Flight of the Conchords Bret Gives Up the Dream (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV-14
TV Episode | 27 min | Comedy, Music, Musical

Primary photo for Bret Gives Up the Dream

Flight of the Conchords

Bret Gives Up the Dream (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV-14

TV Episode | 27 min | Comedy, Music, Musical

Desperate for cash, Bret and Jemaine decide to get jobs. Only Bret is successful--he gets a job holding up signs. When Murray books them a show, Bret can't get off work, so Jemaine is forced to play with a replacement: a recording of Bret.

Director

James Bobin

Writers

James Bobin (created by) (written by) | Jemaine Clement (created by) (written by) | Bret McKenzie (created by) (written by)

Producers

Anna Dokoza | Christo Morse

Cinematographer

Patrick Alexander Stewart (as Patrick Stewart)

Editors

Scott M. Davids (as Scott Davids) | James Thomas

Casting Director

Cindy Tolan

Production Designer

Dan Butts

See all filmmakers & crew (107)

Edit Released

Updated Jun 24, 2007

Release date

Jun 24, 2007 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 10 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 3 wins & 13 nominations

Contacts

+ Add

Become a member to see contact information for Bret Gives Up the Dream.

Cast	+ Add Cast
13 cast members

Name	Known for
Jemaine Clement Jemaine Jemaine See fewer	Flight of the Conchords (2007)
Bret McKenzie Bret Bret See fewer	Flight of the Conchords (2007)
Rhys Darby Murray Hewitt Murray Hewitt See fewer	Yes Man (2008)
Kristen Schaal Mel Mel See fewer	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)
Sutton Foster Coco Coco See fewer	Younger (2015)
Eugene Mirman Eugene Eugene See fewer	The Bob's Burgers Movie (2022)
David Costabile Doug Doug See fewer	Lincoln (2012)
Frank Wood Greg Greg See fewer	Joker (I) (2019)
Eddie Pepitone Eddie Eddie See fewer	The Muppets (2011)
James Smith Maxwell Maxwell See fewer	Flight of the Conchords (2007)
Arj Barker Dave (uncredited) Dave (uncredited) See fewer	Flight of the Conchords (2007)
Janifer Cheng Georgina (uncredited) Georgina (uncredited) See fewer	Couch (2010)
Joseph Mancuso Brent (uncredited) Brent (uncredited) See fewer	The Blacklist (2013)