Coordinates	57°03′″N54°00′″N
Name	Xeni Jardin
Birth date	August 05, 1970
Birth place	Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Occupation	Journalist
Parents	Monica RumseyGlenn B. Hamm Jr }}

Xeni Jardin ( ''-ee zhar-;'' b. 1970) is an American weblogger, digital media commentator, and tech culture journalist. She is known for her position as co-editor of the collaborative weblog Boing Boing, as a contributor to ''''Wired'' magazine'' and ''Wired News'', and as a correspondent for the National Public Radio show ''Day to Day''. She has also worked as a guest technology news commentator for television networks such as CNN, Fox News, MSNBC and ABC.

Life and work

Jardin was born in Richmond, Virginia on August 5, 1970. Her father, artist Glenn B. Hamm Jr., died in August 1980 of ALS. She left home at age 14, but remained in school in Richmond. Her brother, Carl M. Hamm, retained their family name, and is a Richmond, Virginia-based disc jockey, who performs under the stage name "DJ Carlito". Meanwhile, Jardin prefers the name "Xeni Jardin" over her given name, for personal reasons. "Xeni" is short for "Xeniflores," a word with origins in Guatemala's native culture, meaning "protector of flowers," while "jardin" is the Spanish and French word for "garden." Prior to becoming a journalist, she was site editor for travel agency Traveltrust, then Supervisor of Enterprise Web Technology for Latham & Watkins before working at Quaartz, an internet calendaring startup.

Her career as a journalist began in 1999 when she was associated with Jason Calacanis's ''Silicon Alley Reporter'', first as a contributing editor, and later as Vice President of ''Silicon Alley'''s parent company, Rising Tide Studios. In 2001 she became a freelance writer for ''Wired'' and other magazines, and in 2002 she began contributing to Boing Boing after Mark Frauenfelder met her at a party and invited her to be a co-editor. Jardin has also written op-ed pieces for the New York Times and the ''Los Angeles Times''. She has also been the main source of an article in ''The Age'' talking about the cultural relevance of Wikipedia articles, and the source for a ''New York Times'' article discussing Boing Boing's part in the creation of the Flying Spaghetti Monster internet meme.

Jardin is also involved in television and radio work. In 2003, she began contributing the "Xeni Tech" segment for NPR's show ''Day to Day'', and has appeared as a guest on the ''NewsHour with Jim Lehrer'' to discuss the ''Washington Post'''s decision to remove their comments section (a step Boing Boing had also taken). She has also made appearances on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC and ''ABC World News Tonight''. and featured on the BBC Radio 5 show ''Pods and Blogs'' discussing her work at Boing Boing.

Her work at Boing Boing has provoked some critical response. In March 2005, Jesse Andrews created a script for GreaseMonkey that filters out Boing Boing posts by Jardin. In March 2006, Matthew N. Sharp created XeniSucks.com, which criticizes and parodies Jardin's posts on Boing Boing. Jardin posted a link to the site on Boing Boing and described it as "a total hoot" (the link is now removed). A June 2008 controversy over Jardin's deletion from public view all posts and links associated with sex blogger Violet Blue in the wake of a falling-out led to discussions about journalism ethics and standards and media transparency.

Notes

References

External links

Xeni.net: Xeni Jardin's home page

BoingBoing Blog for which Jardin is a co-editor.

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Coordinates	57°03′″N54°00′″N
name	Zack Snyder
birth date	March 01, 1966
birth place	Green Bay, Wisconsin, US
birth name	Zachary Edward Snyder
spouse	Deborah Snyder (September 25, 2004 – present)
occupation	Film director, screenwriter, producer and actor
years active	1990–present
notable works	Watchmen 300 Dawn of the Dead }}

Zachary Edward "Zack" Snyder (born March 1, 1966) is an American actor, film director, screenwriter, and producer. After making his feature film debut with the 2004 remake ''Dawn of the Dead'', he gained wide recognition with the 2007 box office hit ''300'', adapted from writer-artist Frank Miller's Dark Horse Comics miniseries of the same name, and later went on to direct the 2009 superhero film ''Watchmen'', an adaptation of the comic book of the same name. He is the co-founder of Cruel and Unusual Films, a production company he established in 2004, alongside his wife Deborah Snyder and producing partner Wesley Coller. His first family film was the 2010 animated family adventure film ''Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole'', based on the first three books of the series by Kathryn Lasky. His most recent film is ''Sucker Punch'', which he directed and co-wrote. He has also been hired by Warner Bros. to direct a reboot of the ''Superman'' film series currently titled ''Man of Steel''.

Personal life

Snyder was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and was raised in Greenwich, Connecticut. His father was an executive recruiter and his mother was a painter and a photography teacher at Daycroft School, which Snyder later attended. Zack attended Camp Owatonna in Harrison, Maine during the summer months as a child. Snyder's mother inspired him to study nude paintings a year after high school at Heatherley School of Fine Art in England, although he had already begun filmmaking. Afterward, Snyder attended the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California (where his classmates included Michael Bay). Snyder still lives in Pasadena with his second wife, producer Deborah Snyder, and has seven children.

