Kristen Schaal and Kurt Braunohler
You know how it’s great when a “friend” becomes successful because they’re really talented, but they have to move away to follow that success? Blows, right?
Well, we’re worried this might happen to Flight of the Conchords‘ Kristen Schaal and her comedic partner, Kurt Braunohler.
They’ve just recorded a pilot episode of their Web series, Penelope the Pet Princess, in Britain. In case they’re across the pond for a while, try and catch them while they’re hot.
The pair is hosting a one-hour radio show on Raw Dog Comedy (SIRIUS channel 104 and XM channel 150) on Wednesday at 5pm, ending next week. And in honor of the so-not-dead wireless medium, we asked Schaal and Braunohler for their top five favorite moments in radio history. They love it so much they gave us seven:
- The discovery of Planet Vultan after intercepting their good vibrations.
- Beet boxing.
- Caroline in the City radio play.
- Washington’s announcement of independence from Great Britain.
- 1968: The first radio that made it to the moon! (I loved when it hit that golf ball!)
- 1972: The first radio that made it to the Marianas Trench. Radio never sounded as good as when it was two miles under the sea!
- 2068: The first radio becomes sentient and demands to be listened to
If you’d prefer to see them in the flesh, Schaal and Braunohler are hosting their variety show, Hot Tub, at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre every Thursday.
