HBO offered Clement and McKenzie a tape of Schaal’s standup act, and they concluded after “about 30 seconds” that she would be ideal for the role of Mel, the band’s obsessive admirer. It irritates me greatly.” Fortunately, in 2004, an HBO talent scout found their live act in Montreal.īASED ON HER STANDUP, KRISTEN SCHAAL WAS CAST AS MEL. In New Zealand television, not being too intelligent is a worry.
I’m from the center of New Zealand, and you aren’t.’ I’ve always had a chip on my shoulder regarding those people because they’re from the working class. “They’d say, ‘Middle New Zealand isn’t going to understand it.'” Idiots! ‘What are you talking about?’ I’d ask. THEY WERE TURNED DOWN BY NEW ZEALAND TELEVISION.Ĭlement recounted in 2014 that television executives in his home country were uninterested in a TV series starring him and McKenzie.
Some narrative details were adapted for the TV show. Jimmy Carr, a stand-up comedian, played the band’s stalker. In the BBC Radio 2 six-part series, Rhys Darby played Brian Nesbitt, Jemaine and Bret’s manager, as he would later do on HBO (but this time with the name Murray Hewitt).
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