Steve Coogan, Chris Morris, British comedy of the moment...

[samir]

Watching the latest season of The Mighty Boosh, I couldn't help noticing Noel Fielding's remarkable resemblance to Amy Winehouse in the brain receptionist scene in episode 2.  It's not just the beehive.

The show is reminding me a lot of The Young Ones.  For some reason the similarities didn't strike me before.

How is the new series? I've just "obtained" the first two eps. I really loved the first series, but thought it lost a little in the second when they moved out of the zoo. That said, the episode with the goth girls was great. I hope they're back to terrific now.

[Sarah]

 I thought the third wasn't as good as the first (I haven't seen the second series yet, though it's waiting for me on my computer). Still happy to see it, regardless.

[bobby.]

The new series is going very well indeed. The third episode of it is a classic.

[samir]

I thought the third wasn't as good as the first (I haven't seen the second series yet, though it's waiting for me on my computer). Still happy to see it, regardless.

Saw the first episode last night to atone for a disastrous Art Law exam.

The song about eels will haunt my nightmares.

[Sarah]

I'm so madly in love with The Boosh these days.  I'm downloading everything I can find and will watch and rewatch until I'm sated and probably sick.  The Moon is my new hero. 

[samir]

do you have the radio series? i could upload that somewhere if you'd like.
it's weird, but in a different kind of way.

[Sarah]

Thanks, samir, but I think I got the whole thing off the Box.  It makes me happy that the radio show predates the television show, given the way visual jokery is so important to their humor.  I like that even without the aid of sight gags they're hilarious.  (By the way, Noel Fielding's obsession with Polos is peculiar, don't you think?)

I'm downloading one of the stage shows as I type; really looking forward to that.

[bruce]

Sarah if its the newest stage show you will see it resembles some of the first episode of Series 3. Really funny stuff.

[Sarah]

It's the 2006 show.

[Denim Gremlin]

I'm so madly in love with The Boosh these days.  I'm downloading everything I can find and will watch and rewatch until I'm sated and probably sick.  The Moon is my new hero. 

the boosh will do that to you.

for the longest time i couldn't stop saying "chikachik aahh"

its one of my favorite shows ever. i admit i wasn't super impressed by the 3rd series sat first but the last couple of episodes have been amazing, crimp battles, shamans on drugs, the return of BOB FOSSIL! could it get any better?

[yesno]

How long is the "moment?"

This year I discovered A Bit of Fry & Laurie.  One of the funniest shows I've ever seen.  Fry's current "gameshow," QI, is very good, too.

I am one of the few people who things that Chris Morris' "Jam" is really, really funny.  It is funny by being so resolutely the opposite of funny (scary).

[samir]

I am one of the few people who things that Chris Morris' "Jam" is really, really funny.  It is funny by being so resolutely the opposite of funny (scary).

If you haven't yet, Brasseye it up as soon as possible.

[Bozarth]

Yeah, definitely pick up A Bit of Fry and Laurie if you can. The first series has a lot of great meta-humor gags that aren't as arrogant as most met-humor gags tend to be. The later series' all have really solid sketches with suprisingly well-written punchlines.

For those into podcasting, John Oliver and Andy Zaltzman of The Department have started doing an "audio newspaper" called The Bugle. It's well worth checking out.

[octopus volcano]

I just watched a 2004 BBC 3 Christmas special, AD/BC: A Rock Opera, written by Matt Berry & Richard Ayoade.  It stars them along with the Mighty Boosh guys, Julia Davis and some other folks.  Pretty funny stuff- think "Jeepers Creepers Semi-Star" (Mr. Show) meets Darkplace.  Available on thebox.bz and youtube.

[Sarah]

I've only seen it on YouTube.  Now I'll have to download it from the Box; I'm sure the quality will be better.