Joyous Noel
Originally published in The Scotsman, 17 December 2007
By Alison Roberts
After four attempts, I finally get to meet Noel Fielding, one half of cult comedy duo The Mighty Boosh and possibly the hottest – or rather, coolest – “showbiz” property of the moment. First he has flu, then a bad hangover (too late a night out with his friend Johnny Borrell of Razorlight), and then sudden work commitments on Never Mind the Buzzcocks (sitting in for team captain Bill Bailey). But when I do get to meet him, there’s something so sweetly guileless and unguarded about this 34-year-old, you can’t possibly be cross. Taking offence at Fielding’s lack of organisational skills would be like minding that a four-year-old forgets his school satchel.
How do I look? Noel Fielding
Typed up by Maestro, from March 2006:
Noel interview with the Telegraph on what influences his style:
How do I look?
Noel Fielding
Comedian and actor, age 32
Sidebar: A life in brief
Born in London, Noel Fielding studied art at Croydon College before forming the Boosh with Julian Barratt. The pair first took their show to the Edinburgh Festival in 1998, and won the Perrier Best Newcomer Award. In 2002 he made an impact in Edinburgh and London with his one-man show ‘Voodoo Hedgehog’. He has since written and starred in two acclaimed series of The Mighty Boosh for BBC3 and BBC2.
Beating around the boosh
April 6 2003
Noel Fielding’s weird adolescence has helped make his type of comedy surreal. By Darrin Farrant.
