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Gives Howard a map to the Yeti's home in exchange for spending the night with Vince. He is presented as a famous actor, known among fans as a maker of "devised pieces" and among critics for having a head that resembles a conker. Played by Olly Ralfe. Howard Tommy Jerry Moon is portrayed by Julian Barratt. He is an actor and writer, known for Paddington 2 (2017), Your Highness (2011) and Mindhorn (2016). In this appearance he makes a joke about his wife; she is also mentioned in the radio series ('I got a tiny wife to support'). [19] In the episode "Fountain of Youth" Bollo reveals that Naboo is 406 years old. Because of this, she is spurned by the other women. Cries "Look at them shine" while spraying cleaning fluid on his many mirrors. Ian later goes on to become Jack the Ripper, and the Hitcher murders him as punishment for 'slashing Women'. Vince is also shown to be vain and sometimes narcissistic, putting great pride in his appearance and his hair[9] and sometimes neglecting his friend Howard in episodes of self-absorption. The protagonist of Vince's books, made of used bubblegum. Simon Farnaby interview Simon Farnaby pops up in many different roles in Yonderland, from the evil Negatus to the nice Vice Elder Flowers. The book was published in 2010. Bainbridge is the owner of the Zooniverse, as well as being an admired adventurer. Appears in "The Strange tale Of The Crack Fox", Sitting next to the Crack Fox on the train, and saying, "We're On A Train". Tony Harrison is a disembodied pink head,[22] with eight or so tentacle-like appendages sprouting from his neck, and a coarse, nasal East London brogue. Appears in "Fountain of Youth". Wilbur is constantly referred to as "anal" by Bob, especially over lateness. The bingo calling style is continued in the page numbering of The Mighty Book of Boosh. Farnaby was born on 2 April 1973 in Darlington, County Durham and attended Richmond School, North Yorkshire.. Career []. [19] Subject of a "gather round everyone" joke. Appears in season 3 "The Strange Tale of the Crack Fox". The show has been known for popularising a style called "crimping"; short a cappella songs which . In 2013, Farnaby presented a documentary entitled Richard III: The King in the Car Park, tracing the discovery and identification of the remains of the last Plantagenet king. [16] He is often very childlike and emotional. The show ended in 2016, with three series and a Christmas special. Played by Peter Kyriacou. He has written and starred in films such as Mindhorn and Paddington 2 , and in the BBC sitcom Detectorists . From around 1998 to 2009, the surreal world of the Mighty Boosh entranced audiences around the world, with Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding's vaguely-plotted imaginative adventures taking in. Also a screenwriter, he penned and starred in a SkyOne comedy called Yonderland. His wife is dead, but apparently is alright. 45 votes, 16 comments. [7] At the Zooniverse, he befriended Naboo the Enigma, Bollo the Ape, and Bob Fossil. [21] He returns as a tortoise-loving neighbour in the new series of E4's Midnight Beast. British television actor known for his roles on such popular comedy series as The Mighty Boosh, Jam & Jerusalem, and Horrible Histories. Sunflash is a he she, half man-half unicorn from the future. He always gets his man. Early life. This article "List of minor The Mighty Boosh characters" is from Wikipedia. Pic centers. [20] Played by Dave Brown. He was created for "The Legend of Old Gregg", a 2005 episode of the TV series. [14] Almost complete copies of Howard and Vince, calling themselves The Flighty Zeus. Has legs similar to a flamingo and flies away when startled. Badass Bookworm: The most consistently competent member of the Boosh and also a pretty sharp guy. Simon can now be seen in the feature film PHANTOM OF THE OPEN, which premiered at LFF 2021. In "Hitcher" they both appear. Appears in The Mighty Boosh Radio Series Episode 5 - "Tundra". He is also known by many other names, these include: "Captain Margeret the fantastic dealer of Wounds" and "Fire Boy - watch him go with his legs all over". [24] He first appeared in the 2005 episode, "Nanageddon", and later appeared in three 2007 episodes. Vince is a fan of electro music (including Gary Numan[13] and The Human League[13]), The Rolling Stones,[14] punk rock,[2] and glam rock (including Kiss[1]). Drinking them turns him into "The Electric Superman." [5] He is the diminutive leader of the native Xooberon tribe. Subject of a "gather round everyone" joke. [8] Bob Fossil is deeply in love with Bainbridge, which often results in Bainbridge beating him up. He is best known as a part of the TV series Horrible Histories (2009-2013), Yonderl Appears at the end of "The Priest and The Beast"[6] as himself, vacuuming the ground in reference to an earlier joke about Woodstock. He was originally created for the 1998 stage show, The Mighty Boosh, and also appeared in an out-take for the "Jazz" episode of the 2001 radio series The Boosh, both portrayed by Rich Fulcher. He is vain, despite being described as "generic-looking"[1] and often makes outrageous claims which often turn out to be true (he claims, for instance, to have turned down a lucrative offer extended by Walt Disney himself to sort all of Disney's felt-tip pens). [3] A cockney grim reaper that comes to collect Bollo's soul, but takes Howard by mistake. Appears in "The Priest and the Beast". On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. He inhabits a cave below the lake in a village called Black Lake. Appears in "Call of the Yeti". In the TV version Tommy has subsisted for years on nothing but cheese, and as a result his head has turned into cheese. Simon Farnaby is an English comedy actor and writer in television, theatre and film. They are easily lured by promise of beauty products and other such things. Ascended Extra: Goes from a supporting character in Series 1 to Vince and Howard's roommate and the third main character in Series 2. [22] The wife of Dennis and an extreme sports calendar model. (2009), which co-starred Boosh regular Farnaby, and the successful Mindhorn (2016 . [30], The Hitcher is sometimes accompanied by two short, rotund henchmen called the Piper Twins. [28] A deleted scene from "The Legend of Old Gregg" documents many rumours about Old Gregg which number 29, the "same number of sailors in Nantucket" including his cannibalistic nature, and his age at over 1,200 years old. In the episode "Party" when Vince tells him that fifty isn't that old, he corrects Vince by telling him that he is only thirty-two and goes on to state that that is ten years older than Vince is. Played by Dan Clark. [11] Tony is married, and makes frequent reference to Mrs Harrison who, as yet, has not been seen on the show. Appears in "Killeroo". In the third series he has a normal chin and nose. In 2017, Farnaby co-wrote Paddington 2 with Paul King. The Moon made a cameo appearance in the first episode of Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy, and in June 2013 he made an appearance in a video message at Channel 4's Comedy Gala. Appears in "Charlie". Howard later obtains the voodoo scat record that Howlin' Jimmy made and Vince eats a piece of it which causes one of Howlin' Jimmy's blood cells (referred to as the jazz cell) to try and take over Vince's body. Played by Rich Fulcher. In return he gives Vince a horn that can be used to summon him. He also claims that he said, "You should build a Velvet Revolver and go and live in it." Tony is Blind, and works at the zoo. Also featured in The Mighty Book of Boosh. The Crack Fox is later crushed to death in a garbage truck while pursuing Vince and Howard who took the shaman juice back during the struggle. Played by Noel Fielding. Other notable television work includes a recurring role on the sitcom Jam & Jerusalem and co-starring as eccentric neighbour Sloman on The Midnight Beast's TV series. He is actually real (within the show) despite Howard's scorn and arrives at the zoo to take revenge on Dixon Bainbridge and Hamilton Cork. Bollo was originally portrayed by Dave Brown, and also portrayed in the first TV series by Peter Elliot. Leroy also goes on secret spy skiing missions in the Alps as is mentioned in the series 3 episode "Eels". . Appears in "The Legend of Old Gregg". [11] Tony's catchphrase, "This is an outrage!" [9] Serge is one of the coconuts that Howard and Vince imagine whilst stranded on the deserted island. [2], Along with the five other principal members of the cast of Horrible Histories, Farnaby is also the co-creator, writer and star of Yonderland, an eight-part family fantasy comedy series that premiered on Sky One on 10 November 2013. The plot is somewhat non-linear, however a brief rundown . Simon Farnaby is an English actor and writer, known for Horrible Histories, Yonderland, Detectorists, Ghosts and Mindhorn. The Mighty Boosh is a surreal comic fantasy, often featuring elaborate musical numbers in different genres, such as electro, heavy metal, funk, and rap. Appears in "Charlie". Appears in "Tundra". Played by Dave Brown. Simon Farnaby is the actor currently best known for his role on BBC comedy Ghosts. In the series 3 episode, Journey to the Centre of Punk, he is described as having been a famous jazz musician that lived by the swamps of Mississippi. The Mighty Boosh is a comic fantasy containing humour and pop-culture references. Releases freezing blasts from his codpiece. Barbie Doll Anatomy: Again, no genitals. Played by Dave Brown, A frequently-mentioned but mostly unseen friend of Howard and Vince. [12] His last appearance to date was in the 2007 episode, "Party", where he is a guest at Howard's birthday, where he is mistakenly beheaded by Dennis, then raped by Tony Harrison. Played by Simon Alexander Farnaby. Simon Farnaby on new BBC comedy Ghosts: 'It probably is a good time for lampooning a Tory MP' The co-creator and star of Horrible Histories and Yonderland talks to Alexandra Pollard about his. Appears in "Electro". The Cheese-headed freak and former owner of the Zooniverse who appeared in Jungle. Vince is often the voice of reason when Howard is being pretentious, although Vince has also been known to have a particularly nave[9] and somewhat childlike[10] outlook on life. Vince and Howard give them their freedom. She was mentioned briefly in The Boosh as Howard's band partner and lover, until the smooth talking Rudy Mancheigo (a precursor to the character of Rudi van DiSanio) wooed her with empty wisdoms. [23] A performer in the band Kraftwork Orange, a band that Vince and Howard join. Vince Noir went on to appear in three more stage shows, a radio series and a TV series on BBC Three. In the TV series Fossil is portrayed as incompetent and bizarrely unaware of common terms; for example he does not know how to dial with a phone and calls a portable tape recorder his "talk box". The Piper Twins are dressed similarly to the Hitcher, with similar Polo mint eyes, but wear bowler hats and have long red moustaches, made from strawberry bootlaces. His birth sign is Aries. He is a good listener, but Howard ultimately tires of his boring lectures. Tommy considers himself King of the Rockers, and flies into a rage when confronted by mods. [2] A demon summoned by Howard and Vince to impress goth girls. US$21.74 US$21.98. As he melted at the end of prior appearance while washing in the Fountain of Youth, this last change of appearance could stem from being de-aged. Notify me. Appears in "The Legend of Old Gregg". But fortunately, I had a pistol hidden in my moustache.". Leroy is a recurring character who only appears on screen once in the television series when Vince creates a band which was a glam rock/folk fusion in episode 7 of series 1, "Electro". He has a poor grasp of English, and is described by Tony Harrison as "an alabaster retard". Appears in "Tundra", an arctic explorer who found the Egg of Mantumbi before being frozen by Black Frost. Tiny Robert was one of the only characters who taught us a valuable lesson, check your balls, twice a week. Later in the episode Vince and Howard share a kiss in order to save Vince's life, leading Howard to announce that he has now discovered his own homosexuality and is in love with Vince. 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