Noel Fielding

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Noel Fielding (; born 21 May 1973) is an English comedian, actor, writer, television personality, and artist. Known for his dark and surreal comedic style, he gained prominence in the late 1990s as a member of the comedy troupe The Mighty Boosh.
Fielding began performing stand-up comedy when he graduated from art school in 1995, and in 1997 he first met Mighty Boosh collaborator Julian Barratt when they both appeared on the same comedy bill at a pub in North London. In 1998, they performed their first comedy show together, and then later they took the show, The Mighty Boosh, to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. They returned to the festival in 1999 with Arctic Boosh, and in 2000 with Autoboosh. In 2001, The Mighty Boosh became a six-part radio show on BBC London Live called The Boosh, later transferring to BBC Radio 4. In 2004, the Mighty Boosh became a television show, The Mighty Boosh, which ran for three series on BBC Three until 2007. The television show generated a cult following and earned them a variety of awards.
Fielding played the role of Richmond in the Channel 4 sitcom The IT Crowd (2006–2013) and wrote and starred in his own Channel 4 comedy show Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy (2012–2014). He appeared as a team captain on the BBC Two panel show Never Mind the Buzzcocks (2009–2015; 2021–2025). Since 2017, Fielding co-presents the Channel 4 baking competition show The Great British Bake Off. In 2024, he played Dick Turpin in the Apple TV+ comedy series The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin. Aside from his comedy and television career, Fielding has worked as a visual artist, exhibiting his artwork internationally. He has also occasionally worked as a musician, most notably as member of the band Loose Tapestries.