups were near replicas of ones Flight of the Conchords wore in an episode of their self-titled HBO show.
Finally, the lights dimmed and a booming voice came over the speakers and promised the audience that "minds will be blown" and that they will be "showered with awesomeness" by the opening act, Kristen Schaal.
Schaal hopped on stage wearing sparkly gold pants, which she claims she "stole from a genie." Her goofy, girlish voice contrasted her jokes, which were peppered with bad language. Her material ranged from the tame (government bailouts) to the bizarre (the life of a mattress).
Schaal ended her set with her rendition of an audition for "Law and Order: SVU." Schaal played the role of a "chubby grocer" and shoved nearly half of a chocolate cake into her mouth. Covered in frosting, Schaal introduced the Kiwi duo, otherwise known as Flight of the Conchords.
Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement took the stage in silver jumpsuits complete with disco balls glued to the crotches of their pants. The two opened the show by playing their club-inspired song about the lack of women on the dance floor, "Too Many Dicks."
After changing into their street clothes, McKenzie and Clement played songs from both seasons of their show, including crowd favorite "Carol Brown," which is about Clemet's ex-girlfriends.
The crowd professed their love for the group, requesting McKenzie and Clement to take off their clothes and complimenting their footwear choices. The pair played along and even reprimanded a man for interrupting another heckler.
Contact on-campus entertainment reporter Katie Young at kyoung15@kent.edu.
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Julie
posted 4/20/09 @ 9:51 AM EST
Article is very well-written. Love the pic. Katie Young should be featured in the Stater more!
Anon Y. Mous
posted 4/20/09 @ 12:42 PM EST
The correct spelling of Jemaine's last name is Clement, with an N.
Jack
posted 4/20/09 @ 12:48 PM EST
Katie Young should not be featured in the Stater more because she cannot spell anything. Or maybe she should because the Stater cannot even get the right information on anything that goes on, on campus. (Continued…)
Mike
posted 4/20/09 @ 2:25 PM EST
Very disappointed, as were many around me, that they didn't play Business Time
Lucia Vallely
posted 4/20/09 @ 6:50 PM EST
Nice write up..NZ's most famous export since...well...since kiwifruit.
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