Almost Famous: The Mighty Boosh

Welcome back to Almost Famous, where we select one lucky Uncensored Interviewee who we deem to be on the verge of taking over the cultural zeitgeist in the coming months. This time around we’re mixing it up a tad by spotlighting a pair of musicians more well-known for their comedic chops: The Mighty Boosh.

Comedians Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt created the British series nearly a decade ago as a stage show and radio series. Their writing so taut and characters so wonky–crazed zookeepers, gay policemen, talking animals–the duo’s series was picked up by the BBC, first as a pilot. By the third series it would draw one million viewers.

North American audiences can catch The Mighty Boosh on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim, and there’s talk of a full-length feature film. Fielding and Barratt both have some talent in the music department and thusly there’s an album in the works featuring music heard on the show, though they’re still shopping around for the right production team. (Safe to say it probably won’t be released via the fictional PieFace Records).

Should you still be under the impression British humor is dry and a bit too self-referential for outside audiences, hordes of screaming fans at this year’s Comic Con in San Diego would like to prove you wrong. The appearance marked the cast’s first Stateside trip, where they noted the difference between British and American fans (not much), how they initially came together (nasty pun intended) and how to find true love by wearing a cape (if those trendy mustaches don’t beat you to it).

But it turns out The Boosh wasn’t always beloved by audiences. Fielding was once bottled (as in, had one thrown at him), while Barratt encountered an internationally recognized symbol which needs no translation at all.