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SUMMARY:Special Event: Rhys Darby
LOCATION:Helium Comedy Club\, 1510 SE 9th Ave\, Portland
DESCRIPTION:Rhys Darby is an actor\, writer\, podcaster and stand-up comedi
 an from New Zealand.\n\nDarby first captured US audiences as Murray\, the l
 oveable\, but ultimately inept manager in HBO’s Flight of the Conchords. 
 He has gone on to star in a plethora of TV and film roles\, from Yes Man an
 d Pirate Radio (The Boat that Rocked) to Nigel in the Jumanji reboots. On t
 he small screen he has brought his talents to animations like Voltron Legen
 dary Defender and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles\, and shows like TBS’ Wrec
 ked\, The X Files and Lemony Snicket. Most recently he starred as the gentl
 eman pirate\, Stede Bonnet in Our Flag Means Death.\n\nDarby is never far f
 rom his stand-up roots. His stand-up has been described as a sensational bl
 end of sound effects\, characterizations and askew observations. Rhys has f
 ive stand-up specials’\, Imagine That! (2008)\, It’s Rhys Darby Night! 
 (2011) and This Way to Spaceship\, (2012) and I’m a Fighter Jet (2017) an
 d Mystic Time Bird (2021). This Way to Spaceship was based on his debut nov
 el of the same name\, “A loosely autobiographical end of world companion
 ” in 2012. It was number 1 in the international charts for 7 weeks.\nDarb
 y’s second book\, this time for kids\, was released in Australia and New 
 Zealand in October 2018. It is called The Top Secret Notes of Buttons McGin
 ty. Darby wrote it for his then 8-year-old son\, a reluctant reader\, and h
 as been thrilled to hear from kids and parents that they love it! He went o
 n to release another two Buttons books\, which thrilled his legions of juni
 or fans.\n\nRhys’ love of the weird is seen in his stand-up and writing\,
  and for ten years he has had first a radio show\, then a podcast on crypto
 zoology\, The Cryptid Factor. Darby was thrilled when approached by Spotify
  to do a podcast about aliens\, Aliens like Us. A regular attendee of alien
  conferences and stargazer\, it was a dream come true.\nA prolific voice-ov
 er artist\, kids all over the world hear him in Voltron: Legendary defender
 \, Spirit\, TMNT\, Boss Baby\, Jake and…\nMore info: https://comedyatlas.
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