Tuesday 9 December 2008

Indie Laughs

Yes, somewhere out there, there are indie people laughing for one of two reasons. Either they're listening to popular music, or their watching the latest indie comedy troupe. Here's a couple you may or may not have come across in your travels.

The Mighty Boosh



A surreal journey through the minds of two clearly insane lunatics... and it's absolutely brilliant. These are one of the indiest acts around. Having done a radio show, a late night cable TV show and now a live act they've managed to garner themselves an audience now. I was a huge fan of the TV show, and even went to seem them live (and I'll be going again soon), I suggest you all see them if you can. It'll be the strangest few hours of your life. And even if they're not the indiest act around, they're still made indie awesome.

Picnicface



Youtube's indie answer to Smosh or Fred. They've a few more popular videos like Powerthirst. These lovely Canadian guys and gals have been going around for a while and thankfully (unlike a few other people on Youtube) do actually have a life and some talent outside of the internet as can be seen by their stage shows and performances and comedy festivals and the likes. Keep and eye on these folks, they might just be coming to your town. And when they do, bring your friends and you'll look like they indiest comedy lover in town, which we can all agree is a good thing...

Today's pictures are from Ella Mullins (The boosh) and some mysterious (and therefore presumably indie) fellow named Bradleclerc (Picnicface).

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I would also recommend Never Mind the Buzzcocks, for a cynical look at the music industry today.

But both Picnic face and the bewsh are really good.

Chip said...

I'm a really big fan of Buzzcocks... I much prefer the Mark Lemarr days. Simon Amstell seems to focus more on the guests rather than the music. That being said, he's still a really good presenter. And I hope Bill Bailey comes back.