Comments on: Mighty Boosh https://ounodesign.com/2011/08/07/mighty-boosh/ Sun, 30 Dec 2012 21:07:14 +0000 hourly 1 By: LB https://ounodesign.com/2011/08/07/mighty-boosh/#comment-1920 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 21:07:14 +0000 http://blog.ounodesign.com/?p=12411#comment-1920 In reply to Ana.

Ana, I know. At first I felt that way about Luxury Comedy too, but somehow I have come around. However, the characters Noel loves most are the ones I can barely watch. I have to skip over anything involving the New York cop, whatshisname Boombox. So hamfisted, boring, unsubtle, unmodulated and loud, and he just doesn’t see that. But I think the sketches with Tony Reason and Tod Michaels, the ray and hammerhead shark, are amazing. If you can ignore the inane body humour which I think the presence of Julian kept a lid on somewhat in the Mighty Boosh. And I love Fantasy Man and Dolly (who is extremely underused in what is otherwise a guyfest). She was great in the Firebaby sketch. “It’s not a joke, Noel, it’s a concept.” And then leaving on her toy fire engine – her “I’m coming… ” delivery was perfect. So yeah, I know what you mean about unintentional self-parody. And I miss Julian and the Boosh. I just don’t hate Luxury Comedy as much as I once did. By the way I did a post on it here: http://blog.ounodesign.com/2012/08/26/noel-fieldings-luxury-comedy/

]]> By: Ana https://ounodesign.com/2011/08/07/mighty-boosh/#comment-1919 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 12:50:07 +0000 http://blog.ounodesign.com/?p=12411#comment-1919 It took me about four years to get properly into the Mighty Boosh…but once I got there, I was overcome by the oddest sort of comfort. I hadn’t felt that level of being sucked into an imaginary world since I was a teen.
Have you seen Noel Fielding’s Luxury Comedy?
The writing is pretty terrible. It seems to me like he is coasting on some sort of unintentional-self-parody setting.
It still has a visual impact though…like a pop Triadic Ballet or something.

]]> By: Pat https://ounodesign.com/2011/08/07/mighty-boosh/#comment-1918 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:56:15 +0000 http://blog.ounodesign.com/?p=12411#comment-1918 You can see Christine in a masterclass here:
http://guru.bafta.org/christine-cant-make-hair-masterclass-video

]]> By: LB https://ounodesign.com/2011/08/07/mighty-boosh/#comment-1917 Sun, 18 Nov 2012 20:53:29 +0000 http://blog.ounodesign.com/?p=12411#comment-1917 Pat – thanks! I’ve made changes to the post. Of course you’re right. They’re all brilliant. The Mr. Susan costume is my all-time favourite, of any in the Boosh.

]]> By: Pat https://ounodesign.com/2011/08/07/mighty-boosh/#comment-1916 Sun, 18 Nov 2012 20:06:48 +0000 http://blog.ounodesign.com/?p=12411#comment-1916 A small point, but it was Christine Cant, the make-up designer, who made the Cobra costume, not Annie Hardinge. Christine is the one talking in the video. She also made the Mr Susan costume, apparently out of chamois leathers and J-cloths bought from B&Q hardware store. Must be the cheapest rig-out ever made, but in many ways the funniest.

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