The Mighty Boosh
AbsurdistSurreal, logic-bending comedy.This show: 10/10WhimsicalPlayful, fanciful and lightly magical in sensibility.This show: 9/10British TVThe British television sensibility: tone, restraint and format traditions.This show: 9/10Lo-fi charmA low budget worn proudly.This show: 8/10CampyKnowingly over the top and enjoying every minute of its own excess.This show: 8/10Stylized directionBold, signature formal choices.This show: 8/10ExperimentalFormally adventurous television that breaks the rules.This show: 7/10Central duoOne pair's chemistry carries everything.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Julian BarrattNoel FieldingMichael FieldingRich FulcherDave BrownPeter Kyriacou
Starring
Julian BarrattNoel FieldingMichael FieldingRich FulcherDave BrownPeter Kyriacou
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The Mighty Boosh Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.5 | |
| S2 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 9.2 | 9.0 | |||
| S3 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 7.7 |
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About
"Absurdist odd-couple comedy dressed up as psychedelic cabaret"
Two mismatched friends, the uptight jazz-obsessed Howard Moon and the flamboyant glam rocker Vince Noir, drift from a chaotic zoo job into a string of surreal adventures involving talking creatures, cursed shamans, and rival musicians. The show feels like a fever dream sketch show crossed with a low-budget stage play, packed with deadpan one-liners, wonky costumes, and sudden musical numbers that swing from electro to folk. It's silly, aggressively British, and proudly cheap-looking, carried almost entirely by the leads' odd-couple chemistry and commitment to total nonsense.
Watch it for
the deadpan Howard-and-Vince double act and gleefully weird, low-budget musical numbers.
Maybe skip if
you need polished production values or dislike surreal, plotless non-sequitur humor.
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Series 12004
8.04K94h 9m
Howard Moon and Vince Noir have adventures whilst working at a zoo, with the shaman Naboo the Enigma and his familiar, Bollo the Gorilla. Along with their boss, Bob Fossil and the zoo-owner, Dixon Bainbridge.
The Mighty Boosh's first series was originally broadcast between 18 May 2004 and 6 July 2004. A DVD of the series was released on 29 August 2005 in Region 2. Series 1 began to air in America on Adult Swim from 29 March 2009.
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Series 22005
8.63K62h 45m
Howard Moon and Vince Noir have adventures whilst living in their flat, which they share with Naboo and Bollo. The Mighty Boosh's second series was originally broadcast between 25 July 2005 and 30 August 2005. The series features five main cast members: Julian Barratt, Noel Fielding, Rich Fulcher, Michael Fielding and Dave Brown. A DVD of the series was released on 13 February 2006 in Region 2, and on 21 July 2009 in Region 1. The DVD also included the pilot episode for 'The Boosh', made in 2003, before the first series. The episode was titled 'Tundra' and was remade for the first series.
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Series 32007
8.22K63h 21m
Howard Moon and Vince Noir have adventures whilst running Naboo’s second-hand shop. The Mighty Boosh's third series was originally broadcast between 15 November 2007 and 20 December 2007. The series features five main cast members; Julian Barratt, Noel Fielding, Rich Fulcher, Michael Fielding and Dave Brown. A DVD of the series was released on 11 February 2008 in Region 2 and 7 August in Region 4.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Julian Barratt Howard Moon, Dennis, Brian Ferry
Noel Fielding Vince Noir, The Moon, Tony Harrison
Michael Fielding Naboo
Rich Fulcher Bob Fossil, Lester Corncrake, Bartender
Dave Brown Bollo, Joey Moose, Big Nose Mutant
Peter Kyriacou Polar Bear, Zookeeper, Charlie
Richard Ayoade Saboo, Dixon Bainbridge
Peter Elliott Bollo, Chi Chi the Panda, Ivan The Russian Bear
Dee Plume Anthrax, Conduit Girl, Neon
Matt Berry Dixon Bainbridge
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