Career

Snyder went on to shoot, as a director and as a cinematographer, television commercials for such clients as the automobile companies Audi, BMW, Subaru and Nissan, among others. Other commercial work has been for clients including Nike, Reebok, and Gatorade.

Snyder made his feature film debut with the remake ''Dawn of the Dead'' (2004), and scored a box office hit with ''300'' (2007), adapted from writer-artist Frank Miller's Dark Horse Comics miniseries of the same name. His Warner Bros. film ''Watchmen'' was released on March 6, 2009. His follow-up project/animation debut titled ''Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole'' was released on September 24, 2010. Snyder produced, co-wrote, and directed ''Sucker Punch'', which was released on March 25, 2011. The film, based on a script written by Snyder and Steve Shibuya, was about a young woman in a mental hospital who fantasizes of escape with her fellow inmates.

He has announced that he will be directing the upcoming ''Superman: The Man of Steel'' film for Warner Bros., which will be a reboot of the franchise, and plans to write and direct a sequel to ''Legend of the Guardians''.

''300'' controversy

Before the release of ''300'', Warner Bros. expressed concerns about the political aspects of the film's theme. Snyder relates that there was "a huge sensitivity about East versus West with the studio." Media speculation about a possible parallel between the Greco-Persian conflict and current events began in an interview with Snyder that was conducted before the Berlin Film Festival. The interviewer remarked that "everyone is sure to be translating this [film] into contemporary politics." Snyder replied that, while he was aware that people would read the film through the lens of contemporary events, no parallels between the film and the contemporary world were intended.

Style

Snyder often uses slow motion in fight scenes in his films, which Amy Nicholson of ''Boxoffice'' magazine remarked separates the director from other filmmakers who make multiple cuts and close-ups during a fight. A minute-long shot from ''300'' shows King Leonidas walking down as he slaughters his enemies, and the camera only dollys in and out to emphasize each kill.

Awards

Snyder's body of work has earned him a number of awards, including two Clio Awards and a Gold Lion Award for his Jeep "Frisbee" commercial. He also won an award for his humorous commercial "General's Party".

Filmography

! Year	! Film	! Director	! Producer	! Writer	! Actor
2004					(cameo)
2007					(cameo)
2009					(cameo)
2010	''Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole''
2011
2013
TBA

Music videos

"Tomorrow" performed by Morrissey (1992)

"I Know" performed by Dionne Farris (1994)

"Walk This World" performed by Heather Nova (1995)

"Desolation Row" performed by My Chemical Romance (2009)

References

External links

Cruel and Unusual Films – Snyder's production company

Snyder at MySpace

Zack Snyder at Believe Media

Zack Snyder Biography at Tribute.ca

Zack Snyder Directing 'Superman' at Deadline

Zack Snyder directing Superman reboot at The Hollywood Reporter

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Coordinates	57°03′″N54°00′″N
name	Peter Serafinowicz
birth name	Peter Szymon Serafinowicz
othername	Gelg
birth date	July 10, 1972
birth place	Liverpool, England
yearsactive	1991 – present
occupation	Actor, comedian, writer, composer, voice artist
spouse	Sarah Alexander }}

Peter Szymon Serafinowicz (; born 10 July 1972) is an English actor, comedian, writer, composer, voice artist and occasional director.

Early life

Serafinowicz was born in Liverpool, England. He attended Our Lady of the Assumption Roman Catholic Primary School and St Francis Xavier Secondary School. He lived in the Gateacre area of Liverpool until his early 20s, before moving to London.

Career

Acting and writing

Serafinowicz made his broadcasting debut in 1993 on Radio 1 show ''The Knowledge'', a spoof documentary about the music industry. From there he went on to perform in Radio 4 shows ''Week Ending'', ''Harry Hill's Fruit Corner'', ''Grievous Bodily Radio'', ''The Two Dannys'' and ''A Whole New Ball Game''. In 1998 he appeared on TV in ''Comedy Nation'' and ''You are Here''. He also had a role in the Simon Nye-penned sitcom ''How Do You Want Me?''.

In 1999 he made a number of appearances in Channel 4 sitcom ''Spaced'', playing principal character Tim Bisley's (Simon Pegg) arch-nemesis, Duane Benzie. He made another appearance in the series when it returned in 2001. In 2001 Serafinowicz took the lead in BBC2 sitcom ''World of Pub'', playing the same character as he had done in the show's run on Radio 4. He was also in ''The Junkies'', the world's first Internet sitcom. In 2002 the critically acclaimed ''Look Around You'', a series of 10-minute 70s school science video spoofs, debuted on BBC2 in which Serafinowicz played a scientist. He co-wrote the show alongside Robert Popper, whom he met on the set of ''Spaced''. The show returned in 2005 as a spoof of the 1980s show ''Tomorrow's World'', with Serafinowicz playing Peter Packard, one of the presenters.

