A tonic for the troops: Rhys Darby went from the New Zealand army to Flight of the Conchords

It was a long march for Rhys Darby to go from the New Zealand army to starring in Flight Of The Conchords, writes Richard Fitzpatrick

THE comedian and actor Rhys Darby had a plan for what he was going to do once he finished high school in Auckland, New Zealand in the early 1990s. He was going to join the army… and achieve world domination.