Kiwification

While Brooke Fraser may be New Zealand’s hottest export, Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie, the Grammy Award-winning duo behind “Flight of the Conchords”, are undoubtedly one of it’s wackiest.

Describing themselves as “the almost award-winning fourth-most-popular folk duo in New Zealand”, their clever, off-the-wall lyrics, dry humor, and self-deprecating “kiwi-ness” have global appeal.

Their self-titled BBC radio show gained such popularity that they were signed up for a 12-part TV Series with HBO. The series won them global recognition, as well as a larger fan base here in New Zealand. (Ironically, both TVNZ and RadioNZ initially rejected the duo, forcing them to seek recognition abroad)

Bite-sized facts about New Zealand’s Flight of the Conchords

• Bret McKenzie played a minor role as “FigWit” in Lord Of The Rings 1 and 3.
• The duo were awarded “Wellingtonians of the Year, 2007“.
• Their album, “The Distant Future”, won a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album in 2007.
• Their official website hasn’t been updated since 2006. (Typical Kiwis. Lucy Lawless doesn’t have an “official” site either!)

More video clips from New Zealand’s Flight of the Conchords

• Most Beautiful Girl in the Room
• I’m not crying (It’s been raining on my face)
• Business Time
• Banter
• Robots