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Conchords take off

American TV deal for folk parody duo

Folk parody duo Flight Of The Conchords have landed their own American TV series.

The Perrier-nominated New Zealanders have been commissioned for an 11-episode comedy from the prestigious HBO network.

Their show is being described as similar to fellow HBO show Curb Your Enthusiasm, as it will be partially improvised around a script and offers a fictional version of the lives of its stars, Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement.

It will also feature original songs, in a format similar to the pair’s Radio Two series last year.

The series was commissioned following a successful pilot, which Clement and McKenzie created with Ali G director James Bobin and Stu Smiley, executive producer of Everybody Loves Raymond.

The Conchords had previously developed a pilot with the rival NBC network after executives spotted them at Montreal’s Just For Laughs festival, but this didn’t make it to a series.

McKenzie had previously played an elf in the Lord Of The Rings movie.

From: Chortle

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HBO takes “Flight” with kiwi folk music duo
By Kimberly Nordyke
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - HBO has ordered a scripted comedy series based on the New Zealand folk music parody duo Flight of the Conchords.

The tentatively titled “Flight of the Conchords” will feature the original songs of the duo, Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie, who will also star. HBO confirmed it ordered 12 half-hour episodes, including the pilot.

The Conchords’ credits include a BBC2 radio series and appearances on NBC’s “Late Night With Conan O’Brien” and CBS’ “The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson.” They also were featured in an episode of HBO’s “One Night Stand.”

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