BB Video Notes: Mighty Boosh at Roxy (video stills)

Xeni Jardin 1:52 am Wed Jul 29, 2009

Here's a hastily-uploaded set of video stills from the Boing Boing Video shoot of The Mighty Boosh (Noel Fielding, Julian Barratt, Dave Brown, Michael Fielding, and Rich Fulcher) performing live at the Roxy on Sunset tonight. We'll be publishing a little mini-documentary about the Boosh's voyage to Hollywood next week, but I thought these quick snaps would be fun to share now. The show was a lot of fun, and all those trufans lined up for blocks, many in character costumes? Pretty amazing to witness. Related, from earlier today: Boing Boing Video shoot notes: The Mighty Boosh

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