Clearly, America is lacking for good television. And equally clearly, Britain gets all the really good stuff. Like "The Mighty Boosh", the surreal comedy series from 2004-2007 that's part "Flight of the Conchords" and part "Pee Wee's Playhouse".
I've watched one episode -- the sublime "The Power of the Crimp" -- and I'm hooked. And I'm posting the YouTube clips here so you can watch, too. Even if you know nothing about the show, the basic premise is there are two friends named Vince Noir and Howard Moon who work in a boutique by day and make music by night. They seem to keep some very bizarre company -- like Naboo the Enigma and an anthropomorphic ape DJ named Bollo. And there's a sleazy American nightclub owner named Bob Fossil -- and he's fantastic, too. Here are the clips:
There's great little references all over the place -- like Vince Noir's love of Gary Numan. In the episodes posted above, Howard keeps Gary Numan in a closet to cheer up Vince. In another episode, Vince and Howard are driving and are debating what to listen to. Vince pulls out one cassette and says "This is the best of the sixties." He pulls out a second cassette and says "This is the best of the seventies". Finally he pulls out 20 cassettes and says "And this is Gary Numan." Brilliant! Watch it here:
This is seriously must-see TV. And the complete series DVD has just shot to the top of my Christmas list.
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You have sparked my interest...
ReplyDeleteDid you at least watch the Numan clip? Come on... it's hysterical! Do yourself the favor and watch those three other clips... the show's fantastic.
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ReplyDeleteAnd somewhere around the 4 minute mark in that second clip, there's a great scene with the sleazy nightclub owner Bob Fossil and some Hall and Oates that will make you laugh out loud.
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