"UK comedy TV panel game show ""Never Mind the Buzzcocks"". Diggle claimed in his autobiography that he and Shelley had only granted the BBC use of their name under the impression that it would be a one-off, probably unsuccessful pilot, and that they are now mildly disgruntled that the name is more readily associated in Britain with the TV series than with their band. Shelley himself appeared on the programme in 2000, where host Mark Lamarr introduced Shelley by saying that without the Buzzcocks 'there'd be no Smiths or Radiohead, and this show would be called ""Never Mind Joan Armatrading!'"""""
"Never Mind the Buzzcocks Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a British comedy panel game, themed on pop music, that aired between 1996 and 2015. It first starred Phill Jupitus and Sean Hughes as team captains, with Hughes being replaced by Bill Bailey from the eleventh series, and Bailey replaced by Noel Fielding from series 21 onward. The show was produced by Talkback for the BBC, and usually aired on BBC Two. The title plays on the names of punk rock band Sex Pistols' ""Never Mind the Bollocks"" album, and the punk band Buzzcocks. The series was first hosted by Mark"
"on, every series included a compilation highlights show, usually including some mockumentary-style ""behind the scenes"" footage. Series 20 of ""Never Mind the Buzzcocks"" concluded on 7 March 2007. The show began its 21st series on 15 November 2007 with Simon Amstell as host and Phill Jupitus and Bill Bailey as team captains, although Noel Fielding temporarily replaced Bill Bailey for three episodes of series 21. Series 21 concluded on 14 February 2008. On 18 September 2008, the BBC announced that Bill Bailey would be leaving the show, after eleven series, to concentrate on other commitments. While Simon Amstell and Phill"
"of his experience on the show: Lamarr was host of ""Never Mind the Buzzcocks"" when the show launched in 1996 and continued in this role for 17 series until 2005. Under Lamarr, the show gained a reputation for scornful treatment of the boy bands and the pop music that had dominated the music scene since the early 1990s, a position that was maintained by his successor. Although Lamarr initially intended to return to ""Buzzcocks"" after one series away, he was ultimately replaced by Simon Amstell from the 19th series. The second series of the sitcom ""15 Storeys High"" was co-written"
"Phill Jupitus Phillip Christopher Jupitus (; born 25 June 1962) is an English stand-up and improv comedian, actor, performance poet, cartoonist and podcaster. Jupitus was a team captain on BBC Two's popular music quiz ""Never Mind the Buzzcocks"" from its inception in 1996 until its end in 2015, and also appears regularly as a guest on several other panel shows, including ""QI"" and BBC Radio 4's ""I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue"". Born Phillip Swan in Newport on the Isle of Wight, he took his stepfather Alexander's surname, Jupitus (a corruption of the Lithuanian name Šeputis) when he was 16."
"O'Leary, Jack Whitehall, Rhod Gilbert, David Walliams, Claudia Winkleman, Frank Skinner, Frankie Boyle, James Corden, Mark Watson, Martin Freeman and David Tennant. In 2010, guest hosts continued to present the show's 24th series, including Mark Ronson, Jack Dee, Josh Groban, Terry Wogan, Tim Minchin, Robert Webb, Tim Westwood, Catherine Tate, Frankie Boyle (hosting for the second time) and David O'Doherty, who also hosted a compilation show transmitted on 11 January 2011. On 16 July 2011, the first ever live ""Never Mind the Buzzcocks"" special was hosted at Latitude. It lasted roughly two hours, was hosted by David O'Doherty, had the"
"Jupitus returned for the show's 22nd series, Bailey was replaced by a series of guest captains, including comedians Bob Mortimer, Jack Dee, Frank Skinner, Stephen Fry, James Corden, Mark Watson, Russell Brand, producer Mark Ronson and television presenters Dermot O'Leary and Davina McCall. On 25 April 2009, Amstell announced via his internet mailing list that he would not be hosting another series of ""Never Mind the Buzzcocks"" because of his desire to concentrate on his live tours and performances instead. The new series began 1 October with Noel Fielding as a new permanent captain. Guest hosts included Alex James, Dermot"
"to face the charges but on 1 October 2018 it was reported that the case had been discontinued, with the Crown Prosecution Service saying ""there was insufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction."" Mark Lamarr Mark Lamarr (born Mark Jones; 7 January 1967) is an English comedian, radio DJ, and television presenter. He was a team captain on ""Shooting Stars"" from 1995 to 1997, and hosted ""Never Mind the Buzzcocks"" from 1996 to 2005. Lamarr was born in the Park South area of Swindon, Wiltshire. He has three elder sisters. His father is Irish. He passed five O-Levels"
