Wow! Fledgling Noel! So adorable and brilliant with his spazzy and loosey-goosey delivery with hints of the Noel to come: his unique descriptions (a zinc loaf of bullets -- genius) and surreal imagination (jellyfish perms -- fantastic), the flash of classic-Noel gestures, and his penchant for gold apparel -- shirt now; boots later!

"i'm going now, bye!" he's my favorite.

I love how the audience is all involved and when he goes "Roy's not stupid, he had goggles on" a group actually goes "YAY!!!" LOL Genius storyteller. You think you're going in for comedy and you get something completely different but still a perfect combination.

He is like a painter with words instead of colours here..

"Cos Roys not stupid he had goggles on!" haha xD

This is quite possibly the greatest story I've ever heard.

Watching this in 2022 and OH MY GOD FLEDGLING NOEL IS SO CUUUUTE! Also I love that his sense of humor and style has always pretty much been the same since his beginnings in stand-up.

He doesn't even have a set, does he? He just gets up on stage and starts talking about stuff. I had to watch this twice to understand what the hell he was talking about. Ahh, I love Noel!

He's still incredibly cute. Look at himm! Just lovely, that boy.

I agree! He's so sweet. And the way he does certain thing can just leave you in a pile of mush. He just seems lovely.

I like how the audience is confused "is he crazy? is he funny? not really sure I mind..."

It makes no sense at all, yet it's brilliant. It's like a kid's book for stoners.

Omg, Noel's starfish voice sound just like Matt Lucas' voice for Andy on Little Britain...or given the chronology, Andy sounds just like Noel's starfish.

I remember there was a video on here of Noel on Gas again, but he was talking about animals. I cannot find it anywhere! It's the same as the 'midfielding' video by midfield general - if you haven't seen it youtube it. It's honestly fantastic. Noel is talking on top of music. Quite hard to describe!

lol i no. like he just woke up one day and was completly different.like magic. wish i go back in time and witness his transformation.

ohhhhh look at him he looks so cute. he uses the spirit of jazz voice. x

"'cause Roy's not stupid, he had goggles on"

think how old this is, how surreal a stand-up that is. It's revolutionary. the boosh/noel/julian will inspire future comedy to come. If this ain't your cup of tea, watch some little britain or something..

OMG, Lee Mack looks about 12 Noel fielding is the best :)

he is REALLY cuute with his hair that style..... i wanna hug him :)

Noel looks.... relatively normal. And he's wearing a gold velvet shirt....

Aww, without the hair he looks like someone that you just want to pinch his cheeks and give a big hug in a "your-a-schoolboy-and-I'm-your-great-aunt" kind of way.

Gosh, he's hilarious :') And his hair! It's like Pre-Goth Richmond! XD

that was the greatest story of all time :D

omg its like a noel from a different world..his HAIR his CLOTHES...omfg

It's good to see he's pretty much the same comedian now as he was then. Albeit a little more confident. Not let the fame go to his head.

For Christ Sake!!!! Leave him alone about his hair!!!!!!!! He's amazing whatever he looks like.

I really really like his old style of stand up he should have carried on doing stuff like this.

A few months ago, there was another video of noel on gas, but it was about an army of animals, and they built this massive shrew. Has anyone else seen this? Because i cannot find it anywhere anymore, and it was HILARIOUS. Noel did the voiceover for a music video, type in midfielding and you'll get it. It's exactly the same words as he uses on that video.

He's narrating a Mighty Boosh episode for a new season, fucking jellyfish is so epic.

yep noel is definately on the gas there

This the first time I've seen him in normal trousers as opposed to skinny jeans. He looks normal!!! lol much prefer the quirky Noel!

he loks so young!and rather more chubby than he is now.. bless..

@ska2808 They wrote them TOGETHER. There is no Boosh without Julian AND Noel. Period.

i think his stand up is pretty special. going for narratives, stream of consciousness, personified animals and inanimate objects. it's hit and miss but it's way more exciting and daring than anything else you really see. of course the way he looks is important, physicality is pretty intrinsic to stand-up. imagine anyone from kitson to eddie murphy not looking the way they do and they wouldn't be anywhere near as successful.

lee mack looks so strange and noel is so funny

Almost nerdy looking - it just makes me want him even more!

yeah, when hes doing the singing thing i felt a bit of eddie

Ahhhhhhh. So weee. His voice has barely broken?! But the magical ideas are alrewady there. Do you see?!

Whoa is pants... They're so baggy.

He's nothing without his awesome hair. It's what gives him his comedic abilities. Like Alan Moore's hair gives him his writing abilities.

