Either of Bill Bailey's current DVDs are great, though you should hold off on Bewlderness since it is being paired as a double release with one of his older tours. Part Troll is really quite astounding and I can't recommend it enough. Politics, music, sci-fi, fox-hunting, Bush, Chris De Burgh, and a really great finale. Well worth a watch.

You've not seen the definitive version till you've seen my mate Dave pissed up in a pub on the joanna.

I watched Tommy Tiernan live t'other night. Nicely paced, brutally honest and lots of Feckin swearing. I can't get Irish folk music out of my head now though...
....diddley Idle Idle didle diddley I

I've booked myself front row tickets to see Dylan Moran next May- wahey!

Part Troll is better on DVD than it was live as he cut out the old material.

Just a shame he didn't cut out the cringeworthy drug section. You should see how many negative reviews that one section earned him on his chortle profile.

I have yet to buy the new set of Bewilderness and Cosmic Jam, but I own the old Bewilderness signed, so I am quids in and rather happy at it's having been retracted from the market!!

He isn't playing anywhere near me

I hope he announces some London dates.

He might do a seperate London tour afterwards, maybe. Croydon's kind of London- well it's part of Greater London anyway.

Mighty Boosh to Tour

Some of the dates are on sale already.

went to see little britain live last friday got very drunk before cant remember any of it and i fell asleep in the secound half after getting more drink and sneaking it into the arena in my pants

Went to see Ardal O'Hanlon on the penultimate date of his tour at The Broadway Theatre in Peterborough last night. It was jolly brill. For some reason I was half afraid he would use a lot of old material, but I was pleased to find his wonderfully surreal take on 'stuff' was predominantly new material, aside from only a few bits that I recalled from his recent appearance on the Jack Dee: Live At The Apollo series. Damn good show.

Also, I have to just mention his supporting guest act, the up-and-coming Hal Cruttenden - camp-sounding (but actually very middle class), the audience warmed to him almost immediately. His comical Blair-esque speech at the end was superb (and freakishly accurate; enough to give John Culshaw reason to panic). Well worth seeing if you get the chance.

They showed the 2005 Just For Laugh Montreal Gala on TV here last night, The quality was very high. Noel Fielding stuck mostly to his tried and true piece, but - as with a lot of the show - the best bit was Wil Anderson interviewing the comics seperate to the show. Lee Mack in particular and also Adam Bloom, but also Lenny Henry who I've never really appreciated before.

There also was this guy Mitch Hedberg who was funny but died earlier this year, and that was how he was introduced (on the show, not at the gala where he performed still living). He was literally reading his jokes out from a piece of paper he had on chair - "These aren't jokes written here... they're affirmations... 'You're doing fine'".

You lucky antipodean* bugger. I really want to see that!




*Um, Perth is in Australia... right?

I saw John Cleese last night in dunedin.
His life, time, & current medical problems.
It was fantastic. Funny & entertaining anecdotes. a couple of classic sketches, & his daughter was part of the act too.

The show is available on dvd here, so if you're interested, I'm sure you could get hold of a copy.

Saw him on Comedy Store on Paramount last night. Pretty good, especially his James Bond villian stuff.

Ipse and I are going to see the excellent Rhod Gilbert on Thursday!

Right. And we're in the World Cup - I'm wearing a ponytail in soladarity with Harry Kewell. Our ABC is just a BBC shadow broad caster mostly, though, and homegrown Comedy is very hard to come by. So, chin up.

Got tickets for me and my sister to see the Boosh in February. Though on the tickets it says we're going to see 'the Mighty Bossh!', so either it's a clerical error or a tribute act.

I have tickets to the Mighty 'Bossh' Wimbledon gig in Febrauary.

- i saw the league of gentlemen, 3 times on this live tour - they are so fantastic i could bang on about them for about 1,000 words, but i wont- they were fucking brilliant and go and see them if you have the chance.

