Rhysently Granted
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Rhysently Granted were a musical comedy duo consisting of New Zealand comedians Rhys Darby
and Grant Lobban. The two met in 1996 while both were working as staff in a cabaret restaurant in Christchurch
, New Zealand
.
Grant played bass guitar while Rhys provided the main vocals. Shortly after forming Rhysently Granted won an open mic contest at the Southern Blues Bar and they then began performing more frequently at local venues in the Christchurch area.
A Rhysently Granted performance would consist of slightly absurdist but humorous songs which were interspersed with surrealistic skits, usually enhanced by Grant's abstract poetry and Rhys' vocal sound effects.
Rhysently Granted performed in two New Zealand comedy festivals which led to Rhys moving up to Auckland
in 1999 to seek more solo stand-up experience. The duo officially split around 2001 with Darby moving overseas to pursue his solo career and Lobban staying in New Zealand to focus on his own comedy material.
Rhys Darby
Rhys Montague Darby is an actor and stand-up comedian from New Zealand, known for his energetic physical comedy routines, telling stories accompanied with mime and sound effects of things such as machinery and animals...
and Grant Lobban. The two met in 1996 while both were working as staff in a cabaret restaurant in Christchurch
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
.
Grant played bass guitar while Rhys provided the main vocals. Shortly after forming Rhysently Granted won an open mic contest at the Southern Blues Bar and they then began performing more frequently at local venues in the Christchurch area.
A Rhysently Granted performance would consist of slightly absurdist but humorous songs which were interspersed with surrealistic skits, usually enhanced by Grant's abstract poetry and Rhys' vocal sound effects.
Rhysently Granted performed in two New Zealand comedy festivals which led to Rhys moving up to Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
in 1999 to seek more solo stand-up experience. The duo officially split around 2001 with Darby moving overseas to pursue his solo career and Lobban staying in New Zealand to focus on his own comedy material.