Rich Fulcher
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| Rich Fulcher | |
| Born | November 18, 1968 (age 38) Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Notable roles | Bob Fossil in The Mighty Boosh |
Rich Fulcher (born 18 November 1968, in Chicago, Illinois, USA) is an American comedian.
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[edit] Early life
Fulcher studied as a lawyer but after graduating had a sudden change of heart when he realised that, in his own words
| “ | How do you say it? That it was boring as fuck. | ” |
Fulcher then took to improvised comedy at the Olympic Improv West in Chicago, where other greats like John Belushi, Bill Murray, John Candy and Joan Rivers started off. After abandoning his legal ambitions he took his stage show Mom I'm Not A Lawyer to numerous venues which received very positive critical acclaim: the angle which made it especially funny was that his parents did not (then or now) know he gave up law. They now believe he is an agent/producer, which is a step closer to the truth. Fulcher's situation was referenced in the second series of Spaced, in an episode where the artist Brian Topp lies to his mother that he is a solicitor.
[edit] The Mighty Boosh
Fulcher has played many types of characters, but is perhaps best known for playing dull-witted, comic goons. He is probably most famous for his portrayal of Bob Fossil in various The Mighty Boosh stage, radio and television shows. He also played many other roles in the TV series, including the Ape of Death. Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt came across Rich when touring in America and enjoyed his random absurd conversations so much that they wrote a part for him. Fulcher has a variety of running gags on The Mighty Boosh: he often plays very short characters, performing them on his knees, and when he plays various cockney characters he can be heard muttering, "I'm a cockney, I'm a cockney..." His Boosh characters often die horribly, being grated, sanded or otherwise murdered, and as this happens Fulcher will sometimes say, "A little to the left!" It was also in the Mighty Boosh that he met Matt Berry, who played Dixon Bainbridge.
[edit] Filmography
So far, he is much better-known in the UK than in his native USA. In the USA, Fulcher was one of the "undercover" comedians who posed as various absurd talk show guests, in the 2004 Comedy Central series Crossballs. His other American claim to fame is that he is one of the body doubles that appears in Wayne's World 2 when they go to London. In 1998 he starred in the sketch show (Un)natural Acts for the Paramount Comedy Channel alongside his future Mighty Boosh co-stars Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding. Fulcher played a baker in AD/BC: A Rock Opera, where he met up with Matt Berry again, and they then starred in their own comedy series, Snuff Box, on BBC Three. In addition to his acting and writing Fulcher is also a singer and dancer, and has employed these talents in various Boosh episodes and stage shows, on Snuff Box and as tech correspondent/stand up comic Dane Rivers on the comedy videocast Goodnight Burbank. He has also provided the voice over for an MBNA credit card advert.
