and Jon Gadsby, became for several years a mainstay of New Zealand comedy. One of New Zealand film director Peter Jackson's first films was Meet the Feebles, a riotous sexual puppet romp. Some more recent New Zealand comedians worthy of mention are: Rhys Darby, stand-up comedian most notorious for his portrayal of Flight of the Conchords manager 'Murray'. Raybon Kan, former journalist and lawyer turned comedian. Cal Wilson, appearing on Thank God You're Here several times and performing at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival numerous times. Her career in Australia extended to a regular drive-time radio show and weekly coverage of Australian Idol. Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement form the partnership Flight of the Conchords, their work including the HBO television series, which followed "the trials and tribulations of a two-man, digi-folk band from New Zealand as they try to make a name for themselves in their adopted home of New York City". Taika Waititi (also known as Taika Cohen), Academy Award nominated film director and stand-up comedian. Jarred Christmas is an ex-pat New Zealand comic, who makes his living in the United Kingdom. He does much work with the BBC, and won the Chortle comedy award for Best Compere. Madeleine Sami is a Fijian Indian/Irish comedian from Auckland. She is best known for the TV series Super City and performing in the play No2. Topp Twins Comedy films Goodbye Pork Pie (1981) Tally Ho Came a Hot Friday (1985) Bad Taste (1987) Meet the Feebles (1989) Old Scores (1991) Forgotten Silver (1995) The Price of Milk (2000) Scarfies (2001) Stickmen (2001) Tongan Ninja (2002) Sione's Wedding (2006) Black Sheep (2006) The Devil Dared Me To (2007) Men Shouldn't Sing (2007) Eagle vs Shark (2007) Boy (2010) Sione's 2: Unfinished Business (2012) Two Little Boys (2012) What We Do in the Shadows (2014) Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) The Breaker Upperers (2018) Cartoons Footrot Flats Stanley Bogor Antics Comedy television 7 Days A Week of It Back of the Y Best Bits The Billy T James Show Bro'Town Eating Media Lunch Facelift Flight of the Conchords Funny Girls Glide Time Hounds Jono and Ben (formerly Jono and Ben at Ten) The Jono Project Moon TV Outrageous Fortune The Pretender Pulp Sport Serial Killers Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby Super City Wanna-Ben Wellington Paranormal See also References