In 2003 he appeared in another Nye-written sitcom, ''Hardware'', in which he played the affable Kenny. He reprised this role in the second series in 2004. Also in 2004 he appeared in British rom-zom-com (romantic-zombie-comedy) ''Shaun of the Dead'', playing Pete, the tidy flatmate of principal characters Shaun and Ed. He also appeared in boxing movie ''The Calcium Kid''. In ''Sixty Six'', the 2006 British film about a Jewish boy whose Bar Mitzvah is scheduled for the same day as the 1966 World Cup final, Serafinowicz plays Uncle Jimmy. In the week before the 2006 Academy Awards a video circulated on the Internet of a fake news item (called "O! News", a parody of E! News) about a new Oscar statue, in which Serafinowicz imitated Alan Alda, Paul McCartney and Al Pacino. A second O! News video later appeared, parodying the 2006 Apple Corps v. Apple Computer lawsuit. This attracted the interest of the BBC, and a pilot was commissioned for ''The Peter Serafinowicz Show''. A full series was broadcast on BBC Two in 2007 (with a Christmas Special in 2008). For his performance, Serafinowicz was presented with the Best Entertainer prize at the 2008 Rose d'Or ceremony. The series was also nominated for Best Comedy Programme at the 2009 BAFTA Television Awards.

Serafinowicz had also made a number of guest appearances on television, including the comedy shows ''Smack the Pony'' and ''Hippies'' (both 1999), ''Black Books'' (2000), ''I'm Alan Partridge'' (2002) and ''Little Britain'' (2003), comedy drama ''Murder Most Horrid'' (1999) and ITV Drama series ''Marple'' (2005). He has made a number of guest appearances on both television and radio panel shows. He regularly appeared on ''The 99p Challenge'' and appeared on ''Have I Got News For You'' in 2005, 2006 and 2008 ''8 Out of 10 Cats'' in 2005, and ''QI'' in 2003. He also appeared on ''Friday Night with Jonathan Ross'' on 19 October 2007, ''Would I Lie To You?'' on 8 August 2008 and 30 July 2010, and ''Never Mind the Buzzcocks'' on 15 October 2009.

In 2008, Serafinowicz was working with Robert Popper on a new television series, as well as a website, based on a spoof religion "Tarvuism" for US network Adult Swim. In 2009, he appeared in Universal Films' ''Couples Retreat'', directed by Peter Billingsley.

In 2010 Serafinowicz directed the music video for Hot Chip's video ''I Feel Better'', their second single from the album One Life Stand.

It was announced early in 2010 that Serafinowicz would be playing Paul McCartney in the now-cancelled remake of the 1968 film ''Yellow Submarine''.

In 2010 Serafinowicz co-starred with Will Arnett in the FOX sitcom ''Running Wilde'', devised by ''Arrested Development'' creator Mitchell Hurwitz. It premiered on Fox on 21 September 2010, but was cancelled by the network after 13 episodes.

Voice artist

Serafinowicz has done many adverts and voice-overs and is a talented impressionist. His highest profile role as a voice artist was as Darth Maul in the film ''Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace''. His voice overdubbed that of Ray Park, who portrayed Darth Maul in costume. This appearance was referred to during the second series of ''Spaced'', as well as when he provided the voice for Darth Chef in an episode of ''South Park'' in 2006. He also did voice work on the children's show ''Look and Read'', and more recently portrayed a cyber-terrorist on FX's ''Archer''.

Serafinowicz pretended to be Terry Wogan in a 2003 Comic Relief spoof of ''Blankety Blank'', which led to Wogan inviting Serafinowicz on occasion to appear on Wogan's Radio 2 breakfast programme as a guest (including an appearance during the final week of Wake Up to Wogan) and showcase said Wogan impersonation; Serafinowicz regularly utilises his array of impressions when performing.

On the BBC quiz show ''Would I Lie To You?'', he revealed that he overdubbed the voice of Pelé in the English language version of his adverts to promote Viagra and raise the awareness of impotency.

Composer

As a composer and musician, Serafinowicz produced virtually all of the music for ''Look Around You'', under the pseudonym Gelg.

Personal life

Serafinowicz is married to ''Smack the Pony'', ''Coupling'', and ''Green Wing'' actress Sarah Alexander. Their first child, a son named Sam, was born in March 2007. They also have a daughter named Phoebe. Peter's brother, James, is a writer and director, and can be seen wearing his Liverpool Blue Coat School uniform at the beginning and end of each episode of the first series of ''Look Around You'' and is the person who always gets choked by the robot talk-show host Michael-6 during the ''Michael-6: The Robot Talk Show Host'' sketches of ''The Peter Serafinowicz Show''. His sister Helen is married to Graham Linehan writer of ''Father Ted'', ''Black Books'', ''Big Train'' and ''The IT Crowd''.

His grandfather, Szymon Serafinowicz Sr., was the first person charged in the UK under the 1991 War Crimes Act, for alleged acts committed during the Second World War in his native Belarus. He was not convicted of any crime, as the jury ruled him unfit for trial on grounds of dementia.

