The special was recorded live in July 2018 at the Eventim Apollo in London, and released by HBO on 6 October 2018.

Outside of sets on shows like Just for Laughs and One Night Stand, recorded in 2004 and 2005 respectively, Live in London is the duo's first comedy special.

[4] Flight of the Conchords played four nights at the end of the tour at the Eventim Apollo in London during which they recorded their performances with director Hamish Hamilton for HBO.

Ahead of the premiere, they performed the song "Father and Son" on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Live in London album features six new songs by the band, “Iain and Deanna”, “Father and Son”, “Summer of 1353”, “Stana”, “Seagull”, and “Back on the Road”, as well as the first album version of “Bus Driver.” Additionally, the release includes versions of “Carol Brown” and “The Most Beautiful Girl (In The Room)" which were edited out of the HBO special due to time constraints.