Line #254 Characters/TheMightyBoosh


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6	[[folder: Howard]]
7	!!Howard Moon
8	->'''Portrayed By: Julian Barratt'''
9	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Howard_Moon_2_2924.jpg]]
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11	Vince Noir's best friend, constantly attempting in vain to make a better life for himself but always failing due to his ego, lack of talent, and generally insufferable personality. He worked at the Zooniverse with Vince, Naboo, Bollo and Bob Fossil in Series 1, then moved into an apartment in Series 2 and later worked at Naboo's antique store in Series 3.
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13	!!Tropes associated with Howard:
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15	* AmbiguouslyBi: Declares himself to be gay in "Party" after kissing Vince but then immediately returns to pursuing the GirlOfTheWeek the second she reappears. He's also implied to have moonlighted as a male prostitute, and is in a relationship with [[spoiler:Old Gregg]] in the live shows. Also, his adoration of characters like Tommy Nookah, Simon [=McFarnaby=], and Jurgen Haabermaster definitely also has the flavor of a crush about it (Vince even lampshades this when he asks if Howard kissed Tommy).
16	* AsideGlance: Is very fond of doing this.
17	* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: Confesses his love for Vince when they are captured and left for dead. Vince reacts with amusement but then insists that he also loves him after things get awkward.
18	* BeadyEyedLoser: Everybody points out that Howard's eyes look way too small for a man of his size.
19	* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Sold his soul in exchange for incredible musical ability. Not only has he failed in the music industry, but the entire universe seems to have turned its back on him as a result.
20	* BecomingTheMask: In "Stolen", after staking out in a deer costume, he decides he wants to be known as the 'Stag Man'.
21	* BerserkButton: Howard is liable to fall into either a deep depression or a violent rage if you criticise his work.
22	* BigBrotherMentor: Occasionally claims to be Vince's, which Vince immediately says is false. To his credit, Vince does seem to at least occasionally follow his guidance.
23	* BigNo: Breaks these out frequently.
24	* BoisterousWeakling: Frequently talks up his fighting ability, but his win/loss ratio in no way reflects his alleged skill.
25	* BornUnlucky: Even when Howard isn't to blame, things never go his way and people always seem to hate him.
26	* ButtMonkey: Howard just can't catch a break in anything. Even music, which he does have a genuine talent for, often doesn't work out for him. Though he does bring a pretty big portion of it down on himself.
27	* CasanovaWannabe: Constantly brags about his skill with the ladies, yet only ever seems to attract men, and monstrous ones at that.
28	* CantGetAwayWithNuthin: Even the smallest selfish act from Howard will result in him being harmed or injured in some way.
29	* CantTakeCriticism: When he attempts to write a book, he comes up with a sentence that he believes is good enough to convince a publisher to commission his book. At even the tiniest hint of criticism from first, Vince, and later, Mrs. Gideon, he goes into fits of rage, even punching the latter. He punched a filly in the face!
30	* {{Catchphrase}}: "Don't kill me, I've got so much to give!" whenever he appears to be in trouble.
31	* TheChewToy: The universe is always finding ways to screw Howard over, even when it seems like he's hit rock bottom.
32	* ClosetKey: Kissing Vince made him realize he was gay... which he immediately backpedals on the moment the GirlOfTheWeek of that episode shows up again.
33	* CripplingOverspecialization: Howard is legitimately talented when it comes to music... he's just terrible at everything else.
34	* DealWithTheDevil: Howard sold his soul to the Spirit of Jazz in exchange for musical talent.
35	* DelusionsOfEloquence: Considers himself to be a very classy guy, which Vince frequently calls out as complete BS.
36	* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Has a new life's goal every episode.
37	* DirtyCoward: Tends to run at the first sign of trouble.
38	* DistressedDude: Gets caputured or menaced by the MonsterOfTheWeek almost every episode, and has to be rescued by Vince or Naboo.
39	* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: Try as he might, Howard is doomed to fail at whatever career he aspires to in any given episode.
40	* FirstKiss: With Vince in "Party".
41	* {{Flanderization}}: During the radio show, he and Vince discuss some of his failed past flings, implying that he ''has'' had a few off screen relationships. By the second to last episode of Series 3, his lack of success with women has reached a point where he's never even been kissed by one.
42	* FleetingPassionateHobbies: Many episodes have him become passionately invested in some pursuit, like boxing, acting, writing, the outdoors, poetry, or garbage-collecting, only for it to never be mentioned again once the episode ends.
43	* {{Foil}}: He and Vince are polar opposites in practically every way, from fashion sense, to attitude, to music taste, to physical appearance and much, much more.
44	* HatesBeingTouched: Says he doesn't like people touching him, and snaps at Vince or shrugs him off most times he tries.
45	* HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday: Frequently gloats about how manly he is, and goes to great lengths to prove himself, but in particularly vulnerable moments he admits that he's afraid he could go gay any second.
46	* {{Hermaphrodite}}: Apparently. According to Old Gregg he has a "Shenis". Since this was in the live shows, which may or may not be canon, this could be just a joke.
47	* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Vince. They live, work, and go on adventures together, and a few characters even assume they are an actual couple. They've also known each other since childhood.
48	* InformedDeformity: When he displays his bare chest in "Killeroo", he actually makes people feel sick. In later series, we see him without a shirt frequently, and there's nothing that abnormal about him.
49	* ItsAllAboutMe: Constantly seeking new ways to elevate himself into fame and fortune at the cost of his friends.
50	* ItMeantSomethingToMe: Vince only kisses Howard to stop Dennis from killing them, but it pushes Howard into declaring himself gay (temporarily). It helps that it was his FirstKiss.
51	* {{Jerkass}}: Tends to use his friends for his own benefit and abandon them when things get ugly on a regular basis. To be fair to him though, everyone is a jerk to him already.
52	** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He does on occasion show that he cares about Vince and values his friendship above all else. He will also, at least attempt, to put things right that have gone wrong.
53	* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Tries to present himself as a cool, sophisticated wise man when in reality his intelligence is only impressive compared to the idiotic characters he frequently encounters. He's regularly shown to have no idea what he's talking about, such as when he stated snow leopards lived in the arctic, which even ''Vince'' knew was wrong.
54	* LargeHam: Goes off on overly dramatic rants on a regular basis.
55	* TheLoad: While he's one of the more rational characters, his ego and general lack of awareness of how life works tend to instigate many problems for the group. During the actual adventures, he generally only burdens the group even further.
56	* LoserProtagonist: Howard is hated by everyone he knows, forced to work menial and humiliating jobs on a regular basis, and is too self-absorbed to realize his own faults. He's also one of the main protagonists.
57	* MessyHair: Rarely seems to bother combing his hair, either stuffing it under a hat or leaving it to stick out in whatever direction it likes.
58	* MilesGloriosus: Regularly talks himself up as the grandmaster of whatever task he is currently doing only to prove to be less competent than Vince at it. "Howard Moon: Man of Action... Don't kill me! I've got so much to give!"
59	* MoralityChain: Howard seems to be the only person that can make Vince feel guilty when he's acting particularly selfish.
60	* TheMunchausen: Always has a story ready about his insane skill in whatever field he is currently participating in. Occasionally, his unbelievable boasts are shown to be true, like his job offer from Walt Disney, or the sale of his soul to the Spirit of Jazz.
61	* NeatFreak: He used to be a Binman, and is very anal-retentive about Stationary Village.
62	* NeverBareheaded: Post season one he's never seen without one.
63	* NoRespectGuy: The small handful of characters who ever show him an ounce of respect tend to try to rape him immediately afterwards. Everyone else, Vince included, treats him like garbage most of the time.
64	* NoSocialSkills: Howard seems to have absolutely no idea how society functions. While he ''does'' live in CloudCuckooLand, this generally doesn't justify the majority of his oftentimes bizarre actions around other people.
65	* OddCouple: With Vince.
66	* OnlySaneMan: Plays this at times, though he's frequently no better than the rest of the cast.
67	* OopNorth: He's from Yorkshire.
