Rhys Darby July 22, 2011

July 22nd – 24th
Rhys Darby
“Flight of the Concord”, “Pirate Radio” & “Yes Man”

Rhys is a stand-up comedian from New Zealand, known for his energetic physical comedy routines, telling stories accompanied with mime and sound effects of things such as machinery and animals. Darby was nominated for the Billy T Award in 2001 and 2002. Darby is probably best known for playing the band manager of Flight of the Conchords in the BBC radio series (as Bryan Nesbitt) and HBO television series (as Murray Hewitt), as well as Jim Carrey's manager, Norman, in Yes Man. He appeared on a British children's television program The Slammer during the first season of the show. He is also doing several advertisements for the cell phone company 2degrees. He appeared on Soccer AM on the 18th of October 2008 and on Never Mind The Buzzcocks on the 23rd. The DVD of his live performance Imagine That! has gone platinum in New Zealand. Rhys also played the character Angus in the British film The Boat That Rocked (aka "Pirate Radio" - USA). He regularly returns to New Zealand to appear in comedy shows such as Pulp Sport, 7 Days and The Jaquie Brown Diaries.
Visit: http://www.awesomenesscomedy.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12&Itemid=2
Showtimes: Fri. 8:00PM & 10:15PM / Sat. 7:00PM & 9:15PM / Sun. 7:00PM Tickets: $24