Comedy Review: The Mighty Boosh

                                           

The Mighty Boosh
BBC 3
1998-2009
Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt

The mighty boosh is a British comedy show based on several stage shows and radio series. Since then it has spawned 20 episodes and 2 live tours. The show is centered around Vince and Howard, two men who work in an antique second hand store, and the weird and often times surreal situations they get themselves into.

While this show is not many peoples cup of tea, many people praise the show for its interesting use of the surreal to convey humor and the comedy duo of Noel Fielding and Julian Barrett is amazing to watch on screen. Wether they are dealing with a drug infused fox, a crazy man with a polo for an eye or just having a not so normal chat. The chemistry we see on screen is difficult to beat.

The main appeal of this show is the inclusion of colorful, interesting and funny characters. Some recurring and some one off's.There are talking gorilla's who everyone just kind of deals with and never mentions, a small pink head with tentacles for legs and shamans who do nothing but get high and accidentally kill people.  Everyone has there own personality and funny lines that always come out of nowhere.

The brand of comedy in this show is refreshing when you look at the type of comedy that is on TV now days. There are no Laugh tracks no down to earth plots. One episode the duo are battling copies of them selves in a sing off, when the next episode they are planning a birthday party. Its never predictable and is always an enjoyable time.

I'd have to say that my favorite episode is one where as I mentioned before are being Copied by two people who dress like them, talk like them and do everything they can to be like them. Often times beating them to the punch on many different things. After a few laughs and attempts to overcome the Copycats it all boils down to an intense 5 minute singing (crimping) montage. Brilliant

The mighty boosh is a comedy that went under many people's radars when it was originally being aired, Making it one of the few comedy's that people don't know about. Which is one of the reasons why I love it so much. Its a refreshing take on comedy and when you find people who haven't seen it, introducing them to it leaves them often times hooked from start to finish.