Last night I went to see 'Two Pints...' recorded live, but the best bit was that
ROB ROUSE was hosting it. I love him, he was brilliant!

"This man who masturbated himself to death had WRIST IN PEACE written on his headstone."

Genius.

Did he sing like Snoop? I love that bit!

Just bought my Mum 2 tickets to go and see Omid Djalili for her birthday. She had better take me, goddammit!

Got tickets to see Dylan Moran in May. Should be good if his 'Monster' live DVD is anything to go on.

He did, aswell! Snoooooooooooop

last week I saw John Oliver and Andy Zaltzman do a good couple of hours at XS Malarkey and the week before saw the mighty Mick Miller at the same club. Two very different nights both very very funny.

I'm seeing him too What one you going to?

Saw the league on fri one word - Fantastic!

Is that a new TV channel?


Seeing The Mighty Boosh do their warm-up thing tonight!

yeah coming soon...

Saw double-bill of Noel Fielding and Gary Le Strange last night.

Gary Le Strange - Possibly the funniest gig I've seen all year! Le Strange is a spoof New Romantic musician who looks like a cross between Gary Numan and Adam Ant. He played mostly new songs, including the inspired 'Midnight Bastard' and 'Black Man-Doll'. I haven't laughed so hard for ages. He totally won over the crowd with his utterly ridiculous but energetic performance, and the deliberately awful similies and 80s imagery in the songs.

Noel was Noel as usual. Some of the newer stuff was quite good, but he relies far too much on charisma, and the adoration of the crowd to cover up all his faults. He constantly forgets material, or does it wrong, or excuses the lack of a strong punchline. I think it shows how much structure Julian Barratt brings to the Mighty Boosh series. Without him, Noel wouldn't get away with it. Maybe I've seen him too much this year, but I've been rather underwhelmed with his last few shows.

Saw The League of Gents last night. Absolutely fantastic!

Went to see the League back in November.

Seeing Little Britain in Feb, but actually not all that fussed but been told it's great.

And really looking forward to Dylan Moran in May!

Get involved people, the man's a genius.

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Woo! He's coming to Cambridge, now to grow another 4 years...

Saw League of Gentlemen last Wednesday (posted in the thread about 10 mins ago and only just noticed that I'm wearing the tour shirt I bought lol!)

I'm seeing The Boosh on the 22nd of Feb 2006 and Im seeing Dylan Moran in June 2006 just after my birthday but can't remember the actual date (of the show, not my birthday)

xoxo

Just in case no one reads the threads about Mitchell and Webb:

You can apply for FREE tickets to the studio recording of 'That Mitchell and Webb Look' HERE!

Just click 'Go see it' at the bottom of the page!!!!!!!!!!

Hopefully I'll be going...

I've applied too. It'll be cool if we both get tickets! I've applied for 3 for some reason, I dunno who'd come with me!

Me too! 3 is a good number...the magic number, some might say.

just applied too

Off to see Chris Addison on Tuesday. Not seen him before. Any good?

He's alright, not great, but alright.

Nice guy, got here late mind.

Ah well, it's free so no great loss if he's not up to much.

We saw him last year as compere. He was excellent. Very clever and funny, and took no shit from hecklers, of which there were a few. I'd really like to see his solo shows.

well if you can get to manchester for tuesday night you can see him do one for two pounds.

Too late I realise the cost of travel and accommodation probably negates the cheapness of the gig.

Is he touring again?

The answer to my question is yes, and he is playing in Northampton, a few days after my birthday.

Woo Hoo!

I'm going to see Dylan in May aswell. By the way Baz, I love your avatar. Spirited Away is a brilliant film.

I've just received word that Bill Bailey will be doing three weeks at UCLA (where Dylan Moran played last year) in April.

Fuck. Yes.

He was fucking brilliant. Did an hour and forty-five minutes and it was (nearly) all ace. The speed of the man's wit was astonishing.

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and I managed to get a gig at the same club. great night.