"Radio 4 programme ""I'm Suzy, and I'm a Phobic"", which was broadcast in January 2013. Phill Jupitus Phillip Christopher Jupitus (; born 25 June 1962) is an English stand-up and improv comedian, actor, performance poet, cartoonist and podcaster. Jupitus was a team captain on BBC Two's popular music quiz ""Never Mind the Buzzcocks"" from its inception in 1996 until its end in 2015, and also appears regularly as a guest on several other panel shows, including ""QI"" and BBC Radio 4's ""I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue"". Born Phillip Swan in Newport on the Isle of Wight, he took his"
"Rhod Gilbert Rhodri Paul Gilbert (born 18 October 1968) is a Welsh comedian who was nominated in 2005 for the Perrier Best Newcomer Award. In 2008, he was nominated for the main comedy award (as the Edinburgh Comedy Awards were then branded). Gilbert appears on television and radio panel shows, has performed stand-up on the Royal Variety Performance, and hosts a weekly show on BBC Radio Wales. On 29 September 2014, Gilbert started presenting the BBC Two panel show ""Never Mind the Buzzcocks"", ending a run of five series without a permanent host. However, the show was axed by the"
"what had been said. The programme's name is derived from that of the long-running pop music panel game ""Never Mind the Buzzcocks"", which is itself taken from the title of the Sex Pistols album, ""Never Mind the Bollocks"". Second appearance. Never Mind the Full Stops Never Mind the Full Stops is a British television panel game based on the English language, its idiosyncrasies, and its misuse. It is hosted by the British actor, author and Oscar-winning screenwriter, Julian Fellowes. Each episode lasts 30 minutes. The series was filmed in March 2006 at Channel 4's studios in Horseferry Road, Westminster. It"
"with Luke Pritchard and Hugh Harris of The Kooks in which Amstell played the role of psychiatrist and Pritchard and Harris his patients. Amstell first appeared on the comedy show ""Never Mind the Buzzcocks"" as a guest during Mark Lamarr's tenure as host, in 2003 and 2006. Following Lamarr's departure, he was one of the series' guest hosts before being appointed as permanent host beginning in October 2006. He said at the time that he hoped to beat ""the universal, exceptionless rule that when a new host takes over an old show it is a horrible, embarrassing disaster"". In June"
"is some news, should you be interested in this sort of thing. I will not be hosting another series of the fun pop quiz, ‘Never Mind the Buzzcocks’. When I first took on the role of hosting ‘Never Mind the Buzzcocks’, my only hope was to bring joy and laughter to the world and if I was lucky, put an end to war, disease and poverty. Now that I have achieved that, I plan to concentrate on my live work."" Series 23 was chaired by a series of guest hosts which continued for Series 24 because ""none of the guest"
"Never Mind the Full Stops Never Mind the Full Stops is a British television panel game based on the English language, its idiosyncrasies, and its misuse. It is hosted by the British actor, author and Oscar-winning screenwriter, Julian Fellowes. Each episode lasts 30 minutes. The series was filmed in March 2006 at Channel 4's studios in Horseferry Road, Westminster. It was originally broadcast on BBC Four, and aired on BBC Two from 9 October 2006. Two teams of two people are faced with various questions and challenges concerning English grammar, spelling and usage. The show is divided into rounds, with"
"where, after the mourning party heard eulogies to his memory, listened to recited extracts of some of Hughes' poetry and recorded music from ""The Smiths"", his body was cremated. A wake was held afterwards in a pub in the vicinity. Sean Hughes (comedian) Sean Hughes (10 November 1965 – 16 October 2017) was an English-born Irish stand-up comedian, writer and actor. He starred in his own Channel 4 television show ""Sean's Show"" and was one of the regular team captains on the BBC Two musical panel game ""Never Mind the Buzzcocks"". Hughes was born in Archway, London, but spent most"
"Welsh stand-up comedian Chris Corcoran. 2002: 2003: 2005: 2006: 2008: 2009: 2010: 2014: Rhod Gilbert Rhodri Paul Gilbert (born 18 October 1968) is a Welsh comedian who was nominated in 2005 for the Perrier Best Newcomer Award. In 2008, he was nominated for the main comedy award (as the Edinburgh Comedy Awards were then branded). Gilbert appears on television and radio panel shows, has performed stand-up on the Royal Variety Performance, and hosts a weekly show on BBC Radio Wales. On 29 September 2014, Gilbert started presenting the BBC Two panel show ""Never Mind the Buzzcocks"", ending a run of"
