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[[Noel Fielding]] (1973) is a British comedian. He is best known for his role in the British sitcom ''"The Mighty Boosh"''.

He named Zappa and [[Captain Beefheart]] as one of his inspirations. (http://uktv.co.uk/dave/article/aid/635111)

On November 5-7, 2010, Fielding and his comedy act, The Mighty Boosh Band, performed a Zappa tribute at Rounding House, Great Britain, during the [[Zappa Plays Zappa]] tour in collaboration with [[Dweezil Zappa]]. Fielding once described The Mighty Boosh Band as comedy for people who grew up listening to Frank Zappa. (http://www.dangerousminds.net/comments/zappa_plays_zappa_mighty_boosh_double_bill/). His comedy partner, [[Julian Barratt]] is a Zappa fan as well. Both Fielding and Barratt's fathers introduced Zappa to their sons.

==See also==
* [[Wikipedia:Noel Fielding| Wikipedia article about Noel Fielding]]

[[Category:Comedians|Fielding, Noel]]
[[Category:Celebrity Fans|Fielding, Noel]]

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	[[File:Gail Zappa and Noel Fielding. Photo by Dave M. Benett.jpg\|500px\|thumb\|right\|Gail Zappa and Noel Fielding at the IVY in London, 8 June 2009. Photo by Dave M. Benett.]]		[[File:Gail Zappa and Noel Fielding. Photo by Dave M. Benett.jpg\|500px\|thumb\|right\|Gail Zappa and Noel Fielding at the IVY in London, 8 June 2009. Photo by Dave M. Benett.]]

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 On November 5-7, 2010, Fielding and his comedy act, The Mighty Boosh Band, performed a Zappa tribute at Rounding House, Great Britain, during the [[Zappa Plays Zappa]] tour in collaboration with [[Dweezil Zappa]]. They covered ''[[Willie The Pimp]]''.  Fielding once described The Mighty Boosh Band as comedy for people who grew up listening to Frank Zappa. (<ref>http://www.dangerousminds.net/comments/zappa_plays_zappa_mighty_boosh_double_bill/</ref>). His comedy partner, [[Julian Barratt]] is a Zappa fan as well. Both Fielding and Barratt's fathers introduced Zappa to their sons.
-Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt are  also mentioned and thanked in the liner notes of ''[[The MOFO Project/Object]]'' (2006) album. <ref>http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/notes/The_MOFO_Project_Object.html#Contributors</ref>
+Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt are  also mentioned and thanked in the liner notes of ''[[The MOFO Project/Object (Fazedooh)|The MOFO Project/Object]]'' (2006) album. <ref>http://donlope.net/fz/notes/The_MOFO_Project_Object.html#Contributors</ref>
 In 2007 [[Diva Zappa]] played a guest role in the episode ''Party'' of ''The Mighty Boosh'', appearing alongside Fielding and Barratt.

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 In 2007 [[Diva Zappa]] played a guest role in the episode ''Party'' of ''The Mighty Boosh'', appearing alongside Fielding and Barratt.
-On 8 June 2009 Fielding attended the preview of the modern art in the private dinining room at the IVY in London, in the presence of Gail and Diva Zappa.
+On 8 June 2009 Fielding attended the preview of the modern art in the private dining room at the IVY in London, in the presence of Gail and Diva Zappa.
 On 21 January 2012 Fielding interviewed [[Alice Cooper]] for the Guardian and also asked him about Zappa. <ref>https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2012/jan/21/noel-fielding-interviews-alice-cooper</ref>