Filmography

Films

! Year	! Film	! Role	! Notes
1997	''Doppelganger''	Additional voices	Short, promotional film for Reebok
1999	''Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace''	Voice of Darth Maul
2003	''Hello Friend''	Additional voices	Short film
	''Shaun of the Dead''	Pete
''The Calcium Kid''	Dave King
2006		Uncle JimmyMr. Rubens Snr.Football commentator
2007	''Run, Fat Boy, Run''	TV commentator
2008	''Tales of the Riverbank''	Various characters
2009	''Couples Retreat''	Sctanley
2010	''The Best and the Brightest''	Clark Janowitz
2011	''Killing Bono''	Hammond

Television

! Year	! Series	! Role	! Notes
	''Jack and the Beanstalk''	Second henchman	Televised pantomime
''Comedy Nation''	Various characters
	Terry Wogan	TV special
''Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round''	Narrator
''You Are Here''	Dr. Phil Phillips	TV film
1998–1999	''How Do You Want Me?''	Dean Yardley	Appeared in twelve episodes
	''Murder Most Horrid''	Tony Frost	Episode 4.6: "Dinner at Tiffany's"
''Smack the Pony''	Various characters	Appeared in two episodes
''Sermon from St Albion's''	Alastair Campbell	Episode 2.1
''The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns''	George Fitzpatrick	TV film
	RobinNarrator	Appeared in two episodes
1999–2001	''Spaced''	Duane Benzie	Appeared in three episodes
		Big AlNarrator	Distributed via the Internet
''Black Books''	Howell Granger	Episode 1.5: "The Big Lock-Out"
2001	''World of Pub''	GarryAdditional characters	Appeared in all six episodes
	''Ted and Alice''	Mark
''I'm Alan Partridge''	Tex	Episode 2.4: "Never Say Alan Again"
''15 Storeys High''	Unknown	Appeared in two episodes
2002–2005	''Look Around You''	ScientistPeter Packard	Appeared in all 15 episodes
2003	''Little Britain''	Interviewer at Prime Minister's Questions	Episode 1.5: "Biggest House of Cards"; uncredited
2003–2004		Kenny	Appeared in all twelve episodes
	''Our Thirties''	Austin
''Agatha Christie's Marple''	Walter Fane	Episode 2.1: "Sleeping Murder"
''The IT Crowd''	News readerVoice over	Appeared in two episodes
''South Park''	Darth Chef	Episode 10.1: "The Return of Chef"
2007–2008	''The Peter Serafinowicz Show''	Various characters	Appeared in all seven episodes
2009	''Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle''	Voiceover	Appeared in all six episodes
	''Driver Dan's Story Train''	Driver Dan
''Running Wilde''	Fa'ad Shaoulin
	DCI Cazanove
2011	''Archer (TV series)''	George Spelvin	Season 2, Episode 6

Video games

''Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior'' (2003) - Captain Ardias

''Star Wars: Battlefront II'', Darth Maul

Radio

''The 99p Challenge''

''Lee and Herring''

''Harry Hill's Fruit Corner''

''The Two Dannys''

Danny Baker's ''All Day Breakfast Show''

''The Sofa of Time'', as the voice of Reamen Bod

''People Like Us''

References

External links

Peter Serafinowicz's official website

Peter Serafinowicz on Twitter

Why I Steal Movies… Even Ones I'm In

http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs-old/latest/2007/10/23/serafinowicz-exclusive-115875-19993359/

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Coordinates	57°03′″N54°00′″N
name	The Mighty Boosh
medium	Theatre, radio, television
active	1998–Present
genre	Double act, surreal humour
subject	Surrealism, fashion victims, ElectroPonce, fantasy
influences	Reeves & Mortimer, The Goodies, Mr Benn, Monty Python, Frank Zappa, Basil Brush, The Young Ones
notable work	''Autoboosh'' (2000)''The Boosh'' (2001)''The Mighty Boosh'' (TV, 2004–2007)''The Mighty Boosh Live'' (2006)''The Mighty Book of Boosh'' (Book, 2008)''Boosh Live: Future Sailors Tour'' (2008-09)''The Mighty Decider'' (iPhone app, 2010)
current members	Julian BarrattNoel FieldingDave BrownMichael FieldingRich Fulcher
website	The Mighty Boosh Online
footnotes	}}

The Mighty Boosh is a British comedy troupe featuring comedians Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding. Developed from three stage shows and a six episode radio series, it has since spawned a total of twenty television episodes for BBC Three and two live tours of the UK, as well as two live shows in the United States.

History

Fielding first met Barratt after seeing him perform his solo stand-up routine at the Hellfire Comedy Club in the Wycombe Swan theatre. The pair soon found that they shared comic interests, formed a double act, and "decided to be the new Goodies". After their first performance together at a bar in London in April 1998, Barratt and Fielding developed their zookeeper characters - Howard Moon and Vince Noir, respectively - in a series of sketches for Paramount Comedy’s ''Unnatural Acts''. It was here that they also met American Rich Fulcher, who became Bob Fossil. Fielding’s friend Dave Brown and Fielding's brother Michael also became regular collaborators. Richard Ayoade was another original cast member, playing the role of adventurer Dixon Bainbridge, though he was later replaced by Matt Berry in the first television series, since Ayoade was under contract with Channel 4. Ayoade returned in the second and third series as a belligerent shaman named Saboo.

