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Flight Of The Conchords
SERIES: HBO, Sunday 10:30p (30 minutes)

Flight Of The Conchords
Critic Score
Metascore: 68 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
9.4 out of 10
based on 15 reviews
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Starring Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie, Rhys Darby, Kristen Schaal, and Arj Barker

A New Zealand folk duo (played by the real-life comedy-folk duo of Jermaine Clement and Bret McKenzie) tries to survive in their new home of New York City in this quirky, music-filled comedy.

GENRE(S): Comedy, Musical
CREATED BY: James Bobin
Jemaine Clement
Bret McKenzie
FIRST AIR DATE: June 17, 2007

What The Critics Said

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100
Detroit Free Press Mike Duffy
TV's most original and irresistible new comic concoction.
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100
San Francisco Chronicle Tim Goodman
"Flight of the Conchords" may well be the funniest thing you've seen in ages and -- at least for a half hour -- answers the question of whether HBO has any good shows left.
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91
Entertainment Weekly Gillian Flynn
There are no big sociopolitical statements here, no guerilla-style confrontations, no scenes of squirmy awkwardness, no multilayered pop culture references. It's just a very smart, very funny show.
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88
New York Post Adam Buckman
You should be there on Sunday night to see the premiere of something new and hilarious, and completely different.
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80
PopMatters Daynah Burnett
Though the show occasionally lapses into the “cringe comedy” mode, made popular by "The Office" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Flight of the Conchords" is also quite sweet.
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70
Boston Globe Matthew Gilbert
"Flight of the Conchords" is one of the few TV comedies that truly can be called unique.
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70
The New York Times Alessandra Stanley
“Flight of the Conchords” is funny in such an understated way that it is almost dangerous to make too much of it.
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70
Chicago Tribune Maureen Ryan
The charms of this series are subtle, but only grow over the course of the first few episodes.
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60
Newark Star-Ledger Alan Sepinwall
The guys are so polite and harmless that it's hard to dislike them even when they repeat themselves in such a short span.
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60
Newsday Diane Werts
"Flight of the Conchords" isn't brilliant, but it isn't awful, either, just familiar, with two likable stars who seem to be channeling the deadpan dry wit of an old Beatles movie.
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50
New York Daily News David Hinckley
As a series, it could be a lot better, but there's no denying the appeal of the two musicians.
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50
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Rob Owen
A silly flight of fancy.
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50
Variety Brian Lowry
"Flight" is pretty much a snooze until the music starts, at which point the show kicks up into something quite weird and occasionally wonderful.
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50
Hollywood Reporter Ray Richmond
Its two leads, the New Zealand music-comedy duo of Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie, are deadpan and clever but so cloyingly doofy that they're not only tough to root for but difficult to watch for extended periods as well.
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30
Miami Herald Glenn Garvin
This can be dryly funny in small doses, but Conchords really feels less like a sitcom than a Saturday Night Live sketch stretched out to about six times its shelf-life.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now!The average user rating for this tv show is 9.4 (out of 10) based on 148 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Andy M. gave it a10:
The mostest funniest, brilliantest and every other est-est show on the tele. Love it long time.

Mark S. gave it a10:
It takes a lot for me to laugh out loud nowadays but this show does it for me every time. I already new of the comedy duo and how hilarious they are but nothing prepared me for Murray the band manager! This is pure comedy gold.

Glen H. gave it a9:
Definitely one of the funniest shows I've seen since Extras, 100% recommend this not just for 'kids', I think an older crowd can enjoy this but for sure it's aimed at young adults and it's a real joy. These guys write some hilarious tunes and Jemaine and Murray are killer. Watch this show.

Ben V. gave it a10:
The funniest show I have ever seen on TV. Its intelligent, witty, subtle, and awesome. I have seen every episode 4 times and am still laughing at every joke.

Ted L gave it a10:
Love this show!

Tom Y gave it a10:
the critics for once got it wrong. this is a much better show than a 68. along with Extras and the Wire, HBO continues to put out the best stuff on TV. FOTC is an exceptionally quirky and hilarious show. the musicians are quite talented musically and extremely funny as well.

k p gave it a10:
Hilarious

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