DVD Movie Reviews

By Alex

I don’t want to get too excited about Noel Fielding’s new venture Luxury Comedy, but of the slim pickings I’ve managed to watch, I just need to say: Thank the Lord, the King has returned. You see, many fans of the psychedelic and surreal The Mighty Boosh were left in the lurch after the series kind of disappeared without much warning. But now, Noel Fielding has returned (albeit minus Julian Barratt) with his new comedy offering that can only be described as a lucid delving into the genius mind of a complete loony. And if that hasn’t got you sold, it’s soundtracked by Kasabian’s Serge Pizzorno.

Fielding plays a Bollywood Elvis version of himself that lives in the jungle with his anteater brother, an annoying hip neighbour and Andy Warhol as his cleaner. If you are not familiar with Fielding’s comedy antics, then this will sound utterly insane for you. As for the rest of you Boosh fans, you’re going to love this new series.

Here’s the lowdown on a few of the many, many characters that appear in the show.

Raymond Boombox

Raymond Boombox is your average American cop: he’s got a huge moustache, a perm and has the skin colour of a New York cab. Plus, he has a knife wound that talks. And also occasionally helps him solve crimes. Well, ok, it’s mostly the knife wound that solves the crimes.

Quote: I was a frightening mimic, an unbelievable actor like a slightly hairier Kirt Douglas without the deformed chin.

Fantasy Man

Think Don Quixote crossed with '80s cult flick Tron and you’ve got Fantasy Man. Fielding calls him Tron Quixote. This is what Fielding has to say about Fantasy Man:

Fantasy Man sets off on grand self-imposed quests in his fantasy world, yet never achieves his aim. He rides a porcelain unicorn called Arnold 5, who has an ice-cream for a horn and a voice like Barry White.

The Dondylion

David Lee Roth is King of the Lions – yes, yes he is Dondylion. A captive lion that’s quietly and quickly going insane in his tiny cage all the while John the zookeeper keeps tormenting him.

Quote: All bleak and comin’ togeva.

Higher lower, higher lower.

This is a great pointed rock to walk around.

Roy Circles

Roy Circles is a chocolate finger biscuit who is a PE teacher. He used to be in the army and suffered severe shell shock. He still drives his cheese tank (that’s a tank made out of cheese – normal cheese of course, not Swiss) and has a tendency to play tennis by himself in his dead wife’s dress reminiscing about her.

Quote: I ride the pommel horse home like every PE teacher should.

Secret Peter

Secret Peter? What is it? I’m not exactly sure but he poops out breakfast cereal after eating rainbow kebabs. Have you had enough yet?

Quote: No it’s not in the shop, it’s outside in the shop. Near the bushes.

Tony Reason

A respected music producer, Tony Reason is a manta ray who lives in an underwater studio beneath the jungle hut. Supposedly, he’s worked with everyone from the likes of Bon Jovi to Enya. He once worked with Jim Morrison who insisted everyone wear leather pants. Being a manta ray, Morrison whipped out the sewing machine and made Tony a leather pocket. Tony went on to produce the album from there.

Quote: Like a sort of Nazi kangaroo pouch.

Ghost of a Flea

Ghost of a Flea turns up at William Blake’s 100^th Birthday and they get the party started, that is, until God shows up and ruins it all. Ghost of a Flea even has a luminescent frill running down his back that lights up when plugged into a socket. They even get into a rendition of Happy Birthday that absolutely rocks.

Quote: Oh no it’s God.

Have you got some other favourite characters from either The Mighty Boosh or, if you've been lucky enough, Luxury Comedy? Or perhaps you reckon you could match the comedy stylings of Noel Fielding and come up with your own character. Drop us a line in the comments and let us know. Oh oh, I've got one: Pizza face - his face is a pizza. I suck at this. Luckily, I can just watch Luxury Comedy all day instead.

-Alex