Bret McKenzie

Bret McKenzie Adds New Shows to Australian Tour
by Josh Sharpe - Feb 19, 2026

Bret McKenzie has added an Adelaide show to his Australia tour, as well as adding second shows in Sydney and Melbourne. Tickets to the new shows of FREAK OUT CITY will go on sale Thursday February 19 at 11am local time.

Alex Edelman, Martin Short, & More Join Netflix Is a Joke Fest 2026 Lineup
by Josh Sharpe - Jan 20, 2026

Netflix Is a Joke Fest is back. The week-long extravaganza will once again bring together comedy's biggest names, including Rachel Bloom, Bill Burr, Alex Edelman, Jeff Hiller, Bob Odenkirk, Martin Short, Sarah Silverman, and many more.

Award-Winning FOR YOU TO KNOW AND ME TO FIND OUT Touring To Sydney Fringe Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 8, 2025

Winner of 'Best in Fringe', 'Sydney Fringe Tour Ready Award' and the 'Adelaide Fringe Tour Ready Award' at the NZ Fringe Festival 2025, multi-disciplinary artist Liv Tennet brings  hersolo dance narrative For You to Know and Me to Find Out to Sydney for a strictly limited

PLANKTON: THE MOVIE Soundtrack Now Streaming
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 7, 2025

Explore the musical world of PLANKTON: THE MOVIE with its captivating soundtrack. Now available on Spotify, featuring original songs by Bret McKenzie and performances by beloved characters.

Video: Watch the Trailer for Animated Musical THELMA THE UNICORN
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 15, 2024

The new trailer for Netflix's upcoming musical adventure has just dropped! Thelma the Unicorn, based on the children's book by Aaron Blabey, follows the story of an average pony named Thelma who dreams of becoming the next big pop star. After turning into a unicorn, everybody's eyes are now on her as she must learn how to navigate this newfound fame. Watch the trailer here!

BWW Interview: Yeardley Smith Talks Broadway, Lisa Simpson, & SMALL TOWN DICKS
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Jan 22, 2021

BroadwayWorld had the absolute pleasure of speaking to Yeardley Smith, the actress who has voiced Lisa for over thirty years. Yeardley also hosts the true crime podcast 'Small Town Dicks.' 

LOVEPUKE Comes to The Hen and Chickens in Highbury and Islington
by Stephi Wild - Jan 21, 2020

Three couples, three sets of folding chairs, three relationships. Lovepuke, written by kiwi screenwriter Duncan Sarkies (Flight of the Conchords, What we do in the Shadows), makes unashamed observations of the good, bad and ugly when it comes to love, sex and relationships. 11th a?" 15th Feb 7.15pm, and 15th 2.45pm with press night 12th February at The Hen and Chickens in Highbury and Islington.

VIDEO: Watch Stephen Colbert Learn How to Act Like a Kiwi
by Sarah Leiber - Nov 21, 2019

Prominent New Zealand celebrities Lucy Lawless ('Xena: Warrior Princess') and Bret McKenzie ('Flight of the Conchords') show Stephen around the town of Wellington and offer him tips on how to blend in as a local.

THE LATE SHOW to Present 'Stephen Colbert: The Newest Zealander'
by Kaitlin Milligan - Nov 13, 2019

THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT will air a week of shows featuring footage from the host's unprecedented late night trip to New Zealand beginning Monday, Nov. 18 (11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Bret McKenzie Sets EMMET'S OTTER JUG-BAND CHRISTMAS Adaptation
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Oct 21, 2019

Variety reports that Bret McKenzie, half of 'Flight of the Conchords,' will write the music and script for his upcoming adaptation of “Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas.'

FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS: LIVE IN LONDON to be Available for Digital Download on 11/12
by Kaitlin Milligan - Oct 29, 2018

Ten years after their critically acclaimed HBO® series debut, musical comedians Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement return in Flight of the Conchords: Live in London. Filmed in front of a sold-out audience at the Eventim Apollo in London, Bret and Jemaine play new, never-before-televised songs from their recent “Flight of the Conchords Sing Flight of the Conchords Tour” on the special, as well as some of their classics. Flight of the Conchords: Live in London “offers a welcome, proudly silly respite from current affairs” (Los Angeles Times) and is available for Digital Download on November 12th.

HBO Presents FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS: LIVE IN LONDON
by Kaitlin Milligan - Sep 19, 2018

Ten years after the launch of their hit HBO series, musical comedians Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement are returning to the network for an all-new comedy special. Debuting SATURDAY, OCT. 6 (10:00-11:30 p.m. ET/PT), FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS: LIVE IN LONDON was taped before a live audience at the Eventim Apollo and features the Conchords performing songs from their recent "Flight of the Conchords Sing Flight of the Conchords Tour."

'Flight of the Conchords: Live at the London Apollo' Debuts This October on HBO
by Tori Hartshorn - Jul 25, 2018

'Flight of the Conchords: Live at the London Apollo' Debuts This October on HBO

Flight of the Conchords Announce Rescheduled Shows for the Flight of the Conchords Tour in the UK & Ireland
by Macon Prickett - Mar 26, 2018

Grammy Award-winning folk comedy duo Flight of the Conchords (aka Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie) had to postpone their UK and Ireland edition of the “Flight of the Conchords sing Flight of the Conchords Tour” due to Bret's hand injury.

Flight of the Conchords Special Debuts This May on HBO
by Tori Hartshorn - Jan 11, 2018

Flight of the Conchords Special Debuts This May on HBO

BWW Looks Back on Classic Musical Episodes of THE SIMPSONS
by Caryn Robbins - Oct 2, 2017

n next week's episode of THE SIMPSONS titled 'Springfield Splendor,' Marge and Lisa are Broadway-bound. We've assembled some of our favorite musically-themed clips from the show below!

BAJILLION DOLLAR PROPERTIES Renewed for Seasons Two More Seasons on Seeso
by Caryn Robbins - Dec 12, 2016

Seeso's real-estate Original Series 'BAJILLION DOLLAR PROPERTIE$' has been renewed for two more seasons. Season three is set to premiere Spring 2017.

The Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra to Play The Lyric Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Mar 18, 2016

It's time for a FAMILY DATE NIGHT! Treat your kids and grandkids to a night of musical mayhem with the wacky and wildy entertaining Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra at The Lyric Theatre today, March 18th at 6 p.m. & 8:30 p.m.

Flight of the Conchords to Perform at the Fox Theatre, 6/16
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 29, 2016

Grammy Award-winning folk comedy duo Flight of the Conchords (aka Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie) will return to the U.S. this summer. The "Flight of the Conchords sing Flight of the Conchords Tour", is their first since co-headlining 2014's "Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Tour". Jemaine and Bret have new material in the works, which they'll showcase exclusively at these shows; including a performance at the Fox Theatre Thursday, June 16 at 7:30 p.m.

The Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra to Play The Lyric Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Feb 26, 2016

It's time for a FAMILY DATE NIGHT! Treat your kids and grandkids to a night of musical mayhem with the wacky and wildy entertaining Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra at The Lyric Theatre on Friday, March 18th at 6 p.m. & 8:30 p.m.