Rhys Darby
Who Rhys Darby is
Rhys Darby is a New Zealand stand-up comedian, actor, writer and podcaster, a former soldier in the New Zealand Army, best known as Murray, the well-meaning band manager in HBO's Flight of the Conchords. His stand-up, a blend of sound effects, characters and askew observations, has taken him from New Zealand to the United Kingdom and beyond, from the Edinburgh Fringe to Just for Laughs in Montreal, and his specials are Imagine That!
(2008), It's Rhys Darby Night! (2011), This Way to Spaceship (2012), I'm a Fighter Jet (2017) and Mystic Time Bird (2021). On screen he has played Nigel in the Jumanji films, Anton in What We Do in the Shadows and Stede Bonnet in Our Flag Means Death, and he hosts the podcasts The Cryptid Factor and Aliens Like Us. He is based in Los Angeles.
At a glance
- Based in
- Los Angeles, CA
- Stand-up specials
- Imagine That!, It's Rhys Darby Night!, This Way to Spaceship and 2 more
- Podcasts
- The Cryptid Factor and Aliens Like Us
- On screen
- Flight of the Conchords, What We Do in the Shadows, Jumanji films and 1 more
- Official site
- rhysdarby.com ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: rhysdarby.com ↗.
Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →
Specials, shows and podcasts
Stand-up specials
- Imagine That! 2008
- It's Rhys Darby Night! 2011
- This Way to Spaceship 2012
- I'm a Fighter Jet 2017
- Mystic Time Bird 2021
On screen
- Flight of the Conchords Murray, HBO
- What We Do in the Shadows Anton, film
- Jumanji films Nigel
- Our Flag Means Death Stede Bonnet
Podcasts
- The Cryptid Factor
- Aliens Like Us Spotify
Comedians like Rhys Darby
Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.
- Frankie Quiñones also in What We Do in the Shadows
- Leslie Jones also in Our Flag Means Death
- Sal Vulcano also in What We Do in the Shadows
- Veronika Slowikowska also in What We Do in the Shadows
- Wally Baram also in What We Do in the Shadows
Career timeline
- 2008Imagine That! (2008) Special
- 2011It's Rhys Darby Night! (2011) Special
- 2012This Way to Spaceship (2012) Special
- 2017I'm a Fighter Jet (2017) Special
- 2021Mystic Time Bird (2021) Special
Questions and answers
Where is Rhys Darby performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: rhysdarby.com ↗.
What stand-up specials have they released?
Imagine That!, It's Rhys Darby Night!, This Way to Spaceship, I'm a Fighter Jet and Mystic Time Bird.
What podcasts have they been on?
The Cryptid Factor and Aliens Like Us.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Flight of the Conchords, What We Do in the Shadows, Jumanji films and Our Flag Means Death.
Where are they based?
Los Angeles, CA, as their record gives it.
Who are some comedians like them?
Frankie Quiñones (also in What We Do in the Shadows), Leslie Jones (also in Our Flag Means Death), Sal Vulcano (also in What We Do in the Shadows), Veronika Slowikowska (also in What We Do in the Shadows) and Wally Baram (also in What We Do in the Shadows).
The full SUCDb record
The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.
Sources
- Official site ↗ Actor, writer, podcaster and stand-up comedian from New Zealand; Murray in HBO's Flight of the Conchords; Nigel in all three Jumanji films; Stede Bonnet in…
- About · rhysdarby.com ↗ An ex-soldier in the New Zealand Army and a veteran of almost twenty years as a stand-up comedian; his stand-up a blend of sound effects, characterizations…
Updated 9 October 2026 · the record checked 8 October 2026