"Sean Hughes (comedian) Sean Hughes (10 November 1965 – 16 October 2017) was an English-born Irish stand-up comedian, writer and actor. He starred in his own Channel 4 television show ""Sean's Show"" and was one of the regular team captains on the BBC Two musical panel game ""Never Mind the Buzzcocks"". Hughes was born in Archway, London, but spent most of his youth in Firhouse, Dublin. His mother, who was from Cork met his father, who was from Dublin, on a London bus. His mother intended to train as a nurse but the plan never materialised. His father worked in"
"Bill Bailey Mark Robert Bailey (born 13 January 1965) known by his stage name Bill Bailey, is an English comedian, musician, singer, actor, TV and radio presenter and author. Bailey is well known for his role in ""Black Books"" and for his appearances on ""Never Mind the Buzzcocks"", ""Have I Got News for You"" and ""QI"", as well as his extensive stand-up work. Bailey was listed by ""The Observer"" as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy in 2003. In 2007, and again in 2010, he was voted the seventh greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's ""100 Greatest"
"Des Lynam did record a pilot in early 1994 but decided not to do the already commissioned series, which was then put on hold. In 1999 and 2001, as part of the BBC's Comic Relief broadcasts, one-off special programmes were made called ""Have I Got Buzzcocks All Over"". They combined elements of the show with ""Have I Got News for You"" and ""Never Mind the Buzzcocks"", with Angus Deayton as host. Kenneth Wolstenholme was unhappy with the use of the phrase for the title of the show. He wrote in his autobiography that he had contacted the BBC to find"
"Mark Lamarr Mark Lamarr (born Mark Jones; 7 January 1967) is an English comedian, radio DJ, and television presenter. He was a team captain on ""Shooting Stars"" from 1995 to 1997, and hosted ""Never Mind the Buzzcocks"" from 1996 to 2005. Lamarr was born in the Park South area of Swindon, Wiltshire. He has three elder sisters. His father is Irish. He passed five O-Levels at Park School (renamed Oakfield School) but dropped out of school at 17 and moved to Harrow, London, which was the centre of the early 1980s British rockabilly revival scene. After his poem ""Too Fast"
"did have a successful career in their native North East during the early 1980s. Both Black and McDonald went on to have successful solo careers and Black continued to attract crowds at his many gigs throughout the North of England until his death in July 2015. Geoff Robson, their bass guitarist, appeared on series 25 of ""Never Mind the Buzzcocks"" in September 2011. The North East music scene was brought together in July 2015 following the death of lead guitarist and founding member Dave Black. His funeral in St George’s Church, Cullercoats, the village near Whitley Bay where Dave grew"
"to re-record 'Time For Action' for Save The Children and the new recording (produced by Ian Page) spearheaded the charity's campaign for health workers in poor countries resulting in 42,000 petition signatures and presented to David Cameron at 10 Downing Street, Sept 2011. On 5 December 2011 Dave Cairns appeared as a guest on BBC2 TV show, ""Never Mind The Buzzcocks"" (season 25, episode 10) hosted by Cilla Black with panel captains, Phil Jupitus and Noel Fielding and guests, Rizzle Kicks, Tiffany Stevenson, Holly Willoughby, Angelos Epithemiou to an audience of over two million UK viewers. Dave Cairns continues to"
"presenters on a permanent basis. ""Have I Got News for You"" has used a different guest presenter for each show since Angus Deayton's departure in 2002. On ""The Jack Docherty Show"" in the late 1990s, Jack Docherty was absent so often that the show (retitled ""Not the Jack Docherty Show"") more often than not had a fill-in. When Simon Amstell left his role on ""Never Mind the Buzzcocks"", guest hosts took over the role to December 2013, not unlike a similar incident during Series 18. Guest host A guest host (or guest presenter in the United Kingdom) is a host,"
"Simon Amstell Simon Marc Amstell (born 29 November 1979) is an English comedian, television presenter, screenwriter, director and actor, best known as a host of the television shows ""Popworld"" and ""Never Mind the Buzzcocks"", co-writer and star of the sitcom ""Grandma's House"", and writer and director of the films ""Carnage"" and ""Benjamin"". In 2009, BBC2 commissioned a six-part series titled ""Grandma's House"" from Tiger Aspect Productions, written by and starring Amstell, co-written by Dan Swimer. The show was commissioned after the airing of a pilot earlier the same year. Filming started in February 2010 and broadcasting began in August 2010."
