Homepage News Reviews - Acts - Shows - Screen - Radio - Books - Clubs Interviews Awards 2006 Edinburgh 2005 - Reviews - Blog - Previews Features Archive Awards 2005 Edinburgh 2004: - Previews - Shows - Diary Guestbook Forum © Emporium Of Mirth 2004 Editor: Lauren Murphy Reporters: Fiona Wilkie Natalie Joanne	Emporium of Mirth Noel Fielding Owl barneted imp Noel Fielding is enjoying a sporadic return to the circuit after what seems like an extended absence (though it were only a few short months) during which he and his partner in crime created the televisual version of The Mighty Boosh. Though the crowds at his gigs has changed since the series broadcast, Noel’s act hasn’t… he’s still just as random, just as odd and thankfully, just as funny. Though these gigs are for the warming up of new material (and a bit of a release from the writing room), Noel is still using a lot of his old routines… only, with Noel, at no point do they feel old, each performance feeling either completely fresh and new due to the tangential aspect of his performance, or like an old friend you’ve not seen for ages. The mere appearance of Seroovial Brookes, the goat-faced man with backwards-on-ram’s Legs is enough to send Noel’s loyal following into peals of laughter and when, 10 minutes later the piece has taken a completely different turn to ever it has before, Seroovial’s constant pleas for a bride still manage to surprise even the pre-tv fans. The new material, though as magical, original and hilarious as Noel’s previous efforts actually seems more… grown up. Yet still maintains the innocent, almost child-like quality that shines through his repertoire. Where the old material involved mythical forest creatures and childhood pranks gone awry, the newer material has its roots in dealing with agents and simple, honest-to-goodness domesticity, including one of the best pieces of physical comedy on the circuit at the moment in a piece about an ill- equipped Smoke alarm. All this material crammed in to one brain can make for an electrically charged performance, no one- not even Fielding himself is sure what’s going to happen. Sometimes it may fall apart but always, Noel has the skill and panache to bring it back and build on what could have been a disastrous moment in any lesser act’s set. Basically, what I’m saying is, catch him before BBC 2 fame means he’ll be playing soulless, huge theatres. For More info about Noel and The Mighty Boosh visit either our sister site The Boosh Is Loose or their flashy official site Reviewed by Lauren – Autumn 2004 RSS  Printable version	Visit our Siamese Twin Sister Site!