the.com/the mighty boosh
two men in a zoo pretend to be jazz gods, and somehow it works.
means a surreal british comedy about two friends navigating absurd fantasy worlds dressed as cosmic exploration, mostly to avoid getting real jobs.
from began as a stage show in 1998 by noel fielding and julian barratt, moved to radio in 2001, then hit bbc three as a tv series in 2004, growing stranger with every format.
crimpa fake musical genre invented purely for the show
zooniverse settingseason one is entirely set in a zoo
naboo charactera shaman who communicates via a magic ball named tony
cult statusspawned a live arena tour that sold out instantly
for instance
vince noir — fielding's glam rocker, self-proclaimed future of the past
howard moon — barratt's jazz-obsessed, perpetually humiliated straight man
the hitcher — a villain who is literally just a stain on a mattress
old gregg — a merman who wants you to drink from his mangina