The Boosh produced three stage shows - ''The Mighty Boosh'' (1998), ''Arctic Boosh'' (1999) and ''Autoboosh'' (2000) - all of which were taken to the Edinburgh Fringe. With the success of ''Autoboosh'', a radio series was commissioned by the BBC. Produced by Danny Wallace, ''The Boosh'' was first broadcast in 2001 on BBC London Live, later transferring to BBC Radio 4, from which the team were given a half-hour television pilot of the same name.

The first eight-part series, directed by Paul King, was then commissioned for BBC Three and broadcast in 2004, with a second of six episodes the following year. The second series moved away from the zoo setting, and instead sees Howard, Vince, Naboo the shaman and Bollo the talking ape living in a flat in Dalston. In 2006, the Boosh returned to theatre with ''The Mighty Boosh Live'', which featured a new story entitled "The Ruby of Kukundu".

After two years away from television, the Boosh returned in November 2007. Set in Naboo’s second-hand shop below the flat, the third series drew approximately one million viewers with its first episode, and in light of its success, BBC Three broadcast an entire night of ''The Mighty Boosh'' on 22 March 2008, which included a new documentary and six of Barratt and Fielding's favourite episodes from all three series.

Theatre

Original stage shows

''The Mighty Boosh'' (1998)

The Boosh, then consisting of only Barratt and Fielding, conceived ''The Mighty Boosh'' whilst working on Stewart Lee's Edinburgh Festival show ''King Dong vs. Moby Dick'' in which they played a giant penis and a whale respectively.

In 1998, they took ''The Mighty Boosh'' to the Edinburgh Festival, recruiting fellow comedian Rich Fulcher, whom the pair had met while working on Unnatural Acts. The show won the Perrier Award for Best Newcomer. During their residency at the Hen and Chickens Theatre in North London the following year, they built up a cult following, introducing new characters whilst developing old ones.

''Arctic Boosh'' (1999)

In 1999, the Boosh returned to the Edinburgh Festival with a new show, ''Arctic Boosh'', with Dave Brown acting as choreographer and photographer, as well as playing a variety of characters. ''Arctic Boosh'' sold out every night and was nominated for the Perrier Award.

''Autoboosh'' (2000)

In 2000, the Boosh premiered their third stage show, ''Autoboosh'', at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, adding Fielding's younger brother Michael to the cast. ''Autoboosh'' won the festival's Barry Award.

Nationwide tours

''The Mighty Boosh Live'' (2006)

The Boosh returned to the stage in 2006, touring the UK for the first time. Though drawing heavily from their earlier material, the main story combined these elements into a new narrative. A recording of this show at the Brixton Academy was later released on DVD, before being broadcast on BBC Three on Boxing Day, 2007.

''Boosh Live: Future Sailors Tour'' (2008/09)

The Boosh toured the UK and Ireland for a second time from September 2008 to February 2009. The show featured characters from all three series as well as the Boosh Band.

They made appearances throughout the UK after their live shows, at after-parties held in different places in each city. The events were called "Outrage", after the catchphrase by Tony Harrison.

Radio

''The Boosh'' (2001)

From the success of ''Autoboosh'', the BBC commissioned a six-part radio series for the Boosh. In October 2001 ''The Boosh'' radio series, produced by Danny Wallace, was broadcast on BBC London Live, then BBC Radio 4, and later on BBC 7. The show focuses on the adventures of a pair of zookeepers at "Bob Fossil's Funworld": socially awkward, jazz enthusiast Howard TJ Moon, and ultra vain, fashion obsessed Vince Noir.

Further appearances

The Mighty Boosh returned to radio on 22 October 2004, in a one-off comedy special for ''The Breezeblock'', a show on BBC Radio 1. Instead of the plot driven nature of their own series, this show featured improvised conversational comedy with Barratt, Fielding and Fulcher, combined with the show's usual mix of electronic music.

On 15 November 2007, as part of the publicity for the premier of their third series the same day, Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding returned to Radio 1, this time on Jo Whiley's Live Lounge.

Television

''The Mighty Boosh'' (2004-2007)

In May 2004, after the success of a Boosh pilot, Steve Coogan's company, Baby Cow Productions, produced the first television series of ''The Mighty Boosh'' for BBC Three, before it moved to BBC Two in November that same year. Though each episode invariably starts and ends in Dixon Bainbridge’s dilapidated zoo, the "Zooniverse", the characters of Vince and Howard often depart for other locations, such as the Arctic tundra and limbo.

A second series was then shown in July 2005, which saw Howard and Vince now sharing Naboo's flat in Dalston with previously minor characters Naboo and his familiar, Bollo, who was a gorilla living at the "Zooniverse". This series had an even looser setting as the four characters leave the confines of the flat in every episode, using their van to travel to a variety of surrealistic environments, including Naboo's home planet "Xooberon".

Series three started in November 2007, still set in Dalston, but this time has the foursome working in their shop called the Nabootique selling 'Bits & Bobs'. Their adventures and outings in the third series focused more on the involvement of new characters (e.g. Sammy the Crab, or Lester Corncrake etc.) rather than just the two of them.