68	* RedOniBlueOni: He's easily offended and frequently goes off on rants while Vince is laid back and generally oblivious. Interestingly, he seems convinced that ''he's'' the blue oni.
69	* RelationshipUpgrade: [[spoiler: With Old Gregg in the live shows.]]
70	* {{Selective Obliviousness}}: Howard's obstinate refusal to understand that Mrs Gideon has no idea he exists, his denying that he is a vain and shallow man (he thinks himself dark and artistic) and he refuses to accept that fact that people find him and his interest/anecdotes/jokes boring. See John Coltrane, the "Pencil Case" story, and everything else Howard enjoys. His way of wooing women? Trumpets and bookmarks.[[note]]Which apparently could've worked on Mrs Gideon... if it weren't for that meddling panda... and the fact that Howard had just [[WouldHitAGirl punched her in the face]].[[/note]]
71	* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: An inversion with Vince. While Howard is clearly the more physically masculine of the two and frequently brags about his machismo, he is far more sensitive and easily offended than Vince is and is more likely to run, hide or get kidnapped when trouble arises.
72	* SmallNameBigEgo: At any given moment, Howard might call himself an artistic visionary, a nature photographer, a genius salesman, an inventor, or an undiscovered acting talent with "willowy" legs and an impressive mustache. He's usually [[ButtMonkey proven wrong]].
73	* StalkerWithACrush: To Mrs. Gideon, to the point where he modifies a telescope to look like a sandwich to spy on her during lunch time.
74	* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Naboo and Bollo tolerate him at best, and even Vince, the one person who is consistently nice to him, spends most of their time together insulting him.
75	* TheUnfavorite: Fossil clearly prefers Vince over him. In fact, he's this to just about everyone apart from Vince.
76	* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: On the outside, Howard is a complete {{Jerkass}}; however it's sometimes hinted that Howard acts the way he does because he's socially inept, not a bad person.
77	* VagueAge: Continuity is totally ignored in the series, so Howard's true age is never revealed. He once stated he was 32, ten years older than Vince, yet he's also claimed to be 50 years old, and in another episode he despairs at the fact that he looks like an old man, even though he and Vince are the same age. Sometimes it's implied that he's known Vince since they were babies, other times it's hinted that he took Vince out of school to be his apprentice at the Zooniverse.
78	* VitriolicBestBuds: He and Vince spend more time belittling each other than they do actually being friends. However, Vince is also the only person who seems willing to spend any time with Howard at all.
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81	[[folder: Vince]]
82	!!Vince Noir
83	->'''Portrayed By: Creator/{{Noel Fielding}}'''
84	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Vince_3_5127.jpg]]
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86	Vince is Howard's vain, shallow, flighty and impossibly attractive best friend. Exceptionally low on IQ, but makes up for it by possessing the social skills [[RunningGag and large eyes]] that Howard so conspicuously lacks.
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88	!!Tropes associated with Vince:
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90	* TheAce: Compared to Howard, Vince is infinitely more lucky, talented, good looking and loved than he is.
91	* AmbiguouslyBi: Vince is incredibly camp and flamboyant, and if he is anything like his brain cell, is probably bisexual, but only ever actively pursues women.
92	** Notably, in addition to his brain cell declaring that he "goes both ways," Vince also admonishes the Crack Fox for using a homophobic slur.
93	** In the episode "Party," when Howard is talking about potentially becoming gay because of his failure with women, Vince tries to explain to him that [[DoesThisRemindYouofAnything it's not as simple as just "deciding" to be gay.]]
94	* AttractiveBentGender: Vince proudly claims this status. While he doesn't usually dress like a woman, he's frequently mistaken for one. Sometimes he's considered attractive, while other times he's called Howard's ugly wife.
95	-->'''Vince Noir:''' I'm the great confuser! 'Is it a man? Is it a woman? Oh, I don't think I mind...'
96	* BrainlessBeauty: Almost literally, as "Journey to the Center of the Punk" shows him to have only one brain cell. Yet he's still more competent at things than Howard is. In "Nanageddon":
97	-->''' Howard:''' Old Comanche Indian saying: the best way to hide a leaf is in the forest.
98	-->''' Vince:''' You think [Nanatoo] is in the forest?
99	* BishieSparkle: Vince frequently wears sparkly, brightly coloured clothing.
100	* BornLucky: Tends to have things work out impossibly in his favor. For instance, when he and Howard were buried up to their necks in the sand, a coyote takes pity on Vince and gives him a pair of sunglasses. That same coyote pees on Howard.
101	* {{Camp}}: Vince is impossibly camp.
102	* CelebrityResemblance: Frequently noted to closely resemble Joan Jett.
103	* ChickMagnet: Nearly every female character on the show is instantly as attracted to him as they are repulsed by Howard. [[EvenTheGuysWantHim The same goes for most of the men as well]].
104	* CloudCuckoolander: Vince is the personification of this trope, though he actually tends to be CloserToEarth than Howard.
105	* ClosetKey: Arguable; Howard claims this about him because Vince was the first person to kiss him, although he seems to change his mind when he sees the pencil case girl again.
106	* ClubKid: A more subdued case than usual, thanks to Howard keeping him somewhat anchored.
107	* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: He's actually more competent than Howard is during most of their adventures, though it helps that even the bad guys seem to like him more.
108	* TheDandy: To an absurd degree. Many of his outfits could barely be considered clothing, such as the mirror ball suit. He also over-stuffs a suitcase for a brief camping trip. Vince is very concerned with the condition of his clothes and hair, and always keeps himself looking fabulous even while adventuring in remote environments.
109	* DissonantSerenity: Generally unfazed by the things he encounters on adventures, only responding with the occasional "cool" or "wicked".
110	* TheDitz: Easily the dumbest member of the main cast, which includes a gorilla.
111	** GeniusDitz: He's quite talented at several things, such as singing and sewing.
112	* DudeLooksLikeALady: Vince is frequently mistaken for a woman, though how attractive people find him varies. At one point he's called Howard's ugly wife, while in another a "nubile princess". Vince himself brags about being "the confuser" who attracts people of every sexuality.
113	* DumbIsGood: Much dumber than Howard but generally presented more sympathetically.
114	* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Plenty of males find Vince attractive enough to 'Switch Teams' for.
115	* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: While he's allowed more victories than Howard, he inevitably has whatever fame and popularity he manages to acquire ripped away from him by the end of every episode.
116	* FleetingPassionateHobbies: He tends to change his identifier a couple of times a season. In Season 1, he at first says he's a Mod (which makes him clash with Tommy Nooka, as he's a Rocker) and some wolves even acknowledge him as "King of the Mods", then he calls himself "Electro Boy" in "Electro", then in Season Two he starts dressing like a {{Goth}} and calls himself the "Shoreditch Vampire" and then he later becomes a punk and nearly dies after he's infected by the Spirit of Jazz when he takes a bite out of one of Howard's records and accidentally swallows it. To be fair, sometimes he changes his persona to impress girls, especially in "Electro" and "Nanageddon".
117	* {{Foil}}: He and Howard are polar opposites in nearly every way.
118	* TheFool: A perfect example. He's incredibly dimwitted and rarely if ever thinks things through but manages to come out on top in situations through dumb luck and a charming personality.
119	* FormFittingWardrobe: Frequently wears skintight jumpsuits. Hello, mirrorball suit! Vince is the only person in the world who even remotely pulls it off.
120	* FriendToAllLivingThings: Due to being raised in the jungle, Vince can communicate and empathize with animals easily. This extends to all creatures as well, who generally instantly take a shine to him. Especially noticeable in comparison to [[TheUnfavorite Howard]]. He [[MundaneUtility mainly uses it]] to chat to them about Gary Numan.
121	* FreudianExcuse: His obsession with material possessions and fame seem to be motivated by being raised in a forest by a father who would leave him alone for weeks at a time. If you lived in a treehouse made of bus tickets in a place full of monsters called The Forest of Death, you'd want some luxury too.
122	* TheGadfly: Enjoys mildly irritating Howard.
123	* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Howard. They live, work and go on adventures together. Vince also apparently does things like trimming Howard's hair in his sleep. He's also often mistaken as Howard's wife or girlfriend by other characters. They've been friends since childhood as well.