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-'''Noel Fielding''' (1973) is a British comedian. He is best known for his role in the British sitcom ''"The Mighty Boosh"''.
+[[File:Gail Zappa and Noel Fielding. Photo by Dave M. Benett.jpg|500px|thumb|right|Gail Zappa and Noel Fielding at the IVY in London, 8 June 2009. Photo by Dave M. Benett.]]
 ==Fielding and Zappa==
-He named Zappa and [[Captain Beefheart]] as one of his inspirations. <ref>http://uktv.co.uk/dave/article/aid/635111</ref> In an interview with 'www.loudersound.com'' about his record collection Fielding explained that his father was a Zappa fan, which lead to his introduction to ''[[Hot Rats]]'' and ''[[Apostrophe (')]]''. Fielding's favorite Zappa song is ''[[Willie the Pimp]]'', while ''Apostrophe'' is his favorite album. The songs ''[[Don't Eat The Yellow Snow]]'' and ''[[Nanook Rubs It]]'' inspired his stage show ''Arctic Boosh''. Fielding:''"Zappa's very funny, his voice is like Steve Martin. In [[Nanook Rubs It]] he says ‘Great googly moogly’ and as kid I was thinking, ‘who says that in a song in a serious way?’ I love him, and through knowing [[Diva Zappa]] I’ve become friendly with [late wife] Gail."'' <ref>https://www.loudersound.com/features/my-record-collection-noel-fielding</ref>
+He named Zappa and [[Captain Beefheart]] as one of his inspirations. <ref>http://uktv.co.uk/dave/article/aid/635111</ref> In an interview with ''www.loudersound.com'' about his record collection Fielding explained that his father was a Zappa fan, which lead to his introduction to ''[[Hot Rats]]'' and ''[[Apostrophe (')]]''. Fielding's favorite Zappa song is ''[[Willie The Pimp]]'', while ''Apostrophe'' is his favorite album. The songs ''[[Don't Eat The Yellow Snow]]'' and ''[[Nanook Rubs It]]'' inspired his stage show ''Arctic Boosh''. Fielding:''"Zappa's very funny, his voice is like Steve Martin. In [[Nanook Rubs It]] he says ‘Great googly moogly’ and as kid I was thinking, ‘who says that in a song in a serious way?’ I love him, and through knowing [[Diva Zappa]] I’ve become friendly with [late wife] Gail."'' <ref>https://www.loudersound.com/features/my-record-collection-noel-fielding</ref>
-On November 5-7, 2010, Fielding and his comedy act, The Mighty Boosh Band, performed a Zappa tribute at Rounding House, Great Britain, during the [[Zappa Plays Zappa]] tour in collaboration with [[Dweezil Zappa]]. They covered ''[[Willie the Pimp]]''.  Fielding once described The Mighty Boosh Band as comedy for people who grew up listening to Frank Zappa. (<ref>http://www.dangerousminds.net/comments/zappa_plays_zappa_mighty_boosh_double_bill/</ref>). His comedy partner, [[Julian Barratt]] is a Zappa fan as well. Both Fielding and Barratt's fathers introduced Zappa to their sons.
+In 2000 Fielding made a caricature of Zappa. <ref>https://standanddeliver.blogs.com/dombo/2011/11/boosh-allures-frank-zappa-by-noel-fielding.html</ref>
-Fielding is also active as a painter and featured Zappa's image a few times in his work. On May 12, 2013 he was officially hired by the Zappa Family Trust to paint the cover of a 12″ 45rpm (red vinyl) re-release of ''[[Help, I'm A Rock]]'' & ''[[Who Are The Brain Police?]]''. <ref>http://thevelvetonion.com/2013/05/12/fielding-paints-new-zappa-cover/</ref>
+On November 5-7, 2010, Fielding and his comedy act, The Mighty Boosh Band, performed a Zappa tribute at Rounding House, Great Britain, during the [[Zappa Plays Zappa]] tour in collaboration with [[Dweezil Zappa]]. They covered ''[[Willie The Pimp]]''.  Fielding once described The Mighty Boosh Band as comedy for people who grew up listening to Frank Zappa. (<ref>http://www.dangerousminds.net/comments/zappa_plays_zappa_mighty_boosh_double_bill/</ref>). His comedy partner, [[Julian Barratt]] is a Zappa fan as well. Both Fielding and Barratt's fathers introduced Zappa to their sons.
 Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt are  also mentioned and thanked in the liner notes of ''[[The MOFO Project/Object]]'' (2006) album. <ref>http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/notes/The_MOFO_Project_Object.html#Contributors</ref>
 On 8 June 2009 Fielding attended the preview of the modern art in the private dinining room at the IVY in London, in the presence of Gail and Diva Zappa.
 On 21 January 2012 Fielding interviewed [[Alice Cooper]] for the Guardian and also asked him about Zappa. <ref>https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2012/jan/21/noel-fielding-interviews-alice-cooper</ref>
 On 6 August 2016 Fielding shared a Zappa photo on his Twitter page and wrote: ''Zappa xxx'' next to it. <ref>https://twitter.com/noelfielding11/status/761905979575459842</ref>
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 ==References==
 <references/>
 ==See also==
 * [[Julian Barratt]]
 [[Category:Comedians|Fielding, Noel]]
 [[Category:Painters|Fielding, Noel]]
 [[Category:Cover Artists|Fielding, Noel]]
-[[Category:Supporting Cast|Fielding, Noel]]
+[[Category:Actors|Fielding, Noel]]
 [[Category:Celebrity Fans|Fielding, Noel]]

