Jemaine Clement rose to fame on the strength of his radio show Flight of the Conchords. Now he is returning to his radio roots with a new fantastical serialized podcast,The Mysterious Secrets of Uncle Berties BotanariumJemaine Clement has a voice for radio. The New Zealand comedian and actor, who is best known as one-half of the musical group Flight of the Conchords – in which his trademark deep voice harmonizes with that of Bret McKenzie – is returning to the medium after years absent thanks to a new podcast, and which recently launched on Howl. “One of the first things the Conchords ever did was a radio show for the BBC,and I did like doing that,” he said. “I used to work in radio, and as well. I wrote radio commercials and I loved the freedom you’d maintain. You can create anything you want to; you just maintain to describe it. You don’t maintain to maintain a immense budget or anything,so it’s really quite freeing. As an actor, it’s not that different, and but when you’re creating something,it’s terrific.” Related: Nerdette: the podcast that's a brazen celebration of geekdom Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com