The Conchords were selling out so many shows they had to book extra gigs. “I went to school with Bret McKenzie from Flight of the Conchords, so I shared a flat with Bret and Jemaine in Edinburgh. He shudders as he recalls a run of depressingly under-attended shows in Melbourne, then Edinburgh. Paul Ego, Jeremy Corbett and Dai Henwood from 7 Days Self-realisationĪfter winning the Billy T Comedy Award in 2002, his career seemed to be gaining traction, so Henwood dug deep into his savings and headed overseas. Henwood has done his fair share of that, too, but mostly years ago and far from home. Or they’d be, like – we’ve had Fred Dagg and Billy T already, so we don’t need any more comedy, especially from a weird young dude like you!”
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“You’d come off stage and the locals would say, mate, what the hell are you doing? Brian’s the funny guy here! And they’d point at some workmate who always cracked them up after a few pints. One of the earliest gigs Henwood can remember was at the Levin Cosmopolitan Club. Sometimes, the intercom from the pub kitchen would cut in over the PA system: “Steak and chips for Gary. In some venues, they’d leave the tele blaring in the corner. You’d try to get gigs in pubs, and they were a mixed bag.” There was hardly any comedy on television, hardly any stand up, no big local hits like Flight of the Conchords. I started in 1997, and for the first 10 years, comedy was not considered cool in New Zealand, and there was no money in it, either. “Mate, you had to have a lot of self-belief in the early days.
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