124	* HiddenDepths: Selfish, vain and incredibly air-headed, but is a talented painter, hairdresser, storyteller, and is extremely gifted with a sewing machine to the point of making most of his own clothes and some of Howard's. He's also a talented singer (despite what Bryan Ferry says). He's also brave, loves animals, and can be surprisingly kind when he isn't distracted by something shiny.
125	* HypocriticalHumor: He loves to point out Howard's many flaws while completely ignoring his own.
126	* ImprobableHairstyle: His hair gets more and more bizarre each season.
127	* ItsAllAboutMe: Vince is rather selfish, and generally has the maturity of a child when it comes to not getting his way. When the situation does not directly involve him, however, Vince is a very caring, sympathetic person.
128	* LivingEmotionalCrutch: To Howard.
129	* ManChild: Vince is incredibly naive and innocent and is generally amused by very mundane things. He also hates eating his vegetables and only eats sweets.
130	* MrFanservice: He's ''very'' good looking and is almost constantly showing that fact off.
131	-->'''Howard Moon:''' You little tart.
132	* MrImagination: Much of his strange stories paint him as this, especially Charlie, who proves that he's actually real.
133	* NiceGuy: While he's incredibly vain, Vince is regularly shown to be a very lovable and sympathetic person who is capable of befriending even monsters simply by talking to them. This is especially noticeable in comparison to the paranoid {{Jerkass}} Howard.
134	** TookALevelInJerkass: Vince becomes noticeably more mouthy and irritable in Series 2. WordOfGod describes him as having gone from an innocent ManChild to a moody man-teenager.
135	* NonActionGuy: A zigzagged version. While Howard tends to get involved in more physical activities in the adventure than Vince, it's mostly just "getting the tar beaten out of him while Vince resolves the situation through sheer charisma".
136	* NonUniformUniform: In Series One, Howard, Vince, and the other zookeepers wear a uniform of a khaki shirt and pants with a green jacket on top. Vince substantially spiced up his jacket with patches, buttons, and his name written in glitter, highlighting his fashion sense, while stodgy Howard wears the standard version, inevitably rumpled.
137	* OlderThanTheyLook: Possibly a case of RealLifeWritesThePlot; Vince Noir is implied to be in his early thirties while looking no older than his early ''twenties''. Creator/NoelFielding is 40 and looks much younger.
138	* PerkyGoth: Occasionally adopts this style, most prominently in the episode "Nanageddon".
139	* PopularIsDumb: "Prince of Camden" Vince is... not very bright, and enjoys "simple" tasks such as playing with toy cars; and expressly states at one point that he is confused by sentences that don't relate to fashion in some way.
140	-->'''Howard:''' I can't be hemmed in. People try to put me in a box.
141	-->'''Vince:''' Who's trying to put you in a box?
142	-->'''Howard:''' Oh, people, you know. The man.
143	-->'''Vince:''' Have you contacted the police about this??
144	* PrettyBoy: He's so pretty that he's frequently mistaken for a girl, usually Howard's wife or girlfriend. It should be noted, though, that every time he is mistaken for a woman, the character responsible makes a point of mentioning how ugly "she" is.
145	* RedOniBlueOni: While he's far more impulsive than Howard, Vince is incredibly laid back and air-headed compared to Howard's constant paranoia.
146	* SarcasmBlind: He doesn't understand when someone's being sarcastic with him. Or when they're using metaphors, for that matter.
147	* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Inverted. While Vince is physically more feminine than Howard and incredibly proud of this fact, he tends to be the one doing the majority of the heroics during adventures and is shown to be both braver and less sensitive than Howard is.
148	* {{Sleepyhead}}: While this doesn't crop up often, Vince has been shown to be able to fall asleep instantly, and sometimes at inopportune moments. Notably, right after somebody tells him not to.
149	* SpeaksFluentAnimal: He was sort of a Cockney Mowgli as a child.
150	* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: Though less so than Howard, Vince is incredibly selfish and is frequently very mean to Howard.
151	* VagueAge: Less so than Howard, as Vince tends to be consistently portrayed as being between twenty and thirty, but his age is still constantly flip-flopping.
152	* VitriolicBestBuds: He spends more time harassing Howard than he does actually being friends with him.
153	* WhatBeautifulEyes: Vince has very large, beautiful blue-grey eyes, which are frequently referred to.
154	* WithFriendsLikeThese: Generally spends more time insulting Howard than actually helping him out.
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157	[[folder: Naboo]]
158	!!Naboo The Enigma
159	->'''Portrayed By: Mike Fielding'''
160	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Naboo_2_4703.jpg]]
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162	A long suffering and cynical shaman who attempts to live a peaceful life with his best friend and familiar, Bollo the Ape, but finds his life constantly disrupted by his two colleagues and later roommates, Howard and Vince. Naboo is almost always high; he does not get along with the other Shamans, especially Saboo. Naboo is technically an alien, and possesses no genitals.
163
164	!!Tropes associated with Naboo:
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166	* AscendedExtra: Goes from a supporting character in Series 1 to Vince and Howard's roommate and the third main character in Series 2.
167	* BadassBookworm: The most consistently competent member of the Boosh and also a pretty sharp guy.
168	* BarbieDollAnatomy: Again, no genitals. Has a crotch "as smooth as the bonnet of a Porsche".
169	* BasedOnAGreatBigLie: Naboo was only sent to Earth by mistake. He doesn't seem to resent this.
170	* BewareTheQuietOnes: Naboo is ''dangerous'' when he's pissed.
171	* BigDamnHeroes: His specialty is swooping in at the last minute to save Vince and Howard.
172	* BreakingTheFourthWall: A frequent offender.
173	* BrilliantButLazy: A talented shaman with a good head on his shoulders, but generally prefers sitting around getting high with Bollo over doing anything productive.
174	* CatchPhrase: "I don't believe this!"
175	* TheChosenOne: Subverted. The only reason he's on Earth is because he was mistaken to be the mighty hero Banoo, who would save his home planet. He still ends up saving the day though, making him TheUnchosenOne.
176	* CompleteImmortality: He has steady access to the FountainOfYouth, and is completely immortal as a result.
177	* DeadpanSnarker: Tends to snark on other characters, though mostly Howard.
178	* DrowningMySorrows: After he loses his title of Shaman.
179	* DullSurprise: His voice is almost always a flat monotone compared to the incredibly expressive Vince and Howard. When recalling a time he needed to feel anger when filming ''Candide'', his voice doesn't go up that much.
180	* EccentricMentor: He's a cockney shaman stoner who is also Vince and Howard's go to guy for advice.
181	* EruditeStoner: He's generally always portrayed as being stoned out of his mind, but is also the most rational character on the show.
182	--> '''Naboo:''' Where's my frog?
183	-->'''Bob Fossil:''' You smoked it last week.
184	-->'''Naboo:''' Oh, yeah.
185	* EthnicMagician: Subverted. He dresses like a South Asian/Arabian shaman, but he's played by an actor of the same ethnicity as Vince and Howard. And he's not even from Earth...
186	* HeelFaceTurn: Goes from being Bob Fossil's sidekick in Series 1 to Vince and Howard's best friend and mentor in Series 2.
187	** PunchClockVillain: Even during the first series, Naboo frequently helped out Vince and Howard behind Fossil's back.
188	* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Bollo from Series 2 onwards.
189	* HumanAliens: He's an alien from the planet Xooberon who looks like an average man in a wizard costume. [[BarbieDollAnatomy At least, until he pulls down his trousers.]]
190	* HypercompetentSidekick: Initially meant to serve as Bob Fossil's, he ends up becoming Vince and Howard's.
191	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Generally pretty mean to Howard. He's nicer to Vince, but only in comparison. To be fair, both are pretty terrible friends. Regardless, he still hangs out with them and comes through for them when they're in trouble.
192	* NiceGuy: He has his Jerkass moments, but come Season 3, he's a lot easier to get on with than [[ItsAllAboutMe Vince]] or [[SmallNameBigEgo Howard]].
