新西兰英语 576 Tickets for Comedy show

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　　“The Flight of the Conchords” is a comedy¹ show with songs written and performed by two young New Zealand men: Jemaine Clement² and Bret McKenzie. They became famous on US television. They are returning to New Zealand in June to give 10 shows in many cities.

　　The tickets went on sale today. First there was a chance to buy the best seats by queuing³ outside the ticket office before 8am. There were 300 seats available⁴ at this time and each person could buy only two tickets. Some people queued⁶ all night waiting for the ticket office to open. The organizer⁷ of the tour thought it was a good idea to go back to the old way of buying tickets. He said it was fun waiting with others in the queue⁵ and made it more exciting.

　　However, at midday⁸, the rest of the tickets went on sale online. They sold out in 25 minutes.

　　Bret McKenzie won an Oscar this year for his song “Man or Muppet” which he wrote and performed in the latest Muppets movie.

　　Although their kind of comedy is very different from the usual American comedy, they became popular in the US. Jemaine and Bret never laugh or even smile in their show. They play the part of losers. They do everything wrong. They can’t get a job, they are never successful. Even their songs are about their mistakes. New Zealanders find them very funny and surprisingly, a lot of Americans do too. They were also successful in the UK.

　　You can find them on Youtube if you are interested.

　　Vocabulary

　　go on sale – this is an idiom

　　sold out – no more left (an idiom)

　　queue – stand in line (British English); noun (a line of people waiting) and verb

　　play a part – act like another person

　　a loser – a person who is not successful (slang)

　　even their songs – also (emphasis – shows that everything in the show is about their mistakes)

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