Contactmusic.comBret Mckenzie On His Inflated Ego After Oscar WinContactmusic.comBret MCkenzie, one half of the songwriting duo Flight Of The Conchords, has been joking about his new inflated ego after he landed the Oscar for Best Song at the 84th Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday (26 February 2012).Bret McKenzie Wins Best Song Oscar For 'Man Or Muppet'BeatCrave.comBret McKenzie would of also liked to have performed...EntertainmentwiseMuppets At 2012 Oscars 'Mission Accomplished,' Jason...Read Full Story
VarietyBret McKenzie among Oscar winnersMSN NZ NewsMcKenzie, who is one half of comedy duo Flight of the Conchords, took out the Oscar for best original song at the 84th Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Monday afternoon (NZT). The 36-year-old Wellingtonian wrote Man or Muppet for the film The Muppets, ...Oscar wins feed global glowVarietyMcKenzie hits high note with Oscar winNinemsnFlight of the Conchords'Bret McKenzie wins an OscarFasterLouderall 82 news articles »Read Full Story
Bret McKenzie has come a very long way — after proving he was worth his elf salt in “Lord of the Rings,” he went onto become one half of the most popular New Zealand folk comedy duo and is up for an Oscar for his catchy tune, “Man or Muppet.” He’s also the lead in a feature film, but… this one feels a bit off the path of success. In his next project, McKenzie is sporting a mullet and manning the immature comedy “Two Little Boys.” Here he and his childhood bff (Hamish Blake) try to correct an...Read Full Story
Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement are the musical comedy duo 'Flight of the Conchords'
It’s not strange to think that Flight of the Conchord’s Bret McKenzie worked as music supervisor for The Muppets. McKenzie is a musical genius, and it definitely reflects in The Muppets. It also gave McKenzie the chance to reunite with Flight of the Conchords co-creator James Bobin. But what about a Flight of the Conchords movie? Will we see a return of The Flight of the Conchords, well McKenzie did offer...Read Full Story
EntertainmentwiseBret McKenzie would of also liked to have performed...EntertainmentwiseThe Oscar for best song went to 'Man or Muppet' from 'The Muppets' movie at last night's ceremony. With only two nominations in the category, Sergio Mendes managed to miss out with song, 'Real In Rio,' from 'Rio'. Bret McKenzie took home the award for ...Golden future for Bret McKenzieNew Zealand HeraldOscar winner sings Kiwi praisesStuff.co.nzMuppets At 2012 Oscars 'Mission Accomplished,' Jason Segel...Read Full Story
Oscar winner and one half of folk-comedy duo Flight of the Conchords Bret McKenzie has put himself on the auction ... Stop what you're doing and buy some fair trade goods," he said in a statement. "Move away from the computer. Stand up.
Flight of the Conchords’ Bret McKenzie, better known here as Figwit, is offering the chance to meet him for a Fair Trade coffee and a chat in this auction run by Oxfam. The winning bidder gets to have coffee with McKenzie and will receive a guitar signed by McKenzie and his Conchords partner Jemaine Clement. [...]
which meant he got to coach the Oscar-winning actor on how to rap. He turned “The Muppet Movie’s” classic anthem “The Rainbow Connection,” which earned Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher a best original song Oscar nomination back in 1980 ...
Flight of the Conchords rehearsing for Australasian tour McKenzie, Clement taken separate paths in recent times They have mooted the idea of a Conchords film BRET McKenzie: Oscar winner. Jemaine Clement: Erm, not an Oscar winner. After 15 years making ...
Kiwi comedians Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie will split the proceeds, after costs, between the Isaac Theatre Royal where the Conchords performed in 2006, and Cholmondeley Children's Charity, which provides respite care for children. Cholmondoley ...