Duo shortlisted for top music award

Flight of the Conchords have been nominated for a second Grammy award.

New Zealand folk parodists Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie have been shortlisted for best comedy album for their self-titled 15-track release.

Last year, the duo scooped the coveted prize for their EP The Distant Future – the first time a Kiwi act had won a Grammy in 24 years.

Now they will be hoping to repeat their victory when the 51st Grammys are announced in Los Angeles on February 8.

They face competition from Lewis Black, Kathy Griffin, the late George Carlin and Harry Shearer, who have been nominated for their albums Anticipation, For Your Consideration, It's Bad For Ya and Songs Of The Bushmen respectively.

The Conchords – who shot to prominence after being nominated for the Perrier award at the 2003 Edinburgh Fringe – have recently been working on the second series of their acclaimed HBO series, which is due to air in America next month.

Click here to buy their Grammy-nominated album.

And to buy or download the other nominees:

Lewis Black: Anticipation
Kathy Griffin: For Your Consideration
George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya
Harry Shearer: Songs Of The Bushmen

Published: 4 Dec 2008