When you watch The Mighty Boosh for the first time you have no doubt in your mind that you like it, the first thing that springs to mind is how do I tell my friends about this without sounding weird, this is because they create such a creative and abstract reality that it will have you transfixed with wonder, you will be unable to contain your self from laughter as this absolutely hilarious show wash's over you, it really does take you on journey through time and space.
One of the nicer features you will notice is the music; The Mighty Boosh is full of hilarious songs, at fantastic timings.
The main characters are two friends called Vince Noir and Howard Moon, Vince represents the fashion victim of perhaps and earlier time, coming up with some outrageous costumes, the funny thing is that they do tend to suit him, he tends to listen to the electro genre of music whilst his companion Howard on the other hand likes Jazz Funk and considers him self to be part of the movement of Jazz, he tends to dress more practically taking a liking to tweed rather than the trendy high street look of Vince Noir. And seems unfazed by his fashion prerogative such as his Vince's outrageous hairstyle.
Together they spend their time going on magical and abstractly bizarre adventures, which usually involves Vince rescuing Howard from dangerous encounters with green cockney witches, the ape of death and real life coconut puppets and what ever might come up against them.
So why not come with us on a journey through time and space and enter the world of The Mighty Boosh for your self.
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The Mighty Boosh is a comic fantasy containing humour and pop-culture references. Episodes often feature elaborate musical numbers in different genres, such as electro, heavy metal, funk, and rap, as well as crimping (short random songs; though it had appeared in earlier series, the name crimping appeared in the 3rd episode of series three). Julian Barratt writes the music and sings the theme song, and Noel Fielding often sings the series' music. Fielding also designs many of the show's graphics. The TV series has many animated sequences, puppets and special effects. Barratt, in a 2005 interview, says that he approached Fielding with the idea of doing a show like The Goodies[2], as if it were a complete "world" rather than simply a sketch show. Fielding and Barratt play many of the supporting characters themselves, usually disguised with make-up; Rich Fulcher takes on many of the other roles in the TV series and is the only other writer to provide additional material.
The dialogue is mainly scripted but features some improvisation Series one of the television show opens and often closes with Vince and Howard addressing the audience in front of a curtain; the viewer is thereby led to believe that Howard and Vince wrote the show themselves. The second series leaves this format, instead starting in front of the characters' flat. Unlike the radio series, which is played as though "real", the characters on the TV series all seem aware that they are in a TV show, and Vince especially will often break the fourth wall to address the audience and to comment on the action.
Little attention is paid to continuity; for instance, in the first episode of the radio series, Bob Fossil is forced to give up being boss of the zoo, which is then renamed "Howard Moon's Fun World", yet by the second episode, Jungle, he is once again boss. Also, in the second series the shaman Saboo is shown being killed by the demon Nanatoo, but in the first episode of series three he is alive and well.
They have also created a style of singing loosely based on scat singing called crimping. Present throughout all three series, it came to fruition in the third when Vince and Howard confront their doppelgangers Lance and Harold and take part in a crimp-off, the culmination of which is a never before done 4-way crimp. In The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2007, Noel performed a crimping duet with Jonathan Ross.
The Mighty Boosh has a number of recurring themes including references to Polo mints, Bailey's, Woodstock, satsumas, Santana, Level 42, Gary Numan, their production budget and the late slot the show was given before it became popular.
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