The Mighty Boosh Live (2006) (V)

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Director:

Nick Morris

Release Date:

13 October 2006 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Cast

Julian Barratt	...	Howard Moon
Matt Berry	...	Delivery Man
Dave Brown	...	Bollo
Michael Fielding	...	Naboo the Enigma
Noel Fielding	...	Vince Noir
Rich Fulcher	...	Bob Fossil
Peter Kyriacou	...	Delivery man

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:15 | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Brixton Academy - 211 Stockwell Road, Brixton, London, England, UK

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Filmed on the last two nights of the Boosh's Nationwide tour

Quotes:

Howard Moon: Hmm. Check me out.
[spotlight singles out Howard]
Vince Noir: [Vince introduces Howard, whilst he does actions] Howard Moon, Jazz Maverick, Novelist, Cyclist, Rider of the Penny-Farthing, Stamp Collector, Age: 61
[Howard points down]
Vince Noir: 57? Special Features: The tiny eyes of a shrew! Howard Moon! Yeah! Check him out!
Howard Moon: Yeah.
[starts trying to eat air]
Vince Noir: What are you doing?
Howard Moon: Eating the applause.
Vince Noir: Haha! Who does that?
[...]

Movie Connections:

References Sweet (2000)

Got it the second time around

I had already been a Boosh fan when I got this Live DVD, so I was expecting a lot when I put it in my DVD player. At first I was disappointed, though. The live setting didn't seem to work for me. I found people laughing at everything all the time irritating and not fitting for this kind of humour. Also, a lot of bits in the show had already been used before in earlier stand-up acts or the group's TV show and that initially turned me off.

Strangely, though, this didn't bother me the second time I watched the show. The more those jokes are repeated, the funnier they get for some reason. And the live performance really seemed to work, too, all of a sudden. "The Mighty Boosh" had originally started as a stage production, so it's no wonder Noel and Julian know how to use the theatre setting to their advantage. Costumes and props add to the show's charm even more so than they did in the TV series. Suddenly I found myself really loving this performance. There's something about the Boosh that you have to get into it before you can fully appreciate this wacky little universe.

There are some flaws in the show, however. Noel Fielding steps out of character too often, which is not quite as funny as he thinks it is. Rich Fuller can be hilarious. I loved one of his bits about how every private eye on TV has a certain weakness, for instance, but sometimes he just acts like a screaming little child that wants some attention, and that shows all too often in his live performance.

Apart from these little missteps this show rocks, though. It's great to see characters like Old Gregg, The Hitcher and the one who goes by many names again. If a few bad jokes had been cut, out the whole thing would have been even greater, but as it is it's still one of the most original and lovable comedy acts I've ever seen. In the end "The Mighty Boosh Live" is a worthy addition to the DVD collection of everyone who liked the radio and TV series.