Julian Barratt
Aping About
Memories of the first national Mighty Boosh tour are the key to a string of recent uploads on Dave Brown‘s new photoblog, Apenclosure. Yet more fresh photos of the Boosh Boys in action are now up for viewing. Apenclosure is Dave’s latest pet project – a chance for him to display [...]
Barratt Saves
Julian Barratt has joined the Save 6 Music campaign, as one of many celebrities to post a birthday card to the ailing radio station via Facebook. BBC 6 Music, which faces closure as part of BBC cutbacks, has been given mass public support and celebrity campaigning for its continued existence. The [...]
Big Mix Tape
Julian Barratt is the special guest of comedian and dj Adam Buxton in the pilot episode of his new radio series, Adam Buxton’s Big Mix Tape. On his BBC 6 Music blog, Buxton revealed his plans for the show. It’s supposed to be kind of like a compilation tape that I’ve made for the [...]
The Savage Canvas
Julian Barratt is to feature in Tim Hope‘s short film The Savage Canvas. The piece, which is also to feature Hyperdrive star Stephen Evans (who appeared in Barratt’s recent directorial debut Curtains), will reunite the Mighty Boosh star with animator and music video director Hope. The [...]
More Mighty Japan
A few weeks ago, we told you about The Mighty Boosh coming to dvd in Japan, with the announcement of series 1 across two volumes on April 21st, with series 2 to follow on May 26th. Amazon Japan has now uploaded images of the series 2 covers, and we can confirm that the series is indeed split across [...]
Mighty Japan
The Mighty Boosh are ready to take Japan by storm, as dvd releases of their tv series have been scheduled for release this Spring. The dvds, which appear to be subtitled, not dubbed, will hit stores on 21st April. The cover art for “Vol. 1” and “Vol. 2” suggests its a [...]
Backstage Boosh
Post NME Awards, there’s a couple of Boosh interview clips knocking about on the NME website and their Youtube channel. First up, Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt were grabbed on the red carpet to discuss their award predictions and Noel’s love of Captain Beefhart. Mid show, Julian [...]
Future Sailors Wins
The Mighty Boosh have triumphed once again at the NME Awards, winning Best Live DVD for their Future Sailors Tour. The whole crazy gang were in town, showing a united front for the first time in months, for the star-studded event at Brixton Academy last night. Despite stiff competition from the [...]
Curtains
Shall we meet in Paris on the morn? The European Independent Film Festival has just announced its Official Selection for the fifth edition of the festival, with a familiar name on the bill. Amongst the 67 films from 27 countries competing for their awards is Curtains, which was directed by Dan [...]
Forgotten Favourites: AD/BC
There are times when writing for The Velvet Onion is a matter of simply posting the news of a fresh gig, a dvd release, or a fresh interview. These don’t come along every day, however, and in an attempt to widen the scope of TVO and keep our faithful readers entertained, we will be [...]
The Mighty Decider iPhone app
The Mighty Boosh have hit the iPhone! As revealed by the wonderful boingboing, the gang have released their first app exclusively for Apple’s devices. With artwork designed by Noel Fielding himself, the app features a series of miniature slices of Boosh action – from Naboo’s [...]
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