#566 - Rhys Darby: How To Stay True To Yourself In Comedy

About this episode

Rhys Darby discusses his standup philosophies and highlights from his film career with Trey Elling.

Comedian & actor Rhys Darby ( Flight of the Conchords , Our Flag Means Death , Yes Man , the Jumanji reboot) chats with Trey Elling about his standup philosophies and some highlights from his film career. Topics include: Refamiliarizing with standup (0:00) Going after AI (2:20) Sound effects (4:31) Jim Carrey (7:28) Flight of the Conchords (10:58) Fake vomit (13:43) Unrealized entertainment dreams (16:21)

People in this episode

Host: Trey Elling

Guest: Rhys Darby

Topics covered

• Refamiliarizing with standup
• Going after AI
• Sound effects
• Jim Carrey
• Flight of the Conchords
• Fake vomit
• Unrealized entertainment dreams

Keywords

• comedy
• standup
• film career
• entertainment

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Flight of the Conchords, Yes Man, Jumanji

Books & works: Flight of the Conchords, Our Flag Means Death, Jumanji

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