193	* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Despite Naboo being a magical shaman from another planet who dresses like a genie, Mike Fielding speaks with his natural accent when playing him, which is one of the biggest jokes of his character.
194	* OnlySaneMan: Despite being a perpetually stoned shaman from another planet, Naboo is the most reasonable and normal character on the show.
195	* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Naboo was born in the 16th Century but, in the words of Vince, looks about twelve.
196	* RedOniBlueOni: The laid back, intelligent stoner to the AxeCrazy gorilla Bollo.
197	* ShorterMeansSmarter: Naboo is absolutely tiny, but also the smartest guy around.
198	* TheStoic: Naboo always keeps his cool.
199	* StoryBreakerPower: His magic could resolve several of the conflicts the main duo face in a few minutes, so he's frequently either made unavailable or [[WorfHadTheFlu temporarily has his powers reduced]] in order to maintain high stakes.
200	* TookALevelInJerkass: In the ''Future Sailors'' tour, Naboo has become famous and succumbed to fame's seedier side. He beats Howard with his staff with next to no provocation and it's mentioned he once woke up naked in a children's playground.
201	* {{Troll}}: While generally very helpful, he's completely willing to give Vince and Howard phony magical items if they annoy him too much.
202	* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: While the world he lives in is as far from normal as you can get, the fact is that Naboo is a magical immortal alien genie man from the distant cosmos who acts far closer to an actual person than anyone else on the show does.
203	* WitchDoctor: Always has some magical potions or lotions to give to Vince and Howard.
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206	[[folder: Bollo]]
207	!!Bollo The Ape
208	->'''Portrayed By: Dave Brown'''
209	[[quoteright:233:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Bollo_2_6631.jpg]]
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211	Naboo's AxCrazy best friend and familiar; an ape who is strong physically but hugely dim otherwise. Bollo is very fond of Vince but hates Howard, frequently mocking him or forgetting his name.
212
213	!!Tropes associated with Bollo:
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215	* AllDrummersAreAnimals: He plays the drums in the band and is a talking ape.
216	* AscendedExtra: He was an ape at the zoo who was buddies with Vince and had a role in two episodes in Series 1 before becoming the fourth and final member of Vince and Howard's friend group in Series 2.
217	* AxCrazy: Do not annoy Bollo. He is implied to have killed numerous people, including children, his best friend and others. This is PlayedForLaughs.
218	* TheBigGuy: Occasionally acts as the team's muscle.
219	* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In Series 1, he is portrayed as a wise old ape who only Vince could speak to and served as his mentor of sorts. Come Series 2, he has become the best friend and familiar of Naboo, who he had never interacted with at all in the previous season, as well as an AxeCrazy DeadpanSnarker. While he still likes Vince a lot (much more so than Howard), the two don't appear to have the deep connection Series 1 showed them to have.
220	* CatchPhrase: "I've got a bad feeling about this..."
221	* CoolOldGuy: He's 40, which is very old for a gorilla, but he still likes to play the drums and smoke weed.
222	* DisproportionateRetribution: If cutting off your friend's feet and head for irritating you repeatedly is any indication.
223	* DumbMuscle: Bollo is an idiot. He behaves quite childishly at times, becoming attached to objects like clocks.
224	* DeadpanSnarker: Snarks almost as much as Naboo, though his are almost entirely directed at Howard.
225	* DependingOnTheWriter: His intelligence tends to vary depending on what's funniest.
226	* DisproportionateRetribution: He cut off his friend Chinquo's feet for pestering him to drive past a speed camera at the edge of town. Later on, he cut off Chinquo's head for pestering him to play at the edge of the forest, where the hunters lived.
227	* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Naboo.
228	* InterspeciesRomance: Series 3 implies he had a fling with Bob Fossil at one point, but he doesn't want to hang out with him anymore. Series 2 shows him And Naboo going on a double date with two goth girls.
229	* KillerGorilla: He used to behave like this in the past, but is more toned down nowadays.
230	* LiteralMinded: Sometimes.
231	* NerdyInhaler: He pulls one of these out after roaring threateningly at Vince's punk bandmates, causing a NegatedMomentOfAwesome.
232	* PetTheDog: In a sense. While he antagonises Howard, Bolo never gets violent with him, unlike his old friend Chinquo.
233	* PingPongNaivete: Generally comes off as pretty sharp, but frequently loses several IQ points for the sake of humor.
234	* RedOniBlueOni: He's the AxeCrazy ape to Naboo's laid back guru.
235	* RockersSmashGuitars: He does this when Vince tries to get him to join Kraftwerk Orange.
236	* TalkingAnimal: Became this in the TV show from season two onwards; in the radio show and season one only Vince can understand him.
237	* UndyingLoyalty: To Naboo--he goes virtually everywhere Naboo does. He's very fond of Vince, too.
238	* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: He doesn't sound African, despite being a gorilla. Then again, he doesn't sound like he's from anywhere specific.
239	* YouDontLookLikeYou: He goes from a rather sophisticated animatronic in Series 1 to a cheap gorilla suit in Series 2. The suit is far more iconic. And he changes appearance again in Series 3, with the second costume reappearing as a member of the Flighty Zeus.
240	[[/folder]]
241
242	[[folder: Bob Fossil]]
243	!!Bob Fossil
244	->'''Portrayed By: Rich Fulcher'''
245	[[quoteright:273:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Bob_Fossil_8862.jpg]]
246
247	The extremely odd manager of The Zooniverse, originally a sort of IneffectualSympatheticVillain but after the ReTool became a sort of strange ally to Vince, although he always hated Howard. Fossil ran a zoo but didn't know the names of any of the animals, and sometimes vented his frustration by throwing small children into cages. He had an enormous crush on Dixon Bainbridge and is shown to be almost kind without his presence. Later on he becomes a producer and club manager.
248
249	!!Tropes associated with Bob:
250
251	* AccidentalMisnaming: Despite the fact that he's the owner of the zoo, he can't remember the species of any animal. He doesn't even really have names for the animals, just childish descriptions of what they look like. For example, "Elephant" becomes "Grey Leg-Face Man" and "Gorilla" becomes "The Brown Little Hand-Foot Man."
252	* AdaptationalNiceGuy: He's not a good guy in the TV show, but he's far better than he was in the radio series.
253	* BadBoss: Particularly to Howard. He likes Vince, [[HoYay maybe a little too much]], but still forces him into life-threatening situations on a daily basis. He also has no problem mistreating the animals if they don't do conform to his...unique view of the world.
254	-->'''Fossil:''' And if Carpet-Guy [[note]]bear[[/note]] don't dance, Carpet-Guy don't eat!
255	%%* BerserkButton: He does not like seeing animals naked.
256	%%* BigBad: Of the radio show, where he was the only consistent villain.
257	* BigDamnHeroes: He comes to save Vince and Howard from the People of the Box in the radio version of "Hitcher." But that may be because they didn't manage to deliver Tony the Prawn to his brother's zoo on time.
258	* BirdsOfAFeather: On the occasions where it's just him and Vince hanging out, they're shown to get along swimmingly, mostly due to being [[ManChild Man Children]] with absolutely no self control.
259	* BoomerangBigot: He says to his recorder, "NoteToSelf: I hate whites." Fossil is a white man.
260	%%* BreadEggsMilkSquick: A specialty of his.
261	* BuffySpeak: Applies to Fossil's idiosyncratic names for animals, such as "The Grey Leg-Face Man" (elephant), "The Windy Man Long Mover" (python) and "The Hairy Russian Carpet Guy" (bear).
262	* ButtMonkey: In the radio show. He deserves it, though.
263	* CoolBike: Surprisingly has a pretty nice motorcycle. It even has a sidecar on it for Naboo!
264	* CloudCuckoolander: In a world where ''everyone'' is one of these to some extent, Bob Fossil manages to stand in a league of his own.
265	* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: While he's a useless psychotic moron most of the time, his heroic rescue of Vince and Howard from the People of the Box in the radio version of "Hitcher" was incredibly awesome.
