5 "Joke" Bands That Have Way More Talent Than You Think

3. Flight Of The Conchords

New Zealand's fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo acapella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo, Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement are a lot more talented than they like to let on. What started as a substantially-improvised series for BBC Radio 2 eventually blossomed into a cult classic TV show for HBO. The duo won the Bronze Radio Academy Award for comedy, one of the most prestigious awards in the British radio industry. They're not just comedians who would rather sing about the overabundance of male genitalia on a dance floor than just talk about it. They're legit, dammit. While they may not be as technically gifted as others on this list, they're songwriting skills are nothing short of remarkable. In the show's short tenure, Bret and Jemaine tackled nearly every genre one could imagine, from Bowie-esque glam to Bone Thugs N Harmony's brisk brand of hip-hop, with lyrics that attain a mixture of cleverness and daftness that make Andy Samberg and Lonely Island crew jealous. They're New Zealand's honest-to-goodness national treasures, even if they'll never be recognized for their creative genius. Serious Talent Alert: "Inner City Pressure" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUAcN9UCnbU