#Flight of the conchords new album series#

Some songs use a combination of the styles. Typically, at least once per show, a song is shot in the form of a music video.

Other songs serve as the internal monologue of one of the two. In these instances, Bret or Jemaine sing to another character. Some songs form part of the plot of the show. The songs are built into the narrative structure of the show in several different ways. Jemaine or Bret break into song in each episode. Most episodes center on the five main cast members. Other recurring characters include the landlord of their Chinatown apartment, Eugene ( Eugene Mirman), Bret's short-term girlfriend Coco ( Sutton Foster), Jemaine and Bret's ex-girlfriend Sally ( Rachel Blanchard), Mel's husband Doug ( David Costabile), and Murray's put-upon assistant Greg ( Frank Wood). Their friend Dave Mohumbhai ( Arj Barker) works at a pawn shop and gives them advice on dealing with American women and culture.

Jemaine and Bret constantly fend off the amorous attentions of Mel ( Kristen Schaal), a married woman who is their sole fan and stalker. The two have frequent appointments with their officious and ineffectual band manager, Murray Hewitt ( Rhys Darby), a Deputy Cultural AttachР“В© at the New Zealand Consulate.

#Flight of the conchords new album series#

The series centers on the day-to-day lives and loves of two shepherds-turned- musicians, Jemaine and Bret ( Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie, playing fictionalized versions of themselves), who have uprooted themselves from their native New Zealand to try to make it big as a folk duo in New York City.

4.3 One-time characters played by notable performers.

The show received 10 Emmy Award nominations, including 'Outstanding Comedy Series' and 'Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series' for Jemaine Clement, both in 2009.

Throughout its run, Flight of the Conchords received positive critical reception, with its second season scoring 80/100 on Metacritic. On December 11, 2009, the duo confirmed that the series would not return for a third season. A second season was announced on August 17, 2007, and shown from January 18, 2009. The show stars the real-life duo of Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie, who play fictionalized versions of themselves. The show follows the adventures of Flight of the Conchords, a two-man band from New Zealand, as its members seek fame and success in New York City. Flight of the Conchords is an American sitcom that was first shown on HBO on June 17, 2007.