"work."" The first series went out on Monday nights in the slot that the final series of ""Never Mind the Buzzcocks"" occupied. ""The Times"" announced that Perkins's appointment as host made her the first female presenter of a mainstream British comedy TV panel show, a distinction that some commentators had previously assumed would belong to Sandi Toksvig when she began hosting ""QI"" later the same year. However, the online column Weaver's Week argued that Sue Barker, Jo Brand, and Gabby Logan had all beaten Perkins to the post, with ""A Question of Sport"", ""Jo Brand's Hot Potatoes"", and ""I Love"
"the Buzzcocks"" because of his desire to concentrate on his live tours and stand-up performances. Amstell won several awards for his work on ""Never Mind the Buzzcocks"". In March 2007, he won the 2006 Royal Television Society Award for ""Best Entertainment Performance"". In December 2007, he won two British Comedy Awards for Best Comedy Entertainment Personality and Best Comedy Entertainment Series for ""Never Mind the Buzzcocks"". In addition, ""Never Mind the Buzzcocks"" won the Best Entertainment Programme award at the Broadcast Awards 2008. Amstell's era was the reason why ""Never Mind the Buzzcocks"" was chosen as the 36th-best TV show"
"wins the game. In 2015 Paul Lamond Games released an updated version of the board game. In 1998, a video titled ""Never Rewind the Buzzcocks"" was released, containing an episode of the show that was specially-recorded for the video. A best of DVD including some of the unbroadcastable scenes from the Simon Amstell series was released on 16 November 2009. The DVD contains 3 specials including: The DVD also includes best of clips and scenes which weren't broadcast with a compulsory commentary by Simon Amstell and Phill Jupitus. Never Mind the Buzzcocks Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a British comedy"
"the show on 5 October, having failed to reach the live finals. Since the show, she has signed to Mousse T's label, Peppermint Jam, and recorded an album in Germany. She continues to provide backing vocals while in the UK regularly tours with David Gest where she duets with some of the artists, as well as providing backing vocals for the other artists on the show. Tanya Boniface appeared in the identity parade in the first episode of the twenty-third season of ""Never Mind the Buzzcocks"", broadcast on 1 October 2009. Boniface was not correctly identified, Ben Miller ruling her"
"his Saturday-morning Radio 2 show. Similarly Brand would not be hosting his regular Saturday-night Radio 2 show or appearing as a guest captain on an episode of ""Never Mind the Buzzcocks"" due to be aired on 30 October; the episode had been taped before his resignation, and aired on BBC Two on 19 January 2011, more than 2 years after the incident. Thompson called the events a ""gross lapse of taste by the performers and the production team"" (who chose to broadcast the advance-recorded show) that angered licence-payers. Thompson offered a personal and unreserved apology to Sachs and his family."
"be ""the best comedy show on TV. It never occurred to me that anything else could be better… I know it sounds arrogant"". ""Have I Got News For You"" initially screened on BBC 2, but proved enough of a success that by 2000 it had been moved to BBC 1. Moving on to produce other comedy quiz shows, in 1995 he began work on ""They Think It's All Over"", a BBC sports show. He followed this in 1996 by the creation of a music quiz show, ""Never Mind the Buzzcocks"". In 1998 he was part of BBC Radio 4's 5-part"
"hairstyle) and ""Great Moments in Rock History"", in which photos of famous musical moments are altered to imply that line-up regular Athelston Williams was present. The CD features several Intros rounds from the show, in the format of a game to play at home. In 2000, Paul Lamond Games released the ""Never Mind the Buzzcocks"" board game, licensed from the BBC and Talkback. The board game is played as follows: the players arrange themselves into two teams. They have two counters each on the board—one as a point marker along the edge of the board and the other to select"
"team captains Phil Jupitus and Noel Fielding, and featured guests Seann Walsh, Charlie Baker, Paloma Faith and Robert Milton (standing in for Seasick Steve, who was supposed to be there but never arrived). On 9 July 2014, it was confirmed that Rhod Gilbert had been named the next permanent host, beginning with series 28 in autumn 2014. Between 3 June and 22 July 2013, a special eight-part retrospective programme called ""What a Load of Buzzcocks"" was aired, with narration by Alex James. The show revisited key years and events through classic moments and clips from the show's 16-year history. Phill"
"music programmes for Channel 4 such as ""Channel 4 Presents...'Evo Music Rooms' and ""TBA"". Bowman also appeared on children's art program ""SMart"" in 2007 and has appeared in coverage of festivals such as Glastonbury, T In The Park and Reading and Leeds Festival, for both BBC Radio and TV. In 2010, she appeared on Noel Fielding's team on the BBC satirical music panel show ""Never Mind the Buzzcocks"", alongside Irish recording artist Imelda May. On 29 April 2011, she was a reporter for BBC TV on their coverage of the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. In 2011, she"