Rhys Darby and Friends

Overview

In Flight of the Conchords he got famous for being one of the most shithouse managers in existence, but in real life Rhys Darby has proved he can put together a pretty choice show at a pretty impressive venue.

Darby's next conquest will be the Sydney Opera House. As part of Just for Laughs 2012, he'll be taking it over with the Australian debut of Rhys Darby and Friends, which boasts a mean-as lineup of other funny guys equally unfazed about whether they're being laughed with or laughed at or whether there's really any difference between the two. They include the Pot Noodle guy, Brendhan Lovegrove, Ben Hurley and Chris Brain, and also present on the night will be Lucy Lawless-approved lady wisecracker Urzila Carlson.

Since appearing in Flight of the Conchords, Rhys Darby has starred in a multitude of indie and blockbuster films, including Yes Man (2008), The Boat That Rocked (2009) and Love Birds (2011), and with Kiwi Gala he's now snapped up a Fred Dagg award for Best NZ Show at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival. Tickets for it are selling heaps fast, so don't be a munter and get yours now.