“I just like to build. Don't get me wrong: I think stand-up is great, and when someone like Richard Pryor or Steve Martin does stand-up, there's nothing better in the world. But I don't want to watch a lot of stand-ups for two hours. So I can do 45 minutes of stand-up and then say, 'Can we do something else now?'”

English comedian, actor, writer, television personality, and artist

Noel Fielding is an English comedian, actor, writer, television personality, and artist. He came to wider attention in the late 1990s as part of the comedy troupe The Mighty Boosh. He is known for dark, surreal comedy and for work that crosses performance, writing, television, and visual art. His public image is closely tied to an offbeat comic sensibility, with material and appearances that often lean toward the strange, playful, and unexpected.