One half of the “almost award winning” comedy duo “Flight of the Conchords“, Jemaine Clement, has denied rumours that he is working on a new “Conchords” series for US network HBO.
“Before this rumour gets out of hand – we are not working on a 4 ep Conchords show for hbo,” the Kiwi comedian and actor wrote on Twitter. “I am working on another idea with them though, hence the mix-up.”
The “mix-up” stems from an interview Clement did recently with The Guardian. The publication reported that Clement confirmed he was working on a “four-episode comedy show” for HBO, made in conjunction with sometime “Conchords” director Taika Waititi.
Waititi, along with Clement, co-created and stars in the new vampire comedy, What We Do In The Shadows. “It was supposed to be this year but then we decided to put What We Do in the Shadows out ourselves,” said Clement of the HBO project, which as yet has no title.
In the interview, Clement did not say whether other “Conchord” stars Bret McKenzie and Rhys Darby will be involved in the project, or whether it would be at all affiliated at all with the “Flight of the Conchords” series. Despite this, various publications have been reporting that the “Conchords” will be returning to HBO, prompting Clement’s Twitter clarification.
The HBO comedy, “Flight of the Conchords”, ran for two seasons between 2007 and 2009 and was a cult hit, securing 10 Emmy Award nominations, including one for outstanding comedy series.
Speaking to The Guardian about the possibility of resurrecting the “Conchords”, Clement said, “We talk about a movie every so often. Sometimes it feels like we lost a lot of impetus over the last couple of years. But Bret, James [Bobin, lead director] and me, we all want to do a musical.”
“It would be good to do something all together,” he added. “I miss playing Flight of the Conchords gigs.” Clement also revealed that he will be playing the lead role in an upcoming James Strouse film, People, Places and Things, said to be about a graphic novelist. “The first time I’ve played a nice guy,” said Clement.
What We Do in the Shadows is released in Australia on September 4th.
