On the Conchord cult

Actor and Conchord Jemaine Clement talks about his latest film Gentleman Broncos and the future of ‘Hiphopopotamus’ and ‘Rhymenoceros’ with Paul Fischer in an exclusive Moviehole interview. Fischer asks Clement about his reaction to the cult-like status of The Flight of the Conchords amongst Americans. “Well, it’s made the live shows a really pretty amazing experience for us, because we started off playing to about ten people a week and for a very long time,” Clement responds. “Our biggest audience was, like, 20,000 people.” Though the pair have decided not to continue with a third series, Clement says they haven’t ruled out a film or a “finale”. Clement has recently finished recording a voice for the computer-animated Despicable Me and New Zealand film Predicament, based on the novel by Ronald Hugh Morrieson, which was published posthumously in 1975. Predicament will be released in New Zealand and Australia next year.