266	* CanNotSpitItOut: he attempts to express his affection for Bainbridge several times, all of which failed
267	* DemotedToExtra: In series two, where the lack of a zoo setting gave him no real reason for being around. He gets a bit better in series three where he becomes the owner of the club the Boosh frequent, but only slightly.
268	* DepartmentofRedundancyDepartment: "I have loads of heroes with eyepatches, uh... Kirk Douglas... me on a Friday night... did I mention Kirk Douglas?"
269	* TheDitz: Fossil switches from being a CloudCuckoolander to a complete freak in a couple of minutes, become obsessed with Howard, Paper Cups and His 'Talk Box' (actually a tape recorder) in which he stores the names of his animals so as not to forget them. He calls the elephant 'The Grey Leg face man' for example.
270	* DontTellMama: His mother thinks he's a prisoner in a Vietnamese war camp, and he's desperate to maintain that lie when Vince blackmails him into giving the Boosh a night-time slot at the Velvet Onion.
271	* TheDragon: Serves as an ineffectual lackey to Bainbridge in series one.
272	* DumbMuscle: Bainbridge uses him for grunt work and as a punching bag but little else.
273	* {{Eagleland}}: Has a strong northeastern American accent, and fits the stereotype of Americans as The Boorish. He's fat, dumb, and accustomed to bullying everyone around him.
274	* EvenEvilHasStandards: Was clearly very upset when Dixon Bainbridge stole credit for writing Vince's Charlie novels. He'll murder Vince for Bainbridge without a thought but stealing someone's art? That is just mean.
275	* FatIdiot: He's fat, and he can't even remember the names of his zoo animals.
276	* FanDisservice: He constantly strokes his own nipples, and does a sexy dance in a bikini at one point in Series 3. And in "Party", we see him in a hula skirt and red nipple tassels.
277	* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: While he's not really ever a hero, he shifts from being an IncidentalVillain to an ally of the Boosh from episode to episode.
278	** HeelFaceTurn: In series three he's consistently portrayed as an ally of the band, though a pretty useless one.
279	* HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood: In the radio show--"So my mom used to throw eggs in my bunker at breakfast and call me "Wimp Womp!" And my dad used to dress up and scream at us, 'I'm a Chinese bear, walkin' around the wig hut!' Yeah!"
280	* IJustWantToBeLoved: He comes from an ''incredibly'' broken home and seemingly just wants others, particularly Bainbridge, to acknowledge him.
281	* IncidentalVillain: Does incredibly underhanded things to support his zoo, but is genuinely repulsed by anything he considers "evil". However, his concept of what is "evil" is pretty much [[InsaneTrollLogic incomprehensible]].
282	* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: In the television series. In the radio series he's a more credible threat.
283	* {{Jerkass}}: That's putting it ''lightly'', particularly in the radio show where he was the closest thing to a main antagonist as a surreal comedy show is going to get. He feeds a little boy to the lions in the first episode, for corn's sake!
284	** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Has a very well hidden nice side. In "Charlie", he looks shocked and visibly disturbed when Dixon and Hamilton steal the credit for writing Vince's books, even though he normally sides with Dixon on literally everything.
285	%%* LargeHam: Oh, ''god'', yes.
286	* NewJobAsThePlotDemands: Goes from the head zoo keeper of the Zooniverse in series 1, to being the host of the Pie Face Records BattleOfTheBands competition in series 2 to being the owner of the Velvet Onion night club in series 3.
287	* NoIndoorVoice: Shouts ''all'' of his lines.
288	* NoodleIncident: Makes allusions to these happening in the past.
289	-->And that's why you should never bring a cricket bat to Greece.\
290	And that's why I don't like Cricket!\
291	What, go in your pick up truck and beat up midgets like last time?
292	* OutOfFocus: He was only seen once in the second season and twice in the third.
293	%%* PsychopathicManChild: "I wanna chopper!"
294	* ReallyGetsAround: Bob Fossil is in love with Bainbridge. He also apparently fell for Naboo in "Hitcher", and it's mentioned a few times that he may have paid Howard for sexual favours. In the radio show he really likes Vince, obviously favouring him over Howard whom he seems to hate for no reason. And he had a "summer fling" with Bollo. But he also has a Vietnamese wife.
295	* TooKinkyToTorture: Whenever he gets beaten up his screams of pain are interspersed with cries of how much he enjoys it.
296	* UnusualEuphemism: "Moon! Christ on a stick, what are you doing here?!"
297	* WrongLineOfWork: It's not clear how he got to be manager of the Zooniverse when he's so much of a CloudCuckooLander that he can't remember the names of the animals and often has to describe them with BuffySpeak.
298	[[/folder]]
299
300
301	!!Recurring Characters
302
303	[[folder: Dixon Bainbridge]]
304	!!Dixon Bainbridge
305	->'''Portrayed By: Creator/MattBerry'''
306
307	* TheAce: Much, much better at things than Howard is. He even has a better moustache!
308	* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:EatenAlive by [[BlobMonster Charlie]] in the last episode he appears in, after countless amoral decisions, namely stealing the credit for Vince's Charlie books from him.]]
309	* BadBoss: Judging by how often he punches and abuses Bob Fossil.
310	* BigBad: The main antagonist of series one.
311	* BoldExplorer: In "Tundra", he journeys to the Arctic in search of lost treasure. He has all the arrogant attitude and khaki clothing of a 19th century British colonialist.
312	* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Completely vanishes without a word after season one.
313	** TheBusCameBack: He returns in one of the live shows.
314	* DiscOneFinalBoss: In the television series, Dixon Bainbridge was the only recurring antagonist before the 'Itcher stepped in.
315	* CoolOldGuy: Incredibly badass and capable despite being middle aged.
316	* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Easily [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim shoots]] the Black Frost dead with little effort.
317	* EvilCounterpart: To Howard. Both are obnoxious blowhards constantly bragging about their accomplishments and abusing their idiotic assistant, but while Howard is all talk, Bainbridge legitimately ''has'' done what he claims to have done. However, Bainbridge also lacks the sympathetic traits that Howard possesses and is overall a much bigger asshole.
318	* EvilSoundsDeep: Whether played by Matt Berry or Richard Ayoade, he has one suave baritone voice.
319	* GentlemanAdventurer: Dixon Bainbridge, man of action. Dude goes to the Arctic Tundra, ''alone'', survives falling off a cliff (his fall was broken by a wolf, which he then killed with a gun hidden in his mustache, but still), then makes his way back to England, goes off to the Tundra alone ''again'', and somehow finds the fake Egg of Mantumbi, survives being frozen by the terrible "Icy Bastard", who he attempted to fist-fight, thaws himself out with heat hidden in his mustache, goes back to England using a whale's jawbone (he killed the whale, somehow) as a raft to get to another continent, then goes ''back'' to England, back to the Tundra, where he finds the ''real'' Egg of Mantumbi, and is celebrated as the best explorer and man of action who ever lived. And does it all with great elocution while well dressed in a collared shirt and tie. A negative example, as he's a massive jerk to boot.
320	* {{Jerkass}}: Dixon Bainbridge is loud, abrasive and sometimes violent.
321	* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: After escaping punishment for creating mutants, murdering Joey Moose, attempting to leave Howard and Vince to die while he makes off with the Egg of Mantumbi, and trying to sell the zoo to build a runway over it, [[spoiler:he ends up being EatenAlive by Charlie the bubblegum monster for trying to take the credit for writing his books from Vince]].
322	* KickTheDog: When he decides to plagiarise Vince's stories, Vince is outraged enough to call Charlie to exact his revenge.
323	* LargeHam: He's played by Matt Berry, this was inevitable.
324	* OhCrap: [[spoiler:When he's about to be eaten alive by Charlie]].
325	* WickedCultured: Swears, beats people up and drinks, but he's almost never seen out of a suit and says things like, "I said 'Good day, sir!' to end phonecalls.
326	[[/folder]]
327
328	[[folder: The Moon]]
329	!!The Moon
330	->'''Portrayed By: Noel Fielding'''
331
332	* CloudCuckooLander: He speaks in nonsensical nonsequiturs.
333	* IconicSequelCharacter: Starts appearing in Series 2, quickly becoming one of the most recognised characters in the whole show.
