Flight of the Conchords
| Flight of the Conchords | |
|---|---|
 Jemaine Clement (left) and Bret McKenzie (right) performing at the Gramercy Theater in New York on June 14, 2007 |
|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Comedy , folk , funk , hip-hop |
| founding | 1998 |
| Website | flightoftheconchords.co.nz |
| Current occupation | |
| Jemaine Clement | |
| Bret McKenzie | |
Flight of the Conchords is a music comedy duo from New Zealand consisting of Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement . They achieved great fame in 2004 with their BBC radio show and in 2007 with the television series Flight of the Conchords on the American TV channel HBO .
Career
In 2005 they won "Best Alternative Comedy Act" at the US Comedy Arts Festival and "Best Newcomer" at the Melbourne Comedy Festival . In 2003 they were nominated for the Perrier Comedy Award at the Edinburgh Fringe . Bret McKenzie won an Oscar for the score for The Muppets at the 2012 Academy Awards .
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UK
|
 US
|
 NZ
|
|||
| 2008 | Flight of the Conchords |
UK32  (5 weeks)UK |
US3 (22 weeks) US |
NZ1  (34 weeks)NZ |
First published: April 21, 2008
|
| 2009 | I told you I was freaky |
UK47 (2 weeks) UK |
US19 (4 weeks) US |
NZ7 (5 weeks) NZ |
First published: October 20, 2009
|
EPs
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
UK
|
US
|
NZ
|
|||
| 2007 | The distant future | - |
US116 (7 weeks) US |
NZ8th (19 weeks)NZ |
First published: August 7, 2007
|
Compilations / live albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
|
UK
|
|||
| 2019 | Live in London |
UK71 (1 week) UK |
First published: March 8, 2019
|
Further compilations / live albums
- 2002: Folk the World Tour
- 2006: Flight of the Conchords
- 2013: The Complete Collection
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
UK
|
US
|
NZ
|
|||
| 2009 | Hurt Feelings I Told You I Was Freaky |
- | - |
NZ36 (1 week) NZ |
First published: February 2, 2009
|
| 2012 | Feel Inside (And Stuff Like That) | - | - |
NZ1 × 2
(12 weeks)NZ |
First published: August 24, 2012
|
Awards
| price | price for | awarded at |
|---|---|---|
| Bronze (comedy) | BBC Radio Series | Sony Radio Academy Awards 2006 |
| Grammy for Best Comedy Album | The distant future | 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards 2007 |
| Album of the Year | Flight of the Conchords | New Zealand Music Awards 08 |
| Best Group | Flight of the Conchords | New Zealand Music Awards 08 |
| Breakthrough Artist of the Year | Flight of the Conchords | New Zealand Music Awards 08 |
| International Achievement | Flight of the Conchords | New Zealand Music Awards 08 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Article at tolkiens-welt.de ( Memento of the original from May 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c d Chart sources: UK US NZ
- ↑ Music Sales Awards: NZ UK
