America, Meet The Boosh

No, no, no! Not Bush. You already met him.

I'm talking about Boosh! As in The Mighty Boosh.

The British radio-turned-television show that I am always blathering on about has been picked up by Adult Swim, so you kids here in the states can enjoy without having to watch it in ten-minute increments on YouTube, or shelling out dough for a region-free dvd player! Yay!
(I have all three seasons on dvd, but I'm excited for you guys!)

I thought I should introduce you to the characters:

Howard Moon, played by julian Barratt

Howard Moon: Zookeeper, jazz enthusiast, fan of bouncy castles. Howard is serious, philosophical, unlucky, and usually the butt of most jokes.

Vince Noir, played by Noel FieldingVince Noir: Zookeeper, sometimes punk/ sometimes mod, androgynous, fashionable. Also fan of bouncy castles.

Naboo, played by Michael Fielding (Yes, they are brothers)

Naboo: Shaman/ kiosk vendor. Naboo is usually accompanied by his familiar, the ape Bollo, pictured below. The two are fans of altered consciousness, and great deals.

Bollo, played by Dave BrownBollo: Ape, shaman's familiar, kick-ass drummer. Catchphrase: "I got a bad feelin' about this."

Bob Fossil, played by Rich Fulcher

Bob Fossil: Inept manager of The Zooniverse, the zoo in which the previous characters are employed (in Season 1, anyway). Despite managing a zoo Bob doesn't know the actual names of the animals. He calls an elephant "the grey, leg-face man."

So there are the main characters you will see on The Mighty Boosh. Most of the actors above also play other characters on the show. There are lots of costumes and bizarre scenarios. There is music and crimping in every episode. Crimping, according to Wikipedia, is:

"a type of humorous a cappella nonsense song, sung in a scat style featuring lyrics characterized by non-sequiturs that is rhythmically similar to beatboxing."

I guess you'll have to watch it for full effect. Not everyone will like it, but I do! Here's a taste, kids. Enjoy.

This clip is from the episode "Nanageddon." The setup: Vince and Howard dress up like goths to impress some girls they invite over. They go through Naboo's book of spells and accidentally release a demon.

Watch the clip here. The BBC doesn't allow video embedding. Jerks!

It's April, Fools!

So, instead of blogging I have been doing all sorts of fun things:

• Nursing a lovely case of group A streptococcus that I somehow caught despite my hermit-like existence.

• Thinking about the fact that my baby's second birthday will happen in sixteen days, and despite months of saying, "I'm not going to wait 'til the last minute like last time," I have essentially waited until the last minute to plan things.

• Being riddled with insomnia when sleep is what I need most right now. Some nights I find the dawn's early light creeping in the windows and realize I am still wide awake and that in just a couple of hours I'm going to have to get up anyway, whether I've slept or not.

• Watching The Mighty Boosh Seasons 1-3 instead of cleaning or anything else productive.

The excitement is palpable, I know. I did finish the books I mentioned a few posts back. The Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger was surprisingly good. Surprising to me anyway since I usually hate most "best-seller" books.

The other was Darkness Visible by William Golding. I liked it, too. Now I am working on Willa Cather's The Troll Garden, and Other Selected Stories.

Well, that is all for now. Barely worth the trouble of clicking over here, I know. Sorry. I'm sick and not up to snuff, which is really sad since I've sort of set the bar pretty low!

I Heart The Mighty Boosh

The Brits, they know comedy. I've been a fan since way back in the day of The Young Ones. Here's a little Boosh action, for yor viewing pleasure. The BBc disabled embedding, sorry. There's a bunch of others on YouTube. Check them out.