334	* ITasteDelicious: Subverted. One time he grated pieces off himself as a replacement for parmesan to go on a spaghetti bolognese, and he tasted like [[NauseaFuel baby sick]].
335	%%* TheManInTheMoon
336	* MemeticMolester: In-series. Half the population sees him as a "vanilla rapist" who should be kept away from their kids.
337	* PretenderDiss: At the end of "Power of the Crimp", he confronts a "new moon"(played by the same actor who plays Lance Dior) who's trying to "[[{{Pun}} eclipse]]" him, and then summons his friend Jupiter, who munches the new moon up like a [=KitKat=].
338	* StylisticSuck: It's Noel Fielding with shaving cream on his face.
339	* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Has an incredibly strange mumbling accent.
340	[[/folder]]
341
342	[[folder: Dennis]]
343	!!Dennis, the Head Shaman
344	->'''Portrayed By: Julian Barratt'''
345
346	* AerithAndBob: Naboo, Saboo and Dennis. To be fair, most of the Shamans appear to have pretty normal names.
347	* BigGood: Naboo's boss and the only real authority figure that isn't completely corrupt on the show. He's even semi competent at his job.
348	* ButtMonkey: Tends to get picked on by Saboo and Tony Harrison.
349	* CantHoldHisLiquor: He's gotten high from "half an E", superglue, and antibiotics. He's even gotten high ''before'' he's taken any drugs at all!
350	* CrazyJealousGuy: Decapitates anyone he even suspects of making a move on his wife.
351	* FluffyFashionFeathers: He wears peacock feathers in his hat.
352	* HenpeckedHusband: Strongly implied to be this.
353	* MasterSwordsman: As the three young muggers who tried accosting him find out.
354	* MuggingTheMonster: And he's the monster in question. He stabs three muggers to death with his sword.
355	* NoRespectGuy: His subordinates seem to have no problem insulting him to his face.
356	* ProphetEyes: Has pale blue, milky white eyes that convey his psychic powers as a powerful shaman.
357	* OnlySaneMan: Played straight, [[spoiler: until he tries to kill Vince after discovering him in a closet with his wife]].
358	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He does try, he really does. [[BerserkButton Unless he catches someone fooling around with his wife.]]
359	[[/folder]]
360
361	[[folder: Saboo]]
362	!!Saboo
363	->'''Portrayed By: Creator/RichardAyoade'''
364
365	* ByTheBookCop: He and Tony Harrison are the two main enforcers of the Shaman Council, and while he's hyped up as a CowboyCop, he's really one of these.
366	* CatchPhrase: "The crunch, plum duff".
367	* FluffyFashionFeathers: He wears raven feathers on his clothes.
368	* InformedLoner: He's supposedly the Shaman Council's resident badass who doesn't play by the rules. In actuality, not only is he incredibly uptight, but he's easily the ''most'' by the book Shaman in the entire series. To further this, he's played by an actor best known for playing an over the top nerd with a high pitched and nasally voice.
369	* {{Jerkass}}: He's very abrasive to pretty much everyone and even tries to stop Howard getting Naboo his magic book back just to spite Naboo.
370	* MrFanservice: Handsome with a gravelly voice.
371	%%* OddCouple: With Tony Harrison.
372	* OffingTheAnnoyance: He throws Tony Harrison off the MagicCarpet when he loses patience with him.
373	* OnlySaneMan: Among the Shaman, he's incredibly by-the-book and frequently lampshades the ridiculousness of other characters.
374	* TheRival: To Naboo, admitting to his face he never liked him.
375	%%* ScaryBlackMan: Kind of.
376	* UnexplainedRecovery: He gets attacked by Nanatoo and skewered with her knitting needles, seemingly killing him, but he's back in Season Three.
377	* VitriolicBestBuds: Complains constantly about being teamed up with Tony Harrison, but he still rubs sun cream on him in one episode.
378	[[/folder]]
379
380	[[folder: Tony Harrison]]
381	!!Little Tony Harrison
382	->'''Portrayed By: Noel Fielding'''
383
384	* TheAlcoholic: He uses bourbon instead of milk in his cereal, and is constantly talking about getting plastered.
385	* BlackComedyRape: Of Lester Corncrake's severed head. Also the Honey Monster's head in ''Future Sailors''.
386	* CatchPhrase: "This is an outrage!"
387	* {{Cephalothorax}}: His body is a normal-sized human head with six foot-long tentacles attached to the base.
388	* CowboyCop: He loves to drink and be spontaneous, to the constant ire of Saboo. Together they act as the top enforcers of the Shaman Council.
389	* DepravedBisexual: He has a wife, but he'll happily rape Lester Corncrake's severed head at a party.
390	* TheHedonist: Only interested in having fun.
391	* {{Jerkass}}: He's quite a dick to Saboo and is implied to be an abusive husband.
392	* LargeHam: Noel Fielding goes all out in voicing him with a wheezy Cockney accent.
393	* LogicalWeakness: Being a tentacled head means there's things he doesn't have the capacity to do, like climbing up staircases or reading maps.
394	* OddCouple: With Saboo, who is dumbfounded why the Dennis would ever partner them up knowing how badly their personalities clash.
395	* PerpetualSmiler: Even in a state of outrage, Tony never stops grinning.
396	* SpecialPersonNormalName: He's a magical squid-man thing with a completely ordinary name.
397	* UnexplainedAccent: A wheezy Cockney accent.
398	* VitriolicBestBuds: With Saboo, oddly enough.
399	* WouldHitAGirl: Is implied to have slapped around his wife at times.
400	[[/folder]]
401
402	[[folder: Kirk]]
403	!!Kirk
404	->'''Portrayed By: Kirk Gaitskell-Kendrick'''
405
406	* InformedFlaw: Parodied and played for laughs. Everyone, especially Saboo, treats Kirk as a sort of sleeping monster, claiming he is 'a vehicular menace, mowing down everyone in his path,' or that he is a 'violent and sexually deranged being' whilst none of this is ever shown on screen, and to the audience Kirk simply seems like an adorable little boy. The one time the claims are right is when we see Kirk completely stoned out of his mind.
407	[[/folder]]
408
409	[[folder: Mrs. Gideon]]
410	!!Mrs. Gideon
411	->'''Portrayed By: Victoria Wicks'''
412
413	* AbhorrentAdmirer: Howard is her's and she is Vince's.
414	* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Howard loves her, she loves Vince, and Vince loves himself.
415	* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Subverted, Howard gives her two black eyes after she criticizes his sentence.
416	* CharacterizationMarchesOn: She was an old flame of Howard's who left him for a showier Jazzman in the radio show. In the television series, she's a coworker that he has an obsessive crush on.
417	* InformedAttractiveness: Howard goes on an on about her looks, while Vince seems to think she's nothing special.
418	* InterspeciesRomance: Would rather get it on with a panda than Howard.
419	* ObliviousToLove: Howard is obsessed with her, but she can barely remember his name or who he is in Series 1.
420	* RomanticFalseLead: One of them, anyway.
421	* RunningGag: She never, ever remembers who Howard is.
422	* SatelliteLoveInterest: To Howard, though only because Howard is more of her stalker than lover.
423	* SnakesAreSexy: An attractive reptile house worker.
424	* UnexplainedAccent: Sounds vaguely French.
425	[[/folder]]
426
427	[[folder: Joey Moose]]
428	!!Joey Moose
429	->'''Portrayed By: Dave Brown'''
430
431	* TheAce: Much more of a rough and tumble adventurer than Howard is.
432	* AwesomeAussie: Quite the badass and a ''very'' stereotypical Australian. At least in the radio version.
433	* CaptainErsatz: Of Steve Irwin.
434	* CombatCommentator: Alongside Bob Fossil during Howard's fight with Killeroo. This is notably the only time in the television series where he gets any lines and the only time he appears before he gets killed in "Mutants".
435	* DeathByAdaptation: See DemotedtoExtra below and CombatCommentator above.
436	* DemotedToExtra: In the radio version of "Mutants" he adventures alongside Vince and Howard throughout it and proves to be a competent ally, while in the television version he's killed in the opening scene and his body parts are used to make the mutants.
