New Zealand...Cool!

Every once in a while a show comes along that makes me equally laugh and equally mad. "The Flight of the Concords" makes me laugh 'til I'm crying and fills me with envy as writer because I'll never be that good.

Brilliant writing and an even more clever concept, the series follows two New Zealand immigrants living in New York who are trying to make their 2-man band a success. Jermaine and Brett are so dry and so naive that it makes them almost as lovable as they are hilarious. What I love about this series is that there is no violence, no bad language and yet it's still a total stitch - rare in today's comedy landscape.

The best part of this series is that the characters randomly break out in to videos. The art direction and lyrics of these videos are dead on spooftastic.

Add it to your queue immediately. The best character is the band manager who takes roll call at each meeting with only 3 attendees. These Kiwis all have serious self-esteem issues against Australia. Another theme for plenty of comedic fodder. Take note of the New Zealand travel posters in the background: "New Zealand. Don't expect too much and you'll love it." "New Zealand. Not part of Australia."

Their self assigned rap names say it all: Rhymnoceros & Hiphopotomus.

http://www.hbo.com/conchords/