photos by Lori Baily

""I've been waiting three years for this," yelled one excited fan when the Brit com troupe The Mighty Boosh took the stage Tuesday [7/21] eve at New York's Bowery Ballroom for over two hours of stand-up, sketches, and music (yes, they DJ'd a set). "We couldn't get a flight," replied ascot-clad Boosh co-creator Julian Barratt. "We've been on standby for two," added his excellently coifed co-leader, Noel Fielding.

And so started one of the most brilliant nights of my life. Because The Boosh aren't just any comedy group or stand-up guys. Their show is an interactive, absurdist explosion of pure, crazy, bust-your-gut-laughter plus a boatload of rocking tunes. (Did I think I'd ever do the Mick Jagger dance to "Brown Sugar"? No, but yesterday held a lot of firsts.) Attendees were invited to jump on stage, caress Fielding's boots, play "pelt the rabbit in his big white face" (don't ask), and add their own fan art to the set. There were lots of kisses and hugs, free posters, and a wild parade of costumes (cheers to the guy who kept his Moon character face mask on the entire night)... [EW]

The Mighty Boosh also visited Other Music that day, as well as San Diego Comic Con and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon while they were in our country. More pictures and videos from Bowery Ballroom, and the Fallon video, below...

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The creators of BBC comedy show The Mighty Boosh (now on Cartoon Network), Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding, will be in NYC today (July 21st) for a 6pm signing at Other Music (15 E 4th St) and a Myspace Secret Stand-Up show at Bowery Ballroom. Their Myspace says that they'll be DJing at the Bowery, but considering the show's live-action start, you can probably expect a little more than your standard DJ set (other cast members, including Bollo, a talking gorilla, will be in tow as well) (oh, and the press release says it is a "Stand-Up performance") (a MySpace Secret Stand-Up actually) (though I guess technically DJ's stand up while playing.) (kidding).

What is the Mighty Boosh?

In "The Mighty Boosh," self-absorbed wannabe glam rocker Vince Noir (Fielding) and the intellectually vain and self-proclaimed genius and jazz aficionado Howard Moon (Barratt) are in a band and live alongside a freelance shaman, Naboo (Michael Fielding) and Bollo (David Brown), a talking Gorilla. Each season, The Mighty Boosh creates its own unique environment, taking place in a vast array of locales, including the "Zooniverse", the Frozen Tundra and the Australian desert. Each episode features an original Mighty Boosh song as Vince and Howard continue their never-ending search for the "new sound."

They'll also be in LA next Tuesday, July 28th. Info on that with clips from the show, below...

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