Last Night: Flight of the Conchords @ Paramount
New Zealand's comedy duo Flight of the Conchords performed the first of three sold-out shows at the Paramount Theatre last night. And funnymen Bret McKenzie and Jermaine Clement proved to be worthy of their diehard fans' adoration with a highly entertaining two-hour set during which they danced in robot suits, did a cover of "Free Bird" per request, and even brought out the New Zealand Orchestra (one dude with a cello, due to budget cuts). 
Garrett Mukai Watch a slideshow of Flight of the Conchords at their first of three sold out nights at The Paramount on Monday, May 11. More photos on SeattlePI.com.
"They told us we were going to Seattle and we said, 'We've already been there.'" Clement said with a disappointed expression when the two came onstage. "But... yeah... we're happy to be here."
The night began with FOTC dressed as robots singing and dancing wildly to "Too Many Dicks on the Dancefloor." They followed it with a deadpan dissertation on the song. 
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Favorites like "Hurt Feelings" and "Business Time" were well received, but the evening's highlight was by far "Jenny," a hilariously awkward song about mistaken identity that had the audience in peals of laughter.
A few rowdy fans in the crowd shouted out requests between musical numbers, to which FOTC gamely responded. They obliged a woman with "Song for Epileptic Dogs." A few songs later, Clement--who has a far bigger stage presence than the equally talented but less charismatic McKenzie--joked, "Free Bird? That's not us." The two then launched into an animated cover of the Lynyrd Skynyrd song.
Of all bands, FOTC probably has one of the easiest fan bases to please. Most people who attend a FOTC concert are already well-versed in their material, thanks to their eponymous hit HBO series. The introductory notes of every song elicited cheers, as it reminded listeners of show episodes. FOTC would've had to fuck up pretty badly for the evening to go wrong.
They didn't because truth be told, their musical abilities surpass that of most novelty acts. FOTC actually sing and play their instruments quite well. They may hit those falsetto notes in a mock display of melodrama, but the fact is that they can hit them.
20 comment(s)
Dee WInters says:
Wow, thats way cool dude!
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Posted On: Wednesday, May. 13 2009 @ 3:52AM
will says:
I went to the show in detroit a couple weekes and the show in chicago last year. These guys rock and are a guarunteed good time every time.
Posted On: Wednesday, May. 13 2009 @ 4:49AM
Watch TV says:
These guys are hilarious, the tv show isn't as funny as their comedy routine - which generally is longer and contains uncensored bits.
Posted On: Wednesday, May. 13 2009 @ 4:50AM
danny says:
I went to the show in detroit a couple weekes and the show in chicago last year. These guys rock and are a guarunteed good time every time...
Posted On: Wednesday, May. 13 2009 @ 6:14AM
Ben says:
His name is Jemaine not JERmaine.
Posted On: Wednesday, May. 13 2009 @ 6:21AM
danny says:
I went to the show in detroit a couple weekes and the show in chicago last year. These guys rock and are a guarunteed good time every time...
Posted On: Wednesday, May. 13 2009 @ 6:21AM
stfu, danny says:
Shut the fuck up already, Danny! We heard you the first time!
Posted On: Wednesday, May. 13 2009 @ 6:40AM
Ray says:
Hey Danny,
I believe you attended a couple of there shows, Detroit and Chicago if memory serves... How were they? Did you enjoy them? Can I expect to have a guaranteed good time?
Yours,
Ray
Posted On: Wednesday, May. 13 2009 @ 6:56AM
Danny says:
I went to the show in detroit a couple weekes and the show in chicago last year. These guys rock and are a guarunteed good time every time..
Posted On: Wednesday, May. 13 2009 @ 9:45AM
Bailey says:
Yeah, but can they rock and are they a good time?
Posted On: Wednesday, May. 13 2009 @ 11:03AM
I HATE DANNY says:
i bet they rock and are a good time...
Posted On: Wednesday, May. 13 2009 @ 11:35AM
anonymoose says:
seattle sucks...
Posted On: Wednesday, May. 13 2009 @ 11:55AM
YoctoYotta says:
I'm sure these guys are nice, but as someone who loves music and enjoys good comedy, music with comedic lyrics is always stupid, period, no exception. It's not the content I don't like, it's the entire medium. The only exceptions are people like Victor Borge and Zach Galifianakis, who perform normal comedy while also happening to be playing music. That's totally cool.
Posted On: Wednesday, May. 13 2009 @ 5:30PM
LJM says:
YoctoYotta,
Wow, are you like some kind of music/comedy scientist? Admittedly, I have enjoyed some "music with comedic lyrics" in the past (Steve Martin, Monty Python, some SNL, Mel Brooks, Tenacious D, Frank Zappa, National Lampoon, among others), but now I find I've been wrong all these years, because all that music I thought was so clever and wonderfully entertaining was, in actuality, "stupid, period, no exception."
What a bummer.
Posted On: Wednesday, May. 13 2009 @ 6:41PM
Eric says:
Loved it, it was the hardest the wife and I laughed at a show!
Posted On: Thursday, May. 14 2009 @ 11:38AM
Glo says:
Seattle show was awesome on the 12th, we were so excited to see these guys! Unfortunately, I am disappointed in Seattle. I felt like I was the only one humming/singing along, when I imagined that the rest of the crowd would be hardcore fans too! Bret and Jemaine felt the lack of love, and that's why they didn't come out back to meet and greet like they always do. I blame the lame ass audience.
Posted On: Thursday, May. 14 2009 @ 12:49PM
Jeepster72 says:
I was at the Monday show, and I'm drawing a blank. What was the name of the song where Nigel played a theremin-like instrument?
Posted On: Thursday, May. 14 2009 @ 1:43PM
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Posted On: Friday, Jun. 5 2009 @ 4:58PM
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Posted On: Tuesday, Dec. 8 2009 @ 6:00AM