FUCKING HELL! Noel before his voice broke! BLESS HIM

hahahaha "a little bit slower but yea like that" i used to not really appreciate his old stand ups but i guess with his style they are hit or miss but i liked this one :D

Lee Mack looks a bit like richard e grant in this.

"roy wasn't stupid he had goggles on!" hahah priceless!

The age old question: What came first, the Fielding or the Noble?

Having said that....Roy the starfish made me laugh lol...a starfish called Roy, imagine that LMAO

"Alright I'm going now byyye ! :D" Well THAT was awkward xD Luv him ^^ I'd like to see an animated version of this story, a la Boosh. He should write children books, I'd buy them for my kids (when I do have kids c__c).

i miss the mirrorball suit, i must say.

He is, isn't he? And cute. Don't forget cute :)

Great to see footage of people you admire before they've hit their stride. Inspiring.

I'm so shocked : Noel once looked like a normal, living human being. I mean, he even had a tan, for Christ sake ! And I thought he was born a goth, I really did !

Ok. That is a YOUNG Lee Mack! Damn!

That shirt looks ridiculous on him ... but somehow he's still gorgeous! Much love.

aww he looks and sounds adorable

Never been a fan of his stand up, but his comedy script writing is pure genius.

hahah that was brilliant! he looks so young, bless 'im!

Yeh, Noel is definitely on gas in this clip... :o)

i love noal i could watch him all night lol he isent that gd at stand ups but i till love him lol xx

Isn't this essentially the first thing Noel was ever in? Wow. Hasn't he come far? Such an adorable little spaz, isn't he? xxx

HOLY SHIT LEE MACK. WHAT.

Roy's not stupid he had goggles on!

The hair, the hair is short!

so beautiful!

I LOVE NOEL FIELDING !!

Lee mack was so thin back then. just how long ago was this...Noel sounds higher pitch than usual

utterally hilarious.

Sounds very perscriptive. He's calmed down a lot since then. But stll funny

Foxes with rusty hammers

This kind of joke is so much better if it was being acted out or something (ie, The Mighty Boosh)

his hair. OH my god.

yup, I checked and it's him, thx

I love young Noel's voice! It's so cute! =D

yeah i've got that somewhere myself. if you want i'll upload the other gas one aswell

Aw, he looks like a dork! :3 ♥♥

i heard from somewhere that this was in 1997 but nbot sure..that would make him 24 which seems about right!

he was wearing goggles lol

he still looks hot with short hair though XD

aaa uu aaauuhh - that made me laugh so much first time.

gravestone liquorice allsorts

he was so young here!

lol quality comedy u dont get better than that

Yeah, I guess it's ahead of it's time, and way different. We must have a different sense of humor here.

"He's what I can only describe as a large see-through blob with thousands of tentacles coming out of his main silvery being." "Roy, do it now like a terrific cheat!" "I'm gonna lick that magical piece of foam." Noel is the BEST!

@ska2808 Actually, this is very well crafted. Shows that he's just as clever a comedian as Julian Barrett. Its more that its clearly not the sort of thing you find funny, which is fair enough.

this is soo old school. and it was made in '97 you burke

Indeedy it is.

@ska2808 For the record, I think Julian is gorgeous. lol Ju is actually involved in two tv series that have nothing to do with the Boosh. Penelope Princess of Pets didn't move passed the pilot stage, but there's still a chance that MTV might pick it up. Then there's the narrations he did for La La Land which was just released on dvd and another series he's involved in, Zimbani, which just aired a pilot last month. So, plenty of Julian on TV!

Lee mack looks well weird. Its crazy how much people change

all hail roy the starfish!!!!!xxx

NOELLLLLLLLLL! :) he looks normal! lol.....I hav to say he's hilariousss!

he looks so yung but better but julian wos a lot funnier that noel on gas dont u think

yeah i think this is before he got sick and lost loads of weight.

''I'm going now...bye!''

@ska2808 Well, the way I see it, even when Noel appears to be rambling there is a sort of logic and organisation to it, which makes it funny rather than just odd. You're right though, there is something about the combination of the two of them that makes them even funnier than they are seperately.

@chineseclownbaby This was in 2006, he hasn't done anything to his hair... and don't diss him JUST because his hair is different, leave him alone, and p.s. to anyone who thinks this...HE DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ROBERT PATTINSON, Noel is AMAZING and should NEVER be compared to Pattinson...

high as a kite! lmao!

Waa.... wa... WHERES HIS HAIIIRR!!!!??? x

He looks like Brian Slade here

Hahah how could someone think this was in 2006, pretty sure this was recorded off of a VHS. :P