Julian Barratt

Julian Barratt

Date of birth: 04-05-1968
A former stand-up, Julian Barratt is now best known as one half of The Boosh with Noel Fielding.

He appeared at Montreal's Just For Laughs festival in 1998, and made stand-up appearances on BBC One, Channel 4 and Five before finding success with The Boosh.

The double-act made their debut at the 1998 Edinburgh and Sydney festivals, earning them the Perrier best newcomer award, and returned to Edinburgh in 1999, when they were nominated for the main award, 2000 and 2001. The 2000 show, Autoboosh, won the equivalent Barry award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

The Boosh was picked up by Radio4 in 2001 for a series which won the first and only Douglas Adams Award for Innovative Comedy Writing. The show transferred to BBC Three for two series in 2004 and 2005, giving them a cult success that enabled them to embark on a major nationwide tour in 2006.

As an actor, Barratt has appeared in the Channel 4 adaptation of Zadie Smith's White Teeth, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace and independent films including The Reckoning and Mexicano (both 2002).

Read More

First look at Julian Barratt in Extraordinary

Former Boosh star joins Disney+ comedy

Here’s the first image of Julian Barratt in superhero comedy Extraordinary.

The former Boosh star plays  George, a coach at the Discovery Clinic which tries to unearth people’s superpowers.

The premise of the show is that everyone develops a power on their 18th birthday – but Jen, played by Máiréad Tyers, has got to the age of 25 without hers.

Series one dropped on free-to-stream ITVX yesterday, with the second series due to premiere on March 6 on Disney+ in the UK & Ireland.

The series also stars  Bilal Hasna, Siobhán McSweeney and comedian Luke Rollason, who plays Jen’s boyfriend Jizzlord.

Also joining the cast are. Rosa Robson as Nora, an unexpected person from Jizzlord’s past; and Kwaku Mills as Clark, the new work colleague of Jen’s flatmate Carrie (Sofia Oxenham) and Derek Jacobi, who will voice a special cameo role.

The series was written and created by Emma Moran and made by Sid Gentle Films, the production company behind Killing Eve.

Read More

Published: 13 Feb 2024

Telly Boosh | Double act land BBC3 show

Telly Boosh

Double act The Boosh have landed a show on BBC Three.…
17/02/2003

Radio Boosh

The comedy show The Boosh made for BBC London Live…
1/10/2001

Skip to page

We see you are using AdBlocker software. Chortle relies on advertisers to fund this website so it’s free for you, so we would ask that you disable it for this site. Our ads are non-intrusive and relevant. Help keep Chortle viable.