437	* GuestStarPartyMember: In the radio version of "Mutants" he travels with Vince and Howard throughout the episode.
438	* HypercompetentSidekick: Much more competent than Howard.
439	* KilledOffForReal: Killed off in the first minutes of the television version of "Mutants" to avoid promoting him to main character status.
440	* MadeofIron: In the radio version, he survives falling off the cliff that Fossil's secret laboratory is located on, though the Colonel conveniently breaks his fall.
441	* MauveShirt: Gets a [[AwesomeAussie very generic personality]] before getting killed of on the television series.
442	* SacrificialLamb: In the television version of "Mutants", where his death kicks off the plot of the episode.
443	[[/folder]]
444
445	[[folder: Lester Corncrake]]
446	!!Lester Corncrake
447	->'''Portrayed By: Rich Fulcher'''
448	An old jazz lover and seemingly Howard's only friend outside of Vince.
449	* BlindMusician: He's blind, plays the trombone, and has devoted his life to jazz. He has something of the personality of a BlindBlackGuy and often poses as a worldly mentor, though he's White.
450	* CoolOldGuy: He likes to think of himself as this.
451	* TheDitz: While he often acts like a wise old mentor, he's also easily distracted and often unhelpful. In "Journey to the Center of the Punk", he's too caught up in his own world the entire time to be of any help to Howard.
452	* FairWeatherFriend: When Howard identifies him as a friend when he's making a boring party speech, Lester says, "I don't really know him that well, I just got on the bus with him this morning."
453	* HandicappedBadass: He's the one who kills the Spirit of Jazz with a punk disease-infected pin.
454	* LosingYourHead: At the hands of Dennis the Head Shaman. Then his head gets raped by Tony Harrison.
455	* PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy: A jazz variant. He's White, but acts just like an old jazzman.
456	* SpitefulSpit: To Howard, after his appalling attempt at retro(read "medieval") song and dance at the Velvet Onion. Then he bans him from the Jazz Club.
457	* SuperSenses: Subverted. He claims to have heightened senses due to his blindness, but is abysmal at throwing and catching things.
458	[[/folder]]
459
460
461	!!Monsters, Villains and Freaks
462
463	[[folder: The Hitcher]]
464	!!The 'Itcher
465	->'''Portrayed By: Noel Fielding'''
466
467	* AffablyEvil: The Hitcher can be very charming, and even offers to protect, and seems to have a crush on Howard, but he's mostly doing it for the Lulz.
468	* AxCrazy: His one goal in life is to slash up everyone in existence.
469	* BigBad: The only villain to appear in every season and is always played up as considerably more of a threat than most villains each time.
470	* CardCarryingVillain: Frequently announces how he's a "cockney nutjob" or a "peppermint nightmare".
471	* DeceptiveDisciple: He went to a shaman hornet as a child to get his tiny thumb enlarged. When the hornet charged him 500 Euros for it, he squashed the insect's head with his swollen thumb.
472	* EvenEvilHasStandards: When The Hitcher caught Jack The Ripper (long story) stabbing up a woman, he killed him out of disgust because he 'doesn't hold for that sort of thing'.
473	* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: His actual name is Baboo Yagoo, but he's better known as the Hitcher.
474	* EvilMentor: Claims to have known UsefulNotes/JackTheRipper "when he was just a nipper", and taught him "how to slice".
475	* ExcrementStatement: In "Eels", he shuts Howard up by urinating in his face, full-force.
476	* HeelFaceTurn: In "Eels", though he's back to being a villain in the live show.
477	* HostileHitchhiker: Originally introduced as a creepy hitchhiker that Howard picks up, though in subsequent episodes they meet him in other capacities.
478	* GreenAndMean: A malevolent spirit with a love of slashing people up whose skin is a bright shade of green.
479	* JackTheRipoff: Inverted, he trained Jack the Ripper.
480	* JokerImmunity: The show's most iconic villain, he has been killed or banished multiple times but keeps coming back to life.
481	%%* LargeHam
482	* LondonGangster: Cockney accent, AffablyEvil, PsychoKnifeNut, and in Series 3, he tries running a MonsterProtectionRacket on the Nabootique. He's also a witch.
483	* NotSoAboveItAll: He's one of the more frightening villains on the show (along with the Crack Fox and the Spirit of Jazz), but he's still delighted by a toy car when Vince offers to sell it, declaring he will play with it when he gets home.
484	* ProgressivelyPrettier: When the Hitcher first appears, he's got a pointed nose and chin, gross teeth and a giant, swollen thumb. By his last appearance, he's got a more normal shaped face and his thumb is regular sized, thanks to taking a shower in the Fountain of Youth. He still isn't exactly "pretty" though.
485	* PsychoKnifeNut: Being a parody of Jack the Ripper.
486	%%* StalkerWithACrush
487	* ToiletHumor: Seriously, this guy can literally blow himself into the air with his own urinating.
488	* WhiteHairBlackHeart:
489	* WickedWitch: A male version. He's even named after Literature/Baba Yaga!
490	* WouldntHitAGirl: Downplayed; he's fine with certain forms of violence against women, but not cutting them with a knife.
491	[[/folder]]
492
493	[[folder: Old Gregg]]
494	!!Old Gregg
495	->'''Portrayed By: Noel Fielding'''
496
497	* AbhorrentAdmirer: He really wants to be with Howard, who is terrified of him.
498	* AxCrazy: Quick to threaten violence when Howard tries to leave him.
499	* BreakoutVillain: A single episode villain yet one of the most recognized characters from the show. He's featured more prominently in the live show because of this.
500	* CatchPhrase: "I'm Old Gregg!"
501	* CreepyHighPitchedVoice:
502	* TheDreaded: The villagers who live near Black Lake are ''terrified'' of him.
503	* ExoticEquipment: He has a glowing "mangina", perfect for knocking out would-be dates, [[MundaneUtility or reading at night under the blankets]].
504	* FakeAmerican: His accent is American, but his actor is English.
505	* FishPeople: Old Gregg is an aquatic monster who is also a green man with seaweed hair and a shiny windbreaker.
506	* {{Gasshole}}: He farts so loud, people in Africa go "HAAAAA!!!"
507	* HeinzHybrid: "Some say he's half man, half fish. Others say it's more of a 70-30 mix. Whatever the percentage, he's one fishy bastard."
508	* {{Hermaphrodite}}: He's got a manginaaaa!
509	* IfICantHaveYou: Threatens to kill Howard when he tries to escape from him.
510	* LoveMakesYouCrazy: Although he was clearly already insane.
511	* LoveMakesYouEvil: He's actually quite a nice guy, just extremely creepy and obsessed with Howard. However, when Howard tries to leave him, he quickly resorts to violence.
512	* AMindIsATerribleThingToRead: Old Gregg once fainted after reading a pelican's mind.
513	* OfficialCouple: With Howard in the live show.
514	* PlantHair: Has seaweed for hair.
515	%%* StalkingIsLove
516	* StalkerWithACrush: To Howard. He has been one to several people throughout time including Slash.
517	%%zce* TrademarkFavoriteDrink: Bailey's. Mmmm, creamy.
518	* {{Yandere}}: Towards Howard.
519	[[/folder]]
520
521	[[folder: The Black Frost]]
522	!!Black Frost
523	->'''Portrayed By: Dave Brown'''
524
525	* AdaptationalAttractiveness: In the pilot, he looked a lot more nightmarish than he does in the actual "Tundra".
526	%%* DarkIsEvil
527	* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: A polar bear punches him and Dixon Bainbridge shoots him in "Tundra". In the Boosh pilot, he gets blown to pieces by the GlassShatteringSound of Vince's Gary Numan ringtone.
528	* EvilLaugh: It's the only thing we hear him do - he never speaks. Except when a polar bear punches him.
529	* GroinAttack: Inverted, he shoots freezing clouds from his codpiece.
530	%%* HumanoidAbomination
531	* AnIcePerson: He freezes people by releasing clouds of ice from his codpiece.
532	* OhCrap: More like "Oh, Crikey!" when a polar bear punches him.
