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Bret McKenzie: Flight of the Conchords, Lord Of The Rings Cameos & Oscar Win
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Is comedy music the hardest art form to perfect? Comedian, actor and Oscar-winning musician Bret McKenzie — one half of the legendary Flight of the Conchords — joins Romesh to unpack life at the funny end of songwriting. From winning awards for work “Disney didn’t even like” on The Muppets, to touring his “serious” new album Freak Out City, Bret shares stories from the road, recalls his unexpected appearance in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and throws himself into a UK vs New Zealand Marmite-eating challenge.
A Ranga Bee Production in partnership with Listen.
00:00 Intro
03:11 Hype men gone wrong
06:05 Bret's new tour
11:45 Marmite: UK vs New Zealand
19:58 Flight of the Conchords
23:00 Work changing with time
27:05 Comedy songwriting
28:44 Touring the new album: Freak Out City
33:33 Writing music for film
39:07 That's not cool dad
42:00 Misquoted
50:22 Lord Of The Rings Extra
57:51 Shanthi’s question for Bret
59:41 Oscar Win: Man Or Muppet
1:05:45 Oasis Exclusive
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