NEWS : MON, MAY 9, 2016 at 7:30 AM

Flight of The Conchords Announce Support Acts For Summer Tour


Flight of the Conchords are very pleased to announce support acts for their upcoming “Flight of the Conchords sing Flight of the Conchords Tour,” welcoming comedians Arj Barker, Sub Pop label mate Eugene Mirman, David O’ Doherty and Kurt Braunohler as direct support (select dates). 

 
“A tour, you say? Well, I suppose I still have a bandana around here, somewhere…” so says Arj Barker, Australia’s favorite American comic.
 
Eugene Mirman says of the reunion with his former castmates, “It is a pleasure to reunite with my TV tenants and tour America once again. It’s nice to see that they are alive and allowed to leave their country full of wizards and people living in trees. I look forward to fixing their faucet every night on tour. I also look forward to putting lipstick on them in their sleep.”
 
Meanwhile, Irishman David O’Doherty offered this anecdote,  “I am incredibly excited to go on the road with FOTC. I played some piano in their first show at The Edinburgh Fringe in 2002 and some nights there were more people on stage (3) than there were in the audience. Fingers crossed that won’t happen this time.”
 
Kurt Braunohler chimes in, “I’m excited beyond words to open for Flight of the Conchords! Really beyond words! To fully communicate my excitement I’ll be giving out full body massages before each show (while burning a “Margarita Time” Yankee Candle, as Survivor’s “Eye of the Tiger” plays).”
 
In further exciting news, the June 28th Forest Hills Stadium show will feature support from Barker as well as John Hodgman and Demetri Martin. Meanwhile, the July 20th Forest Hills Stadium show will include Mirman alongside Hodgman and Michael Che.

“I am very excited about doing this show. Flight of the Condors is the best bird-based, Australian comedy band around,” offers Demetri Martin.
 
And this from John Hodgman, “I am thrilled to rejoin my brilliant and foreign friends THE FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS. I have long considered myself “The fifth 
Conchord” and have been touring profitably under that name for several years. I am grateful they have dropped the lawsuit.”
 


For a complete list of support acts and performance dates, view the full routing below.
 
The fast-selling “Flight of the Conchords sing Flight of the Conchords Tour,” is their first since co-headlining 2013’s “Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Tour.” The Grammy Award-winning folk comedy duo has new material in the works, which they’ll showcase exclusively at these shows. The amphitheatre and concert hall tour will also make stops in Chicago, Philadelphia, Cleveland, San Francisco, Minneapolis, Seattle, Denver, Atlanta, and more.
 
The “Flight of the Conchords sing Flight of the Conchords Tour” now spans June 9th in Port Chester, NY at the Capitol Theatre and ends July 27th in Los Angeles, CA at The Greek Theatre.
 


More on Flight of the Conchords support acts: 
Arj Barker is best known for his role as “Dave” on Flight of the Conchords HBO series. He is also co-creator of the hit off-broadway show the Marijuana-
logues. A parody of the Vagina Monologues. As a stand-up he reached record sales at the Melbourne comedy festival and tours Australia playing to sold-out crowds at large theatres. His youtube clips have generated millions of views. If you’re not already an Arj Barker fan, you soon will be.http://www.arjbarker.com/
 
Eugene Mirman is currently known as the voice of “Gene” on Fox’s Emmy award-winning Bob’s Burgers. He’s also supporting I’m Sorry, You’re Welcome, his acclaimed 9-volume, 7-LP comedy set out now worldwide on Sub Pop. Mirman has also appeared on Flight of the Conchords HBO series, Adult Swim’s Delocated, and has had two comedy specials on Comedy Central. His latest comedy special is available on Netflix. Mirman is also a frequent co-host of Neil deGrasse Tyson’s science show Star Talk.http://www.eugenemirman.com/
 
Dublin, Ireland’s David O’ Doherty is both a comedic novelist and recording artist whose most recent show was entitled David O’Doherty: We Are All in the Gutter, But Some Of Us Are Looking at David O’Dohertyhttp://www.davidodoherty.com/
 
