The Young Ones

The Young Ones was an awesome, and really absurd, British comedy, based around 4 guys living in the same house while in college.  Each represents a different subset of early 1980’s pop culture – there’s a hippe, a punk, a new wave guy, and a preppy guy.   Good times.

Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog

So people have been buzzing about this all week.  I finally had a chance to check it out and it’s hysterical.

Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog

A Short Film . . .

Here’s a little gem I stumbled across a few minutes ago – and it fits in with my ongoing Mighty Boosh obsession, as it stars both Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt. It’s called Sweet. Enjoy . . . especially the dance.

Mighty Boosh . . .

I finally get it, and am now totally obsessed.

So, for those who haven’t seen The Mighty Boosh, I really can’t describe it.  Seriously.  It’s impossible.  It’s far too bizarre to describe and, honestly, it’s not for everyone.  I wasn’t sure what to make of it at first, even after having watched the entire first season.  But then I spent a bored Sunday sifting through youtube and stumbled across a documentary about how they met and started performing together, and it kind of all started to make sense.  Now I’m totally in love with all things Boosh . . . even Bollo (who’s a gorilla) who I wasn’t too sure of in the beginning.

As bizarre and colorful and fantastical as The Mighty Boosh is, it’s the back-and-forth between Howard Moon and Vince Noir (played by Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding) that is, in my opinion, the best part of the show.  Well, that and Vince’s fashion sense – not all men can pull off a silver sequin jumpsuit with knee-high white boots.  Or a seaweed wig and pink tutu.

Here are some clips:

And from their television show:

Rock Star Comedians . . . or Comedians Who Think They’re Rock Stars . . .

Forgetting Sarah Marshall was not my first exposure to the bizarre genius that is Russell Brand. I stumbled across him a few months ago via a brief obsession with Noel Fielding that resulted in much Youtube video viewing; and some of these videos featured Russell Brand. And, I’ll admit it, I was initially intrigued by the hair. Who does that to their hair? And what man would think to do it? The back-combing, the peacock-like display at the top of his head . . . but for all its strangeness, when combined with his skinny pants, half-open shirts, necklaces, bracelets, and eyeliner, the hair sort of fits right in.

But this got me to thinking about comedians who look and act like rock stars. In all honesty, I can’t think of a single American comedian who can even compare to the likes of Russell Brand, Noel Fielding, and Eddie Izzard. American comedians generally have no sense of glamour – we’re lucky to see an American comedian in a suit from time to time, rather than the usual flannel over a Hanes tee shirt, or non-descript band tee shirt.

Given that I know very little about Russell Brand, I’m looking forward to reading his autobiography, fantastically entitled My Booky Wook.

Here’s a clip of Russell talking about Woody Harrelson:

I Know I Shouldn’t Be Surprised . . .

There really is a Miss White Trash pageant.

Miss White Trash