On a return Flight

The second, and possibly final, series of Flight of the Conchords kicks off on Monday. Photo / Supplied

New Zealand's most successful failures, Bret and Jemaine, return to TV this week with the second series of Flight of the Conchords.

Picking up where they left off last season, the boys are still up to stuff all in New York, while their manager, Murray, is living the high life following the success of the Crazy Doggz.

Those who saw last year's final will recall that the Doggz were formed by Bret and Jemaine's former bandmates, who they ditched after reforming the band.

Although some people may never get the duo's quirky musical comedy, fans will be pleased to know that this follow-up is just as silly as the original - complete with songs about women-only toothpaste, prostitution and dogs with epilepsy.

This second season is a 10-parter that the pair have said may well be the last, as they'll be knuckling down to write a batch of new tunes that will feature on their second full-length album.

As well as the supporting cast from the first series, the second will feature a few cameos, including Alan Dale as the Australian ambassador and Randy Jones, who is best known as the original cowboy in the Village People - whether he helps out on new Conchords song Too Many Dicks on the Dancefloor is not clear. Those wanting to know more about the Wellington pair's rise to fame, should tune into Prime an hour early for the documentary Flight of the Conchords: On Air.

Made by Wellington film-maker Hannah Clarke, the doco follows the boys experiences in America before and after the screening of the HBO series, including candid interviews with both the stars and those closest to them, tracking their rise to international cultdom.

FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS
When: Monday, 9.30pm
Where: Prime
What: All those awards and now a second season to boot