The Mighty Boosh
A British cult comedy, the Mighty Boosh is a culmination of surreal and magical adventures of Howard Moon and Vince Noir, played by Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding.
Satisfying the nation's need for kangaroo boxing matches, jazz-mad zookeepers and a gorilla called Bollo, The Mighty Boosh have been an unlikely hit ever since their first stage-bound incarnation.
Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding, who would one day declare "we're just interested in being ridiculous", were actually rather serious, studious types when they first met at art college. Julian's first passion was music, and he actually toured Europe playing in a jazz band. Noel, meanwhile, was immersed in the visual arts (and would one day be responsible for the distinctive sets of The Boosh).
Comedy was the last thing on their minds, even as they started performing it on stage. Instead of doing anything as simple as telling jokes, they recited poems, sang songs and baffled the audience by getting a woman to cry on stage and attempting to collect her tears.
Noel and Julian first unleashed The Boosh at the Edinburgh Festival in 1998, winning a Perrier Award. Such was the success of their initial Booshy outing that Julian and Noel did the natural thing - and completely changed it. The year after their Edinburgh breakthrough, they returned with a new version of the show, called Arctic Boosh, which replaced the zoo-keepers with postmen. It was a smash-hit, and was followed the year after that by the even more successful Autoboosh.
The BBC had taken notice by this time, and the pair were signed up to bring The Boosh to Radio 4. But even after the success of the six-part radio series (it won the Douglas Adams Award for innovative comedy writing, a one-off award specifically created to honour The Boosh) there was some doubt in TV-land that the show would successfully transfer to telly. Until one particular fan called Steve Coogan approached the lads and offered to produce a TV version. And the rest is crazed, gorilla-infested history.
When is it on?
The Mighty Boosh is next on at 12:35 am
on Friday, 4th December on Dave.
Go to TV Listings
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jessbob | 15 Oct 09
These guys are ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT !!!!!! Saw them live as well. Never laughed so much ever in my life
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twilight_goth | 13 Aug 09
ha
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twilight_goth | 13 Aug 09
ha ha ha
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twilight_goth | 13 Aug 09
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahhahahahahahhaha
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twilight_goth | 13 Aug 09
this is very funny
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twilight_goth | 13 Aug 09
hey does anyone else love twilight what team are you if you do- edward or jacob???
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twilight_goth | 13 Aug 09
hey noel fielding is amazing!!! i love his character-vince too! i also love naboo he is soooo funny
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kimmiecat | 9 Aug 09
noel fielding is brilliant
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i love stephen fry | 8 Jul 09
the mighty boosh is the fabiest of the fab shows on the fab tv in the fab world I LOVE IT!!!!
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Conquest | 30 Jun 09
Are the Boosh really splitting up?! Someone tell me....
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LisaSavage | 27 May 09
LOVE NOEL FIELDING MENY KISSES XXXXXXX
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LisaSavage | 27 May 09
BRING BACK BOOSH ! XX
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TashyTheDevil | 21 May 09
the mighty boosh is brilliant!!!
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Mightybooshmad | 20 May 09
AAARRRGGGGHHH I <3 THE BOOSH :)
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SumedhaM62769 | 5 May 09
yeah the Boosh ROX! Sumedha Mane
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DjGirly | 30 Mar 09
:)
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ComedyxCutie | 25 Mar 09
i just adore the boosh!!!! its just soooo funy!!
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PETER2888 | 24 Mar 09
I love the Mighty BOOOOOOOSH I have all three series on a box set (IT IS THE BEST TV PORGRAME IN THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) FUNNNNNY STUFFFF
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grapefruit fairy | 20 Jan 09
mighty boosh is the new classic. its just great! with a amazing (and some hot) cast whats better that a bit of mighty boosh to cheer you up on the cold winter night
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Twisted Fire Extinguisher | 3 Jan 09
The funniest show in many moons,"dont touch me"
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fredthefish | 3 Jan 09
more Boosh! :)
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Space Alien | 20 Dec 08
Has this ever been on Dave...cos if it has then Dave justg got cooler, if possible :)
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mentalist queen | 23 Nov 08
I tottl agreee with whitto I WANT MIGHTY BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Holly-Beth | 20 Nov 08
Amazing, enough said.
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Lingdada | 29 Oct 08
The lads at Mighty Boosh have given comedy insanity their own wicked strain of clever writing and surrealist sets! You never know where the story will take you and by the end you want more,but you need a breather from laughing!!
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pure cola | 27 Oct 08
I got a bad feeling about this....
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jessbob | 15 Oct 09
View all commentsThese guys are ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT !!!!!! Saw them live as well. Never laughed so much ever in my life