533	%%* SpikesOfVillainy
534	* VocalDissonance: A high-pitched Brummie accent.
535	[[/folder]]
536
537	[[folder: The Spirit of Jazz]]
538	!!The Spirit of Jazz/ Howling Jimmy Jefferson
539	->'''Portrayed By: Noel Fielding'''
540
541	%%* AnthropomorphicPersonification
542	* AsideGlance: "[[NoFourthWall What the hell you looking at?]]"
543	* BorrowinSamedi: Clearly modeled after the Baron Samedi. He's a ScaryBlackMan in a white top hat and skull makeup who hails from Louisiana and is also an evil spirit that posses people.
544	* CombatTentacles: He uses his dreadlocks like these to kill people.
545	* DealWithTheDevil: Howard sells his soul to him in exchange for amazing jazz music skills.
546	* DeepSouth: He's Louisianian.
547	* DemonicPossession: He possesses Howard during the gig in "Electro" and later tries to possess Vince.
548	* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The way he talks about possessing Howard, you'd think he was trying to rape him instead.
549	%%* FromASingleCell
550	%%* HumanoidAbomination
551	* LukeIAmYourFather: He claims to be Howard's father, uncle, [[OverlyLongGag and second cousin twice removed on his sister's side]] to prevent Howard from killing him. [[ILied He was lying, of course.]]
552	* PayEvilUntoEvil: He slaughters Vince's punk bandmates after escaping Vince's body, but since they were responsible for Vince getting infected with him in the first place, and tried to kill him for scatting onstage, you can't really feel sorry for them.
553	* PsychoElectro: He shoots green lightning from his dreadlocks to kill people.
554	%%* RedEyesTakeWarning
555	* SealedEvilInACan: Naboo locks him in a vacuum cleaner in Series 1, but he escapes by driving the cleaner on stage behind Howard and [[AssShove sticking the nozzle right where it shouldn't go]].
556	* SoulJar: The vinyl record he placed his blood in enables him to possess whoever eats a piece of it.
557	* TheVirus: When Vince consumed some of his blood it began turning everything that was Vince into jazz.
558	[[/folder]]
559
560	[[folder: Sandstorm]]
561	!!Sandstorm
562	->'''Portrayed By: Julian Barratt'''
563
564	* CargoShip: He finds wooden furniture sexy.
565	* GagLips: You can miss this due to his sandpaper skin, but those lips are pretty large.
566	* HeelFaceTurn: Initially shows up as a villain menacing the tribesmen on Xooberon, but after Vince gives him some gloves that allow him to masturbate, he stops bothering the villagers and later comes to rescue Vince and Howard.
567	* PowerPalms: He has grade four glasspaper palms, powerful enough to grind the Evil Tree down to sandpaper.
568	[[/folder]]
569
570	[[folder: Nanatoo]]
571	!!Nanatoo
572
573	* BigNo: When Naboo banishes her again at the climax.
574	* DisproportionateRetribution: She throws a sharpened card into a youth's throat for being rude to her.
575	* EvilOldFolks: A murderous demon taking on the appearance of an elderly human woman.
576	* FauxAffablyEvil: She behaves like a polite old woman, but she still stabs a helpful person to death with her needles once she decides YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness.
577	* HellIsThatNoise: The screaming she makes when she catches the boys stealing their book back.
578	* HumanoidAbomination: She looks like a sweet little old lady, but she's anything but.
579	* ImprovisedWeapon: Knitting, needles, and her card.
580	* NeverMessWithGranny: ''Looks'' like a sweet old lady. Is actually an extremely dangerous demon.
581	* OurDemonsAreDifferent: She's ranked one of the most powerful demons in Naboo's magic book and even gets other grannies marching with her as she terrorises London. She appears basically human apart from those hoofed feet.
582	[[/folder]]
583
584	[[folder: Milky Joe]]
585	!!Milky Joe
586
587	* TheBore: Even ''Howard'' finds him boring!
588	* CompanionCube: Was a coconut that Howard put on a stick and drew a face on that slowly developed its own personality (kind of).
589	* DarkReprise: He sings his own version of Howard's "Isolation" song during the credits.
590	* TheDogBitesBack: After Howard yells at him to shut up and kicks him over, Milky Joe testifies against him in the trial for killing Precious.
591	* FrenchJerk: He's French, apparently.
592	* RealAfterAll: As Howard finds out when he sees him singing on TV over the credits.
593	[[/folder]]
594
595	[[folder: The Flighty Zeus]]
596	!!Lance Dior and Harold Boom
597	->'''Portrayed By: Tom Meeten (Lance) and Simon Farnaby (Harold)'''
598
599	* AgeLift: Lance is visibly older than Vince, Harold is visibly younger than Howard.
600	* EvilKnockoff: Are villainous versions of Howard and Vince.
601	* OopNorth: Harold Boom is from here.
602	%%* ThePsychoRangers
603	[[/folder]]
604
605	[[folder: The Crack Fox]]
606	!!The Crack Fox
607	->'''Portrayed By: Julian Barratt'''
608
609	* AdaptationalAttractiveness: In ''Future Sailors'', the Crack Fox costume isn't as elaborate as it is in the series, so Julian Barratt's more benign features show through.
610	* AmbiguouslyGay: Mentions spending a lot of time in gay clubs and also seems to want to rape Vince.
611	* AssholeVictim: Lands in a trash compacter whilst hunting Vince and Howard.
612	* BlackComedyRape: When Vince lets him in, he says he's going to "make you wear a little dress and hurt you."
613	* CardCarryingVillain: Though deleted scenes give him a motivation, effectively making him a DarkMessiah for urban animals trying to KillAllHumans.
614	* CreepyHighPitchedVoice: Alternates between this and raspy depending on his mood.
615	%%* CunningLikeAFox
616	* DrugsAreBad: When they turn you into an AxCrazy fox who wants to KillAllHumans, they certainly are.
617	* EvilCounterpart: To Vince. They were both naiive, kind and calm sentients growing up among animals far from civilisation, until they moved to London for the prospect of fame, fashion and popularity, at which point they got so far into the party lifestyle they lost sight of reality and TookALevelInJerkass. The difference between them is that Vince retained his heart of gold and had Howard to keep him comparatively grounded.
618	* FakeAmerican: Julian Barratt portrays him as American.
619	* {{Fartillery}}: The Crack Fox uses his bad diet of Head & Shoulders, toothpaste and shit against Vince to render him unconscious.
620	%%* [[HardDrinkingPartyGirl Hard Drinking Party Guy]]
621	* InterspeciesFriendship: With Nicholas the Tennis Rat and Dante the Racist Badger.
622	* RichesToRags: He was originally a wealthy aristocrat, but moved to London to live a party lifestyle that took its toll.
623	* SplitPersonality: Signified by his changing voice. Normally, he's very cheery and happy-go-lucky, with a voice that matches. However, he'll switch to a deep, gravelly voice whenever he says or does something threatening.
624	%%* TalkingAnimal
625	* WolverineClaws: All of the fingers on his right hand are syringes.
626	%%* YellowEyesOfSneakiness
627	[[/folder]]
628
629	[[folder: Tommy Nooka]]
630	!!Tommy Nooka
631	->'''Portrayed By: Richard Ayoade (Radio Show) Rich Fulcher (TV Series)'''
632	A zookeeper who went missing for years and Vince and Howard try to find.
633	* BadassonPaper: He ends up being extremely boring once they actually meet him.
634	* BodyHorror: Has large cheese-like growths on his head. In the television version, that is.
635	* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: He tends to spout nonsense and says strange rhymes.
636	* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Howard has to kill him by reducing him to mere cheese gratings with... yes, you guessed it. Then he feeds him to Dixon Bainbridge.
637	* DepravedDwarf: He has dwarfism, and he used to be violent towards mods.
638	* GoMadFromTheIsolation: He goes insane after being locked in the Jungle Room for ten years.
639	%%* RockersVsMods: He violently tries to attack Vince for being a mod when they meet up for the first time. "He is a mod! I am a rocker! We are natural enemies!"

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