No third season for Conchords

New Zealand's popular folk parody duo Flight of the Conchords will not shoot a third season of their US-made television show.

In a statement on the band's website, Bret McKenzie, Jemaine Clement and their collaborator James Bobin confirmed rumours they would not be returning for a third season.

"We've noticed the less we say about the future of the show, the more people want to talk about it, so in an effort to reverse this trend we are today announcing that we won't be returning for a 3rd season," the statement said.

"We're very proud of the two seasons we made and we like the way the show ended. We'd like to thank everyone who helped make the show and also everyone who watched it. While the characters Bret and Jemaine will no longer be around, the real Bret and Jemaine will continue to exist."

The show, which features Clement and MacKenzie as two bumbling, down-and-out New Zealand musicians struggling to make it as a novelty folk band in New York, first aired on American cable network HBO in 2007, and screened in New Zealand on Prime.

It returned earlier this year for a second season.

The show was nominated for five Emmy Awards this year and four in 2008, but missed out on grabbing any statuettes each time.