Although BBC America originally aired only series 1 in the U.S (all episodes in their entirety), The Mighty Boosh began airing in North America on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block (with up to 6 minutes cut from each episode), starting 29 March 2009 with the third series.

''The Mighty Boosh'' Night

On 22 March 2008, BBC Three broadcast a whole night of ''The Mighty Boosh'' from 9.05 pm, starting with a new documentary entitled ''The Mighty Boosh: A Journey Through Time and Space'', documenting the history of the Boosh from their first amateur performances to their then-upcoming 2008 tour. This was followed by six of Barratt and Fielding's favourite episodes from the three series: "Party", "The Power of the Crimp", "The Nightmare of Milky Joe", "The Priest and the Beast", "The Legend of Old Gregg" and "Tundra". The pair also appeared in live links throughout the night, in a similar style to the openings of Series 1 episodes. On 23 December 2008, BBC3 held a Merry Booshmas Party featuring the entire series 3 as well as a broadcast of The Mighty Boosh Live.

Festival

On 5 July 2008, the Boosh held their own festival in the Hop Farm in Kent. It featured musical acts, Robots in Disguise, The Kills, Gary Numan, and The Mighty Boosh Band, as well as comedy acts Frankie Boyle and Ross Noble.

Media

Audio CDs

! Title	! Release date	! Contents	! Bonus material
	8 November 2004	All 6 episodes of the Boosh's radio series across 3 discs
	13 November 2006	Audio recording of their live show at Brixton Academy	N/A

According to an official MySpace page for PieFace Records (the fictitious music label mentioned throughout the series), Barratt and Fielding are to release an album of music from the show, "along with extras, versions, remixes and rare unreleased stuff all to be released later in the year on their own label - this one.". In interviews since, The Mighty Boosh have confirmed they will be releasing an album of their music. On 21 October episode of ''Never Mind the Buzzcocks'', Fielding stated that the Boosh have recorded an album, but don't know when it's going to be released.

DVDs

! Title	! UK Release date	! US Release date	! Contents	! Special features
	29 August 2005	21 July 2009	All 8 episodes of the first television series across 2 discs	Inside the Zooniverse, history of the Boosh, Boosh music, out-takes, picture gallery, commentary on "Bollo", "Tundra", "Electro" and "Hitcher".
	13 February 2006	21 July 2009	All 6 episodes of the second series, plus a second disc of special features
''The Mighty Boosh: Series One & Two''	13 February 2006	n/a	Box set of first and second series DVDs, plus exclusive booklet	Identical to individual releases
	13 November 2006	n/a	Recording of their live show at Brixton Academy	Backstage & tour documentary, the Ralfe Band, a deleted scene, The Culture Show piece
	11 February 2008	21 July 2009	All 6 episodes of the third series across 2 discs	Making Boosh 3, Boosh publicity, deleted scenes, Mint Royale promo, Boosh music, out-takes, Boosh 3 trailer, audio commentaries
The Mighty Boosh Special Edition DVD	17 November 2008	13 October 2009	Box set of first three series DVDs, plus seventh disc	Identical to individual releases, plus stickers, postcards, 'A Journey Through Time and Space' documentary, behind the scenes of a live night, footage from the Royal Television Society Awards, Dave Stewart interview, the making of Sammy the Crab, outtakes and deleted scenes from the pilot, pre-recorded live night links, cinema trailer,
''[[Mighty Boosh On Tour: Journey Of The Childmen">crimp (song)
	9 November 2009	n/a	A DVD release of Boosh Live at the Manchester Apollo on 3 & 4 December 2008	Features the full show, commentary, audience participation option, Bob Fossil's Vietnam Video Diaries, highlights from The Mighty Boosh Festival and performances from the Teenage Cancer Trust concert at the Royal Albert Hall. Footage was filmed during the aftershow party that week at Club Academy, and members of the audience in costumes were filmed and photographed throughout the week, which may also add towards the additional features. There will also be a "Limited Edition".
''[[Mighty Boosh On Tour: Journey Of The Childmen''	15 November 2010	n/a

Previously most of the DVDs were only released in Region 2 but as a result of a growing fan base in the U.S., the BBC rereleased in Region 1, Series 1-3 individually on 21 July 2009, and a Special Edition Series 1-3 Boxset on 13 October 2009.

Australian releases

''Series One'' - 11 April 2007

''Series Two'' - 12 April 2007

''Series Three'' - 6 August 2008

''Live'' - 3 December 2008

''Special Edition'' - 6 August 2009

''Future Sailors Tour'' - 10 November 2009

''Series One: Episodes 1-3 (Comedy Bites)'' - 4 March 2010

Books

On 18 September 2008, Canongate Books published ''The Mighty Book of Boosh'', designed and compiled by Dave Brown and written by Noel Fielding, Julian Barratt, Rich Fulcher, Dave Brown, Richard Ayoade and Michael Fielding. The book includes original stories, crimps, concept art, behind-the-scenes photography, comics, and various other things, featuring old and new Mighty Boosh characters. On 1 October 2009, a paperback version was released under the name ''The Pocket Book of Boosh''.