Kurt Braunohler is a comedian, skywriter, and jet-skier, who has committed his career (perhaps foolishly) to “inserting absurdity into stranger’s lives to make the world a better place. He has been seen (or heard) on Bob’s BurgersThe New Girl@midnightComedy Central PresentsDrunk History and more. He currently hosts The K Ohle with Kurt Braunohler podcast on the Nerdist network.http://kurtbraunohler.tumblr.com/
 
Michael Che is an award-winning comic, best known as a writer and co-anchor of Saturday Night Live’s iconic “Weekend Update.”  He’s been named one of Rolling Stone’s “50 Funniest People,”Buzzfeed’s “50 Hottest Men in Comedy,” and Variety’s “Top 10 Comics To Watch,” and is quickly leaving his mark on the media landscape. http://michaelche.com/

John Hodgman is a writer, comedian, and actor best known for his “Resident Expert” and “Deranged Millionaire” segments on The Daily Show and as the “PC” in a series of commercials for Apple computers. http://www.johnhodgman.com/
 
Demetri Martin is the former star of Comedy Central’s Important Things With…, in addition to being a New York Times best-selling author and actor. He recently made his directorial debut with the acclaimed Dean, which won Tribeca’s Founders Award for “Best Narrative Feature.” http://live.demetrimartin.com/
 


Tour Dates
Jun. 09 - Port Chester, NY - The Capitol Theatre [SOLD OUT]  *
Jun. 11 - Cleveland, OH - State Theatre [SOLD OUT] *
Jun. 12 - Philadelphia, PA - Mann Center for Performing Arts *
Jun. 13 - Washington, DC - Wolf Trap Filene Center *
Jun. 14 - Columbus, OH - Palace Theatre [SOLD OUT] **
Jun. 16 - Detroit, MI - Fox Theatre  [SOLD OUT] **
Jun. 17 - Minneapolis, MN - Orpheum [SOLD OUT] **
Jun. 18 - Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theatre [SOLD OUT] **
Jun. 19 - Chicago, IL - Pritzker Pavilion [SOLD OUT] **
Jun. 22 - Redmond, WA - Marymoor Park Concerts [SOLD OUT]**
Jun. 23 - Vancouver, BC - Orpheum [SOLD OUT] **
Jun. 24 - Portland, OR - Keller Auditorium [SOLD OUT] **
Jun. 25 - Portland, OR - Keller Auditorium [SOLD OUT]  **
Jun. 27 - San Francisco, CA - The Masonic [SOLD OUT] *
Jun. 28 - San Francisco, CA -  Shoreline Amphitheater !
Jul. 01 - Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl [SOLD OUT]  %
Jul. 02 - San Diego, CA - Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU [SOLD OUT]  %
Jul. 03 - Phoenix, AZ - Comerica Theatre ^
Jul. 05 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre [SOLD OUT] ^
Jul. 07 - Kansas City, MO - Starlight Theatre ^
Jul. 09 - Austin, TX - Bass Concert Hall [SOLD OUT] ^
Jul. 10 - Austin, TX - Bass Concert Hall [SOLD OUT]  ^
Jul. 11 - New Orleans, LA - Saenger Theatre [SOLD OUT]  ^
Jul. 12 - Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park Amphitheatre [SOLD OUT]  ^
Jul. 14 - Nashville, TN - Ascend Amphitheater *   
Jul. 16 - Boca Raton, FL - Mizner Park Amphitheatre *
Jul. 17 - St. Augustine, FL - St. Augustine Amphitheatre *
Jul. 18 - Cary, NC - Koka Booth Amphitheatre *   
Jul. 20 - New York, NY - Forest Hills Stadium #
Jul. 22 - Newport, RI - Newport Folk 2016 (Fort Adams State Park) [SOLD OUT]
Jul. 23 - Boston, MA - Blue Hills Bank Pavilion [SOLD OUT] **
Jul. 24 - New York, NY - Central Park SummerStage [SOLD OUT] **
Jul. 26 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre *
Jul. 27 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre [SOLD OUT] *

Support Legend
* w/ Arj Barker
** w/ Eugene Mirman
^ w/ David O Doherty
% w/ Kurt Braunohler
# w/ Eugene Mirman, John Hodgman, Michael Che
! w/ Arj Barker, John Hodgman, Demetri Martin

Ticket links can be found right over here.


Posted by Rachel White