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3 unusual facts about The Mighty Boosh


The Mighty Boosh

J. G. Quintel has said that The Mighty Boosh was a large influence on his animated series The Regular Show.

It featured musical acts, Robots in Disguise, The Charlatans, The Kills, Gary Numan, and The Mighty Boosh Band, as well as comedy acts Frankie Boyle and Ross Noble.

Trash Money

The band have often been mentioned by BBC comedians, The Mighty Boosh, both on radio shows and in interviews; their member Noel Fielding commented "The singer's great, the classic front man in an old fashioned sense, in that he makes you feel really weird and looks mental".


Backcombing

In addition to Robert Smith of The Cure, British comedian Russell Brand is well known for his distinctive backcombed hairstyle, as are both Faris Rotter and Joshua Third of The Horrors, Brandon Jacobs of Neils Children, Harry B. Wade former guitarist of My Passion, Noel Fielding of The Mighty Boosh, Helena Bonham Carter, and Australian comedian and musician Tim Minchin.

Jon Thoday

The company has discovered many acts who have become household names including Frank Skinner, David Baddiel, Harry Hill, Al Murray, Russell Howard, The Mighty Boosh, Stewart Lee,Greg Davies,Russell Kane Lee Mack,Chris Ramsay Dave Gorman, Chris Addison, Kristen Schaal and John Oliver and has an international reputation for cutting edge comedy, theatre and TV production.

Nigel Coan

Nigel Coan is a British animator, director, and writer best known for his contributions to the television series The Mighty Boosh and Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy as well as the film Bunny and the Bull.

Trexx and Flipside

It also stars Rich Fulcher, who shot to fame as Bob Fossil in the cult TV hit The Mighty Boosh, and BBC 1Xtra DJ MistaJam as Trexx.


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Robots in Disguise

They also appeared at The Mighty Boosh festival, Saturday 5 July 2008 at the Hop Farm in Kent.