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Catch it if you can: Flight of the Conchords’ ‘Too Many D**** on the Dance Floor’

Monday, February 16th, 2009

The sophomore season of “Flight of the Conchords,” HBO’s comedy series about “New Zealand’s fourth most popular folk-parody duo,” has been a little spotty but made an uproariously funny return to form last night. Directed by Michel Gondry, the episode riffed hilariously on the rivalry between New Zealand and Australia (does one even exist?), but the highlight was the introductory musical number at a dance club. It’s the like one of those unbelievably raunchy but undeniably catchy tracks laid down by Andy Samberg’s The Lonely Island, like “D*** in a Box” or “J*** in My Pants.” (I think they’re funnier with asterisks than spelled out.) The clip even features a cameo from one of the Village People — but watch it while you can, because it’s the kind of video that will probably get taken down and put back up elsewhere until an “official” viral version gets released.

Incidentally, Jemaine Clement and Bret Mckenzie will be bringing their Conchords musical-comedy act to Atlanta’s Fox Theatre on April 11.

When do my favorite TV shows return?

Friday, January 9th, 2009

To paraphrase “The Simpsons,” it’s currently the start of everybody’s second-favorite TV season: mid-season! “The Daily Show” and “The Colbert Report” returned on Monday, “30 Rock” came back last night (you can watch it now on Hulu) and “24″ launches its seventh season on Sunday, opposite the Golden Globe Awards. For a comprehensive run-down, Ain’t It Cool News has a list in both alphabetical and chronological order, but you might find the CinemaBlend list a little more readable. Apparently you can see the pilot of Showtime’s “The United States of Tara” (starring Toni Collette and written by Juno’s Diablo Cody) online ahead of its Jan. 18 debut. Some notable others include:

“The Office” (NBC) Jan. 15 (with additional episode on Superbowl Sunday, Feb. 1)
“Battlestar Galactica” (SciFi) Jan. 16
“Flight of the Conchords” (HBO) Jan. 18 — now available on FunnyorDie.com.
“Lost” (ABC) Jan. 21
“The Closer” (TNT) Jan. 26
“Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” (Fox) Feb. 13
“Dollhouse” (Fox) Feb. 13
“South Park” (CC) March 11