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Antipodean fun

steerpike — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:40:29 -0800

In celebration of my antipodean homesickness I've spent the morning catching up with some great Australian and New Zealand musical comedy acts I've been to. You've already met Flight of the Conchords previously on mefi. Now come and meet some...

Flight of the conchords have appeared previously on mefi (as well they should) but you might be excited to know they aren't the only antipodean musical comedy act! Come and meet some of the others. We'll start with the original bad boys of musical comedy: the Doug Anthony Allstars (DAAS); as likely to leap into the crowd to pash someone as spit on them, DAAS live shows were an anarchic mix of foul songs(NSFW), spoken word, actual great singing and, if you were lucky enough to catch one of their later gigs, this song. More recently we have Tripod who continue the three piece theme but are a bit more user friendly and who are gonna make you happy. Women represent in the form of the Kranzky sisters who...well, defy description really. Across the water we also get the foul mouthed Ms Peacock They're not exactly musical, but unusual sound does play a big part with The Umbilical Brothers

By: 5MeoCMP

5MeoCMP — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:02:19 -0800

The Umbilical Brothers do (did) the sound effects for the British kid's TV show, Maisy. Now that you know, listen more closely next time you hear the bus door, or a toy fire engine squeaking or something. Those guys are amazing.

By: jackiemcghee

jackiemcghee — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:10:59 -0800

I saw DAAS in Glasgow ages ago and they were everything I was hoping for and everything you said about them, steerpike. And I remember that all, as in every single one, of the women I was there with almost fainted every time Paul scrunched up his nose. And he did it a lot. Awesome show.

By: Jilder

Jilder — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:41:55 -0800

Paul McDermott can do anything he wishes to me. And then write a funny song about it. That is all.

By: wildilocks

wildilocks — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:42:11 -0800

Awwwww, DAAS getting a MeFi plug warms the cockles of me 'eart. My fave Dougies song is Krishna, the chorus of which you can experience about 45 seconds in, here.

By: aeschenkarnos

aeschenkarnos — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:45:09 -0800

Scared Weird Little Guys!

By: Nick Verstayne

Nick Verstayne — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:56:54 -0800

Saw the DAAS in Shepherds Bush (or was it Hammersmth? can't remember) ages ago. Their rendition of The Auld Triangle was chilling, the rest of the gig, hilarious.

By: mosessmith

mosessmith — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:58:11 -0800

I like Tim Minchin. Try this one.

By: birdhaus

birdhaus — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:23:17 -0800

The Kranzsky Sisters blew me away!!! Check out their version of "Born to Be Wild"!

By: ikahime

ikahime — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:26:57 -0800

What, no Cosmic Wheels?

By: PM

PM — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:06:38 -0800

There's also the musical comedy of The Bedroom Philosopher. He's best known for the song I'm So Post Modern. Of course now that I read my own link it turns out he's from Australia, not New Zealand. So feel free to disregard this.

By: Wolof

Wolof — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:42:42 -0800

Another vote for the Kransky Sisters. The rest, feh.

By: dhruva

dhruva — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:01:36 -0800

This is my favourite Kransky sisters piece: they do a cover of Pink Floyd's Another brick in the wall.

By: i_am_joe's_spleen

i_am_joe's_spleen — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:56:09 -0800

How to sell a car. We should never have given John Clarke an exit visa.

By: i_am_joe's_spleen

i_am_joe's_spleen — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:01:52 -0800

And, how to buy a car.

By: acb

acb — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:36:14 -0800

In the 1980s or so, the Doug Anthony Allstars did a TV show on ABC (Australia's equivalent of the BBC, not the US network) titled D.A.A.S. Kapital. It was like a more anarchic Goodies, with the premise being that DAAS had been assigned to guard the world's art treasures aboard a submarine named Titanic 2, in the event of a global nuclear war or other catastrophe. Maybe one day they'll rerelease it on DVD?