Awards

Particularly popular among followers of the indie and electro music genres which the NME magazine caters to, The Mighty Boosh has been recipient of the Shockwaves NME Awards Best TV Show for three consecutive years, even though there were no new episodes broadcast for the latter two of the three years.

Year	! Award	Category	! Nominee	! Result
1999			''Arctic Boosh''
2000	Melbourne International Comedy Festival		''Autoboosh''
2001	Douglas Adams Award	Innovative Writing
2004	British Comedy Awards	Best New TV Comedy
2004		Funniest TV Programme
2005		Costume Design - Entertainment and Non Drama Productions
2005		Best New Director (Fiction)	Paul King (director)
2008	Alistair Baldwin Comedy Awards	Best Stage Show
2006	Loaded LAFTAS	Funniest TV Programme
2006	Loaded LAFTAS	Funniest Double Act
2006	Loaded LAFTAS	Funniest DVD	Series 2
2007	[[Chortle Awards	Best Full-Length Solo Show
2007	Loaded LAFTAS	Funniest TV Programme
2007	Loaded LAFTAS	Funniest Double Act
2007	NME Awards	Best TV Show
2008	NME Awards	Best TV Show
2008	RTS Programme Awards	Situation Comedy and Comedy Drama
2009		NME Awards	Best TV Show
2010		NME Awards	Best DVD	Future Sailors

Notes

External links

The Mighty Boosh official site

BBC Mighty Boosh Mighty Boosh on bbc.co.uk

Mike Fielding Interview www.vexedmag.com

UKTV Mighty Boosh Mighty Boosh on UKtv.co.uk

The Book of Boosh official website

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Name	Rachel Maddow
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Rachel Anne Maddow (; born April 1, 1973) is an American television host and political commentator. Her syndicated talk radio program, ''The Rachel Maddow Show'', aired on Air America Radio. Maddow hosts a nightly television show, ''The Rachel Maddow Show'', on MSNBC. She was a guest host of ''Countdown with Keith Olbermann'' and ''Race for the White House''. Maddow is the first openly gay anchor to host a prime-time news program in the United States.

Asked about her political views by the ''Valley Advocate'', Maddow replied, "I'm undoubtedly a liberal, which means that I'm in almost total agreement with the Eisenhower-era Republican party platform."

Early life and education

Maddow was born in Castro Valley, California. She is the daughter of Robert B. "Bob" Maddow, a former United States Air Force captain and a lawyer for the East Bay Municipal Utility District, and Elaine Maddow (née Gosse), a school program administrator from Newfoundland, Canada. She has one older brother, David. Her father is of Russian and Dutch descent and her mother is of English and Irish ancestry. Maddow's mother was raised a strict Roman Catholic, and Maddow herself grew up in a community that her mother has described as "very conservative." Maddow was a competitive athlete and played three sports in high school. Referencing John Hughes films, she describes herself in high school as "a cross between the jock and the antisocial girl."

A graduate of Castro Valley High School in Castro Valley, California, Maddow earned a degree in public policy from Stanford University in 1994. At graduation she was awarded the John Gardner Fellowship. She was also the recipient of a Rhodes Scholarship and began her postgraduate study in 1995 at Lincoln College, Oxford. In 2001, she earned a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) in politics from Oxford University. Her thesis is titled ''HIV/AIDS and Health Care Reform in British and American Prisons'' (supervisor: Dr Lucia Zedner). She was the first openly gay American to win a Rhodes scholarship.

Radio career

Maddow's first radio hosting job was at WRNX (100.9 FM) in Holyoke, Massachusetts, after she entered and won a contest the station held to find a new on-air personality. She was hired to co-host WRNX's morning show, ''The Dave in the Morning Show''. She went on to host ''Big Breakfast'' on WRSI, in Northampton, Massachusetts, for two years. She left the show in March 2004 to join the new Air America. There she hosted ''Unfiltered'' along with Chuck D (of the hip hop group Public Enemy) and Lizz Winstead (co-creator of ''The Daily Show''), until its cancellation in March 2005. Two weeks after the cancellation of ''Unfiltered'' in April 2005, Maddow's weekday two-hour radio program, ''The Rachel Maddow Show'', began airing; in March 2008 it gained an hour, broadcasting from 6 to 9 p.m. EST with David Bender filling in the third hour for the call-in section, when Maddow was on TV assignment. In September 2008, the show's length returned to two hours when Maddow began a nightly MSNBC television program. In February 2009, after renewing her contract with Air America, Maddow returned to the 5 am hourlong slot. Her last Air America show was on January 21, 2010, two weeks before its owners filed bankruptcy.

Television career

In June 2005, Maddow became a regular panelist on MSNBC's ''Tucker.'' During and after the November 2006 election, she was a frequent guest on CNN's ''Paula Zahn Now.'' In January 2008, Maddow was given the position of MSNBC political analyst and was a regular panelist on MSNBC's ''Race for the White House'' with David Gregory and MSNBC's election coverage, as well as a frequent contributor on ''Countdown with Keith Olbermann.''

