Post by Corrine on Sept 16, 2006 15:52:24 GMT
Evening Post, um... dont know the date.. its a bit old...
Ramshackle Surrealism From Boosh
The Mighty Boosh is a surreal journey through time and space, via the warped imaginations of comics Julian Barrat and Noel Fielding, that defies the usual pigeonholes.
Where else would you find an ape dressed as a nurse, breakdancing lions, Cillit bang - a guru with a door in his afro, and a transsexual fish called Gregg?
The Mighty Boosh started life in stand-up clubs, before moving to the Edinburgh Festival, radio, BBC Three, and then BBC Two.
Now it's back on the road, and in its true spiritual home.
The show is all the better for its shambolic feel, with Fielding being the worst offernder at creasing with laughter every five minutes.
Kicking off with an extended introduction to the cast, familiar faces roll on stage to rapturous applause from the packed crowd.
the mighty boosh is all about characters. Vince Noir, played by Fielding, is a mod who is obsessed with his hair, gary Numan and skintight trews.
Barrat, meanwhile, brings to life jazz affiacinado Howard Moon, who thinks the show needs bassoon cases added to its merchandising.
Howard doesn't have much luck with the ladies, and even less joy avoiding the sharp end of Noir's wit.
Brash american Bob Fossil, played by Rich Fulcher, bounds onto stage in his trademark far-too tight blue polyester safari suit and proceedes to make me cry with laughter at his obscene dance to Dreadlock Holiday.
Talking ape Bollo and shaman Naboo (complete with curly-toed trainers) make up the rest of the key cast.
The plot for the live show careers through a second-hand shop, Artic tundra, a Spanish 'forest of doom' and never lets up.
Quick costume changes trip the cast up a couple of times - literally - but the apparent amaturish feel is contrasted with some truley exceptional soundwork and brilliant ad-libbing.
To anyone who's not seen it before there is endless detail that could be explained, but that's not the point.
If you get teh chance to experience the Boosh, leave you preconceptions at the door and prepare yourself for a side-splitting rollercoaster of a comic ride. With great hair.
On a side point, the handful of parents who, having seen the mild-mannered BBC Three show, took their young children along last night would have been a bit taken back by the more lurid version.
Due to demand extra dates have been added to the sell-out tour. you can catch the boosh live at the Colston Hall on April 15th [Corrine butts in 'i was there then!!'] - but leave the kids at home.
God, i want the live DVD now.....
I have more things i've cut out of papers and stuff as well, but that took bloody ages to type out, so i'm not gonna do it now.
P.S - i know it's called 'press clippings by Corrine', but if you have your own, dont hesitate to add them!
Ramshackle Surrealism From Boosh
The Mighty Boosh is a surreal journey through time and space, via the warped imaginations of comics Julian Barrat and Noel Fielding, that defies the usual pigeonholes.
Where else would you find an ape dressed as a nurse, breakdancing lions, Cillit bang - a guru with a door in his afro, and a transsexual fish called Gregg?
The Mighty Boosh started life in stand-up clubs, before moving to the Edinburgh Festival, radio, BBC Three, and then BBC Two.
Now it's back on the road, and in its true spiritual home.
The show is all the better for its shambolic feel, with Fielding being the worst offernder at creasing with laughter every five minutes.
Kicking off with an extended introduction to the cast, familiar faces roll on stage to rapturous applause from the packed crowd.
the mighty boosh is all about characters. Vince Noir, played by Fielding, is a mod who is obsessed with his hair, gary Numan and skintight trews.
Barrat, meanwhile, brings to life jazz affiacinado Howard Moon, who thinks the show needs bassoon cases added to its merchandising.
Howard doesn't have much luck with the ladies, and even less joy avoiding the sharp end of Noir's wit.
Brash american Bob Fossil, played by Rich Fulcher, bounds onto stage in his trademark far-too tight blue polyester safari suit and proceedes to make me cry with laughter at his obscene dance to Dreadlock Holiday.
Talking ape Bollo and shaman Naboo (complete with curly-toed trainers) make up the rest of the key cast.
The plot for the live show careers through a second-hand shop, Artic tundra, a Spanish 'forest of doom' and never lets up.
Quick costume changes trip the cast up a couple of times - literally - but the apparent amaturish feel is contrasted with some truley exceptional soundwork and brilliant ad-libbing.
To anyone who's not seen it before there is endless detail that could be explained, but that's not the point.
If you get teh chance to experience the Boosh, leave you preconceptions at the door and prepare yourself for a side-splitting rollercoaster of a comic ride. With great hair.
On a side point, the handful of parents who, having seen the mild-mannered BBC Three show, took their young children along last night would have been a bit taken back by the more lurid version.
Due to demand extra dates have been added to the sell-out tour. you can catch the boosh live at the Colston Hall on April 15th [Corrine butts in 'i was there then!!'] - but leave the kids at home.
God, i want the live DVD now.....
I have more things i've cut out of papers and stuff as well, but that took bloody ages to type out, so i'm not gonna do it now.
P.S - i know it's called 'press clippings by Corrine', but if you have your own, dont hesitate to add them!