The Mighty Boosh: Comedy’s Newest Rock Stars
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The Mighty Boosh is a British comedy troupe featuring comedians Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding. Developed from three stage shows and a six episode radio series, it has since spawned a total of twenty television episodes for BBC Three and two live tours of the UK, as well as two live shows in the United States.
I first came across an episode of The Mighty Boosh late one night while tirelessly searching for something of any interest on television. I didn’t have any idea what I was watching, it just seemed curiously interesting, pretty funny, but really off the wall. The name seemed to stick in my head, as I found myself adding every episode that I could find on Netflix to my queue. What I discovered was one of the most hilarious and outrageous comedies that I have come across in awhile, and to top it off, it’s revolves around music.
The two main characters are Vince Noir (Julian Barratt) and Howard Moon (Noel Fielding). Noir is the skinny pants wearing (drainpipes) euro hipster obsessed with his hair and all music electronic. A big fan of Gary Numan, and once claims to have been living in the forest with Bryan Ferry. Moon on the other hand is the more traditional music fan, lover of Jazz, particularly scat, and has dreadful fashion sense. Throw in a drug dealing shaman, a gorilla, and a myriad of colorful characters, many of whom are played by Barratt and Fielding, guest appearances by the likes of Gary Numan, Razorlight, Roger Daltrey, and you have The Mighty Boosh. It’s borderline genius at times and mostly completely insane and ridiculous. And I love it.
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I recommend starting with the first season and watching each season in order, as there is some character development and introduction, and each season takes place in a different location. First season takes place in a zoo, second in an upstairs flat, and third in a thrift shop owned by the drug dealing shaman Naboo the Enigma.
