Actor

Dave Brown

Born 1973 · Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK

Dave Brown (born 24 August 1973) is a British comedian, designer and photographer. In The Mighty Boosh television series and live stage shows, he played Bollo the Ape, as well as several other minor characters. He also choreographed the dance routines. He is originally from Southend in Essex, where he attended South East Essex College. In 1992 he began studying graphic design and advertising at Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College from which he later graduated. Brown first met Mighty Boosh collaborator Noel Fielding whilst Fielding was studying for a foundation course in fine art at Croydon Art College.[Between 1992 and 1995 Fielding also began studying for a BA in Graphic Design and Advertising at Buckinghamshire College of Higher Education in High Wycombe. Whilst at Buckinghamshire College both Dave Brown and Nigel Coan were studying the same course as Fielding and all three shared a student house together. Nigel Coan also collaborated with Fielding on the Mighty Boosh. It has also been commented that whilst Noel Fielding and Brown were both art students at Buckinghamshire College of Higher Education "They were both regular visitors to the Hellfire Comedy nights next to the Wycombe Swan Theatre in High Wycombe, which is where Noel first met future Boosh co-creator, Julian Barratt". Brown also used to live with Fielding and fellow mighty Boosh collaborator Nigel Coan in a flat in Hackney, London. In 2005 Brown participated in a documentary on the The Mighty Boosh in which he describes how in 1998 in the shows early days it was performed in a theatre bar, the Hen and Chickens in London and then also in 1998 it was taken to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and then later from 2004 to 2007 it was put on Television on BBC Three. Brown designed the DVD cover for the Mighty Boosh live tour and boxset and also "...designed and compiled The Mighty Book of Boosh..." as well as all the publishing output for the Mighty Boosh.