Lucy was on the HBO show, "Flight of the Conchords" episode "New Zealand
Town", but it was shown on its first run last Sunday-it is rerunning this
afternoon in some markets though. It is also available On Demand at HBO.

The show is about two Kiwi boys trying to make it in the music industry in
New York. They have a manager, Murray, whose day job is being New
Zealand's Cultural Attache at the New Zealand Consulate. And they have one
fan, a woman named Mel.

I LOVE this show. But I seldom get to see it since I don't have cable. It
is SO quirky. And so dead pan. And so funny. It's an enormous hit for
HBO-I pant with lust waiting for it to be released on DVD so I can see all
the eps.

I didn’t get to see it again last Sunday but I did see the clips from it
on Mary D’s excellent site.

And I'm putting in Spoiler space

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The full meaning of the title, “New Zealand Town” didn't strike me until I
saw those clips and realized that they were trying to set up a new New
York neighborhood-like Chinatown, Germantown and Little Italy. THAT'S a
hilarious concept to me. It's not like we've got masses of En Zedders
immigrating into NY and living in little self-imposed ghettos of like
lineaged individuals.

Lucy's character is a Kiwi who is now working for the New Zealand Prime
Minister, or she could just be working at the consulate-could be either,
not clear from the clips.

I really enjoyed Lucy’s take on the character-she played a chipper,
earnest, kind of down home girl made good but still retaining her small
town outlook. Her voice, expressions and gestures had a home-spun
cheeriness and optimism about them. This is probably one of the least
sophisticated characters Lucy’s ever created.

I also liked the way she played a woman who growing up wasn't all that
interested in the boy next door who was obviously very interested in
her-and now he's the Prime Minister of her country and she's working for
him. Deft fending off of his sorrowful/resentful reminders of their
checkered past while still maintaining that sunny New Zealand girl next
door charm. I LIKE this character-I'd like to see her become a recurring
character in this hilarious comedy. (But then, when DON'T I want Lucy to
become a recurring character?)

I love how this show always "takes the mickey" out of themselves. One of
the best laughs for me in the clips was the sheep wandering down the
streets of New York at the end. Talk about cashing in on a stereotype!

I find Murray hilarious-he’s my favorite character. Or let us say now, WAS
my favorite character before Luce signed on. In some persnickety ways, he
is the most straight arrowed person on there-while being in my opinion,
the most fully rounded character on the show. He’s the character who
displays a weird mix of pathos and bathos-and the actor does it
brilliantly.

I’m so glad Lucy has added this show to her resume.

KT