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-[[Noel Fielding]] (1973) is a British comedian. He is best known for his role in the British sitcom ''"The Mighty Boosh"''.
+'''Noel Fielding''' (1973) is a British comedian. He is best known for his role in the British sitcom ''"The Mighty Boosh"''.
-He named Zappa and [[Captain Beefheart]] as one of his inspirations. <ref>http://uktv.co.uk/dave/article/aid/635111</ref>
+==Fielding and Zappa==
-On November 5-7, 2010, Fielding and his comedy act, The Mighty Boosh Band, performed a Zappa tribute at Rounding House, Great Britain, during the [[Zappa Plays Zappa]] tour in collaboration with [[Dweezil Zappa]]. Fielding once described The Mighty Boosh Band as comedy for people who grew up listening to Frank Zappa. (<ref>http://www.dangerousminds.net/comments/zappa_plays_zappa_mighty_boosh_double_bill/</ref>). His comedy partner, [[Julian Barratt]] is a Zappa fan as well. Both Fielding and Barratt's fathers introduced Zappa to their sons.
+He named Zappa and [[Captain Beefheart]] as one of his inspirations. <ref>http://uktv.co.uk/dave/article/aid/635111</ref> In an interview with 'www.loudersound.com'' about his record collection Fielding explained that his father was a Zappa fan, which lead to his introduction to ''[[Hot Rats]]'' and ''[[Apostrophe (')]]''. Fielding's favorite Zappa song is ''[[Willie the Pimp]]'', while ''Apostrophe'' is his favorite album. The songs ''[[Don't Eat The Yellow Snow]]'' and ''[[Nanook Rubs It]]'' inspired his stage show ''Arctic Boosh''. Fielding:''"Zappa's very funny, his voice is like Steve Martin. In [[Nanook Rubs It]] he says ‘Great googly moogly’ and as kid I was thinking, ‘who says that in a song in a serious way?’ I love him, and through knowing [[Diva Zappa]] I’ve become friendly with [late wife] Gail."'' <ref>https://www.loudersound.com/features/my-record-collection-noel-fielding</ref>
 Fielding is also active as a painter and featured Zappa's image a few times in his work. On May 12, 2013 he was officially hired by the Zappa Family Trust to paint the cover of a 12″ 45rpm (red vinyl) re-release of ''[[Help, I'm A Rock]]'' & ''[[Who Are The Brain Police?]]''. <ref>http://thevelvetonion.com/2013/05/12/fielding-paints-new-zappa-cover/</ref>
 Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt are  also mentioned and thanked in the liner notes of ''[[The MOFO Project/Object]]'' (2006) album. <ref>http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/notes/The_MOFO_Project_Object.html#Contributors</ref>
 ==References==

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 On November 5-7, 2010, Fielding and his comedy act, The Mighty Boosh Band, performed a Zappa tribute at Rounding House, Great Britain, during the [[Zappa Plays Zappa]] tour in collaboration with [[Dweezil Zappa]]. Fielding once described The Mighty Boosh Band as comedy for people who grew up listening to Frank Zappa. (<ref>http://www.dangerousminds.net/comments/zappa_plays_zappa_mighty_boosh_double_bill/</ref>). His comedy partner, [[Julian Barratt]] is a Zappa fan as well. Both Fielding and Barratt's fathers introduced Zappa to their sons.
-Fielding is also active as a painter and featured Zappa's image a few times in his work. On May 12, 2013 he was officially hired by the Zappa Family Trust to paint the cover of a 12″ 45rpm (red vinyl) re-release of [[Help, I’m A Rock]] & [[Who Are The Brain Police?]]. <ref>http://thevelvetonion.com/2013/05/12/fielding-paints-new-zappa-cover/</ref>
+Fielding is also active as a painter and featured Zappa's image a few times in his work. On May 12, 2013 he was officially hired by the Zappa Family Trust to paint the cover of a 12″ 45rpm (red vinyl) re-release of ''[[Help, I'm A Rock]]'' & ''[[Who Are The Brain Police?]]''. <ref>http://thevelvetonion.com/2013/05/12/fielding-paints-new-zappa-cover/</ref>
 ==Source==