Psychedelic chefs, a manta ray music producer, and 'Tron Quixote': all in a day's weird work for the team behind Noel Fielding's new E4 show

Tony Reason

Tony Reason is a manta ray, animated in the style of The Moon from The Mighty Boosh. He's a respected music producer who lives in an underwater studio beneath my jungle hut. He seems to have worked with everyone from Bon Jovi to Enya. His voice is loosely based on George Martin and all of Pink Floyd; he's the vocal cousin to Richmond in The IT Crowd.

Sergeant Raymond Boombox

He's a cop with a huge moustache and a perm, and skin the colour of a New York cab. The sketch is influenced by everything from Dirty Harry and Serpico to cop shows like Columbo, The Rockford Files and Miami Vice. Boombox is a regular in the series, and my joint favourite character to play along with Fantasy Man.

Fantasy Man

He's a modern-day Don Quixote character trapped inside an operatic electronic world that resembles Tron. I guess you could call him Tron Quixote. Fantasy Man sets off on grand self-imposed quests in his fantasy world, yet never achieves his aim. He rides a porcelain unicorn called Arnold 5, who has an ice-cream for a horn and a voice like Barry White.

Renny & Gaviskon

Renny & Gaviskon is a psychedelic cooking show. Renny is a kind of Gérard-Depardieu-meets-Mr-Blobby cook from the south of France. Gaviskon, played by my brother Mike, is a kind of Mexican wolf boy, with bat wings for ears and a Tommy Cooper hat. The whole thing is narrated by a Nasa spokesperson (Rich Fulcher) who sits on a trapeze.

Roy Circles

Roy Circles is a games teacher who used to be in the army and suffered shellshock when his tank was blown up. He is also a chocolate finger. Roy often talks about his wife who died five years ago and reminisces about playing tennis with her in their garden. It's not clear as to whether Roy is actually a games teacher, or whether it's a delusion he acts out.

Ghost Of A Flea

Ghost Of A Flea is based on William Blake's recital to a friend of a visitation from the ghost of a flea. In my sketch, Ghost Of A Flea turns up on William Blake's 100th birthday and they end up having a party together like two small children, playing pass the parcel. They also sing a Happy Birthday-type song in the style of Alan Vega from Suicide.

• Noel Fielding
• Comedy
• Television

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