One more thing
“There’s not enough psychedelic stuff on TV. I want the world to be a bit weirder than it is. I hate reality, so I hate reality TV. But I love Columbo.” — Noel Fielding (of the BBC’s The Mighty Boosh –...
View ArticleMighty Boosh
‘Mr. Susan’ in the “Mirror World” – this scene from the BBC’s The Mighty Boosh is a pretty good introduction to this cult BBC TV show. The show, the surreal adventures of two London zookeepers’,...
View ArticleLuxury Comedy
I nearly had a stroke when I first saw Luxury Comedy, and not in a good way, despite being a fan of The Mighty Boosh and Noel Fielding. Maybe the absence of the Boosh’s Julian Barrett was too jarring....
View ArticleNoel Fielding’s Luxury Comedy
Noel Fielding’s Luxury Comedy is Fielding’s followup project after The Mighty Boosh. Luxury Comedy is a series of fantastical comedy sketches, all of which star Fielding. In this one, longtime...
View ArticleNathan Barley
The 2005 UK miniseries “Nathan Barley” features a venerable ensemble cast of top British comedians and satirizes what seems to be a thinly disguised Vice magazine (here it’s “SugarApe,” sometimes...
View ArticleWhat the fox doesn’t say
OK, I don’t mind quotation, reference, homage and what have you. But let’s just point out that the 2013 song “The Fox,” also known as “What Does the Fox Say” by Norwegian comedy outfit Ylvis, pretty...
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