In April 2008, Maddow was the substitute host for ''Countdown with Keith Olbermann'', her first time hosting a program on MSNBC. Maddow described herself on air as "nervous." Keith Olbermann complimented her work and she was brought back to host "Countdown" in May 2008. The day she hosted was the highest rated news program among people 25 to 54 years of age, a demographic key to ratings. For her success, the next Monday Olbermann ranked Maddow third in his show's segment "World's Best Persons". Maddow filled in again on ''Countdown'' for eight and a half broadcasts while Olbermann was on vacation in July 2008 and the second half of the show on July 21. Maddow also filled in for David Gregory as host of ''Race for the White House''.

''The Rachel Maddow Show''

MSNBC announced in August 2008 ''The Rachel Maddow Show'' would replace ''Verdict with Dan Abrams'' in the channel's 9 p.m. slot the next month. Since its debut, the show has topped ''Countdown'' as the highest rated show on MSNBC on several occasions. After being on air for more than a month, Maddow's program doubled the audience that hour.

Early reviews for her show were mostly positive. ''Los Angeles Times'' writer Matea Gold stated Maddow "finds the right formula on MSNBC," and ''The Guardian'' writes Maddow has become the "star of America's cable news." ''Associated Press'' columnist David Bauder said she's "[Keith] Olbermann's political soul mate" and the Olbermann-Maddow shows are a "liberal two-hour block."

Distinguishing herself from others on the left, Maddow said she's a "national security liberal" and in a different interview that she's not "a partisan." ''The New York Times'' called her a "defense policy wonk" who is writing a book on the role of the military in postwar American politics. During the 2008 presidential election, Maddow did not formally support any candidate. Concerning Barack Obama's candidacy, Maddow said during the primaries, "I have never and still don't think of myself as an Obama supporter, either professionally or actually."

Personal life

Maddow lives in Manhattan and western Massachusetts with her partner, artist Susan Mikula. The couple met in 1999, when Mikula hired Maddow to do yard work at her home. Maddow was working on her doctoral dissertation at the time. Their first date was at a National Rifle Association "Ladies' Day on the Range" event. Although Massachusetts recognizes same-sex marriage, as of 2009 Maddow and Mikula had no plans to marry.

As of 2008 Maddow did not own a television set, but was committed to getting one so that Mikula can watch her show.

2012 Massachusetts Senate race

In March 2010, Republican Scott Brown, the junior United States Senator from Massachusetts, speculated that Maddow was going to run against him for his seat in 2012. He used this premise for a fundraising email that read "...The Massachusetts political machine is looking for someone to run against me. And you're not going to believe who they are supposedly trying to recruit — liberal MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow." Maddow said Brown's speculation was false. On her March 23, 2010, TV program, Maddow said, "I have the best job in the world. I am not running for office. Scott Brown didn't ask me if I was running or planning to run for office, before he wrote a fundraising letter with my name. No, it's completely made up by him." Despite her comments, the next day Brown continued along the same line, telling a Boston radio station, "Bring her on." To help put an end to the matter, Maddow ran a full-page advertisement in the ''Boston Globe'' confirming she was not running, and separately demanded Brown's apology. She added that despite repeated invitations over the months, Brown had refused to appear on her TV program.

Honors and awards

Maddow was named in ''Out'' magazine's "Out 100" list of the "gay men and women who moved culture" in 2008. Maddow was voted "Lesbian/Bi Woman of the Year (American)" in AfterEllen's 2008 Visibility Awards. Maddow won a Gracie Award in 2009, presented by the American Women in Radio and Television. In 2009, Maddow was nominated for GLAAD's 20th Annual Media Awards for a segment of her MSNBC show, "Rick Warren, Change To Believe In?", in the Outstanding TV Journalism Segment category. On March 28, 2009, Maddow received a Proclamation of Honor from the California State Senate, presented in San Francisco by California State Senator Mark Leno. In April 2009, she was listed at number four in ''Out'' magazine's Annual Power 50 List. Maddow placed sixth in the "2009 AfterEllen.com Hot 100" list (May 11, 2009) and third in its "2009 Hot 100: Out Women" version. Maddow was included on a list of openly gay media professionals in The Advocate's "Forty under 40" issue of June/July 2009. In 1994, Maddow was an Honorable Mention in the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity Prize in Ethics. In June 2009, Maddow's MSNBC show was the only cable news show nominated for a Television Critics Association award in the ''Outstanding Achievement in News and Information'' category. In March 2010, Maddow won at the 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards in the category, ''Outstanding TV Journalism- Newsmagazine'' for her segment, "Uganda Be Kidding Me". Maddow was the 2010 commencement speaker and was given an honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) degree at Smith College in Northampton, MA in May 2010. In July 2010, Maddow was presented with a ''Maggie Award'' for her ongoing reporting of healthcare reform, the murder of Dr. George Tiller, and the anti-abortion movement. In August 2010, Maddow won the ''Walter Cronkite Faith & Freedom Award'', which was presented by The Interfaith Alliance. Past honorees included Larry King, Tom Brokaw, and the late Peter Jennings.

References

External links

Profile and show at MSNBC

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