And-roid Warhol. A psychedelic treehouse. A tank made of cheese. If there were any words we could employ to try and sway you into watching Noel Fielding?s newest ?offering?, it would be these.
They show us many, many things. That Noel Fielding is sticking to his tried and tested roots of clashing the realistic with the absurd, with brain warping determination. That he clearly takes himself either far too seriously, or not serious enough. And that there clearly isn't such a thing as flogging a dead equine.
We all liked The Mighty Boosh, that was unashamedly brilliant [No we didn’t. Some of us hated it and everyone who watched it. ?Ed]. Everything from the ground to The Moon was dead-on: keep things simple and fun and show everyone why Caroline Quentin probably shouldn?t be in a mismatched family unit. The mixture of boring situations clashing with fantastical characters kept us coming back for more.?But Luxury Comedy seems trite and, slightly forced. Watch. Watch us how we're magically become Noel Fielding.
?Papier-mache hedgehogs burrowing into Dave Carpets The Carpenter Apprentice afro play banjoleles about not being about to return a pair of combats to a shop because the mandatory 28-day guarantee was up.?
It's as easy as guessing the lie detector results on Jeremy Kyle. Anyone can do it. But Fielding and Barratt (his cohort on The Mighty Boosh) were a living embodiment, almost of the ethos, behind it.
They looked the absurd parts. But with Barratt off fathering twins and doing other more serious things, it lacks the physical oomph that the straight laced, depressing Howard Moon brought. With no grounding force of banality to keep Fielding grounded, it loses some of it’s individuality. Actually, Fielding loses some of his individuality at the same time. Oddly.
The problem is that the formula behind Fielding?s comedy is flawless; take something ordinary and make it look as out of place as possible, then add a dark undertone (which is where the best jokes always lie: just look at Nighty Night – incidentally created by Julian Barratt?s wife, Julia Davis). Which is great.
But eventually, seeing bizarre things becomes routine and ordinary. Which is where Fielding seems to have failed. There was nothing new, or groundbreaking about this foray on a new channel. You can sum it up by one word. One word that Noel Fielding probably never needs to use because all of his clothes seem to look uncomfortable to wear. Like you would want everyone to have a quick peek at your balls.
Unfortunately, and it does hurt us to say this, but Noel Fielding?s Luxury Comedy is stereotyped. You know what you’re getting with it. It does what it says on the tin, except the ‘Comedy’ part. Or the ‘Luxury’.
So ‘Noel Fielding’ then.
Shame. We?ll always have Mod Foxes.
Pedant says
Mod Wolves actually.
Laura Mckie says
yeah well.. :( i liked it… i get why some people dont… and thats fine, but really that sorta thing Isn
Robin Darke says
Yes, I’m clearly shit by getting the wrong animal. But it could be Mod Fox, just like it could be Crack Wolves.
And a fox isn’t *that* different from a wolf. Apart from their ideologies, of course.
Charlie says
I found myself bored watching the show. It definitely lacked something… it’s just not the same as the Mighty Boosh.
Catitia says
I can see why some people really wouldn’t enjoy this show. But personally, I thought it was brilliant. Haha. I adore Noel Fielding and his work, I always have. But what saddens me is that this show has been getting so many negative reviews.
What people need to really understand is that this show is NOT The Mighty Boosh. It never will be. Julian Barratt DOESN’T need to be in this show, because that would basically make it The Mighty Boosh.
Noel can be independent. Let him. Give the show a chance, guys. You’ve only seen one episode. Noel worked quite hard on it.
kj says
it’s just not that good.
Siannn says
In my opinion, doesn’t hold up close to the standard of the Mighty Boosh, but doesn’t make it bad. Some parts sort of fall short, but for the most part it’s just plain interesting. Sometimes funny, sometimes a little dark (seriously, that lion in the first episode gets you thinking…. if you have a lot of time on your hands, which I do) but even if it misses either of these, it just looks more interesting than anything else on TV right now. Well worth the watch
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alt46 says
Wasn’t to sure about the first episode. Some elements were really clever, others didn’t work, and it isn’t Boosh. The second eposide had me in fits of laughter, as well as appreciating the animation.Surreal for sure, but I found the half hour passed really quickly. Also found the lion in the first episode quite disturbing, and thought provoking.
vicky says
I agree with the review. Julian was the brains behind boosh and without his input on this, somehow it just doesnt work. Which is a shame because vince was genius! I wish, instead of this they did boosh 4. Ah well
moe says
uhh it sucked. we should tell them it sucked so they can go off, get some inspiration and keep making the quality stuff they should make and we love them for.
Alex says
So remove it from the Mighty Boosh. Don’t even consider it while watching it. Pretend you’ve never heard of the Mighty Boosh. It is still lacking. Why? For the simple reason that there is no storyline. The majority of the characters are impossible to relate to. There’s nothing to compel our attention long term. It’s wonderful as a work of art, but not as a work of comedy. Otherwise we’d all be investing in asylums for our comedy; odd costumes and people talking gibberish. There are moments when you can split your side laughing. There are moments that provoke thought. There are moments when the artistry is so astounding that you find yourself reeling from the hit of jealousy that comes from not having designed and created it yourself. But for the most part, it is meaningless gibberish, and that is where it fails as a show, no matter how much of his soul Noel devoted to its creation. I would love to see this hit the roof in success, but frankly it’s a chore trying to follow what’s happening.
Chaz says
I dont get it ? Its wayy better than the mighty boosh none of the episodes ive seen of the Mighty Boosh are anywhere near as funny as Luxury Comedy.. My Parter thinks the same thing. As far as im concerned this kind of Comedy is very clever cause he doesn’t use sex jokes all the time.. he actually has some intelligence and creativity unlike some comedians that cant seem 2 think up of anything apart from offensive sex jokes.