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102-424: A special episode filmed as part of Comic Relief 's 24 Hour Panel People . Never Mind the Buzzcocks returned in 2021 on Sky Max , with Noel Fielding the only returning panelist; Greg Davies was the new host, Daisy May Cooper the first female team captain, and Jamali Maddix was a regular team member in every episode. The show usually consists of four rounds. The first round changed multiple times over
153-501: A British Comedy Award. In April 2012, the second series of Grandma's House began airing. Amstell announced this would be the last series. On 19 March 2017, Amstell's mockumentary Carnage premiered on BBC iPlayer . It is set in the year 2067, when the UK is vegan , and older generations are suffering the guilt of their omnivorous past. In 2018, Amstell wrote and directed the feature film Benjamin , which premiered on 19 October 2018 at
204-464: A budding magician and showing one of his tricks to the show's presenter Andrew O'Connor , himself a magician. Amstell and his family won a television and a video recorder. Amstell started performing on the comedy circuit when he was in his early teens and later became the youngest finalist to appear in the BBC New Comedy Awards . His first professional television appearance was in 1998 as
255-538: A captain. The show is produced by Talkback . The title plays on the names of the Sex Pistols album Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols and the band Buzzcocks . The show was known for its dry, sarcastic humour and scathing, provocative attacks on people and objects. It had some controversial guests throughout its initial 18-year run. On 26 May 2015, it was announced that the BBC had decided not to recommission
306-786: A collection of annotated stand-up scripts and linked stories. Amstell also performs as a stand-up comedian . He has performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2005 , 2006 , 2007 and 2009 . In 2008, Amstell completed his first UK tour. He appeared at the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal in July 2009. His entire run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2009 at the Bongo Club sold out. He took part in his second national tour in
357-455: A compulsory commentary by Simon Amstell and Phill Jupitus . Simon Amstell Simon Marc Amstell (born 29 November 1979) is an English comedian , writer and director. He wrote and directed the films Carnage (2017) and Benjamin (2018). His work on television has included presenting Popworld and Never Mind the Buzzcocks . Amstell was born in east London in 1979, to David and Tina (née Leventhal) Amstell. He
408-435: A number of guest presenters, with Rhod Gilbert hosting the final series. 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 for some of series 21 and from series 23 onward. The show returned six years later, now hosted by Greg Davies , with Daisy May Cooper as the new captain and Fielding returning as
459-467: A panellist under Lamarr's tenure, coincidentally, Lamarr jokingly accused him of "stealing his act". Following series 20 (Amstell's second as regular host), a highlights show was broadcast, presented by Alan Yentob as a parody of his own arts series Imagine . The highlights programme was sub-titled Imagine… A Mildly Amusing Panel Show . From then on, every series included a compilation highlights show, usually including some mockumentary -style "behind
510-620: A particular song (chosen, in a short skit, by a dreidel ). Phill's team, with the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain , performed Rachel Stevens ' " Some Girls ", and Bill's, with the Bollywood Pandits (a Bollywood Bhangra band), performed the Rednex 's " Cotton Eye Joe ". In the first series of 2005, Mark Lamarr introduced a new segment after the end of the quiz proper, wherein Lamarr tells
561-600: A presenter on the UK children's channel Nickelodeon . He claims he was sacked for being "sarcastic and mean to children," although the posted biography on his website also, in jest, claims: "He started his TV career at Nickelodeon where he was fired for making pop stars uncomfortable. He then began presenting the Channel 4 show, Popworld – where he gained a huge following for his groundbreaking work in making pop stars uncomfortable." From 2000 to 2006, Amstell presented Popworld on Channel 4 with Miquita Oliver . He voiced
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#1732851962626612-462: 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 Jupitus was the only performer to have appeared in almost every original-run episode of Never Mind the Buzzcocks , missing only the recording of series 25, episode 6 , where Frankie Boyle filled in as team captain, and
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714-432: A unique fact about a musical artist or artists, such as "Why did Girls Aloud once have to cancel a show?" or "What have we pixelated in this still from a music video?" Sometimes the teams are given options to pick from; at other times they have no help. Alternatively, the first round was 'Connections' in which the teams are asked to identify the connection between two bands or artists. Series 25 introduced sets of props for
765-512: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Never Mind the Buzzcocks Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a British comedy panel game show with a pop music theme. It has aired on Sky Max since September 2021, having originally aired between November 1996 and January 2015 on BBC Two . The original series was first hosted by Mark Lamarr , then by Simon Amstell , and later by
816-420: Is not a regular team captain. In series 29, Greg Davies took over as host, Daisy May Cooper replaced Jupitus as team captain and Jamali Maddix joined as a regular panellist. In series 32, Daisy May Cooper does not appear on the show apart from the christmas special and is replaced by guest captains including Mel B , Sophie Willan and Courtney Love . There have been some instances of guests walking off
867-495: Is usually the Identity Parade , though this was occasionally replaced by a few other alternative rounds. The audience was shown a video of a musician (often a member of an old band or a " one hit wonder " singer), and the teams have to pick the correct person from a line-up of five people. The audience and people at home are the only ones to see the video, making it harder for the contestants. The host will go through each member of
918-473: 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 the round they have to play on the roll of a die. There are six rounds that can be played: The teams earn the number of points given for
969-505: The BFI London Film Festival. In 2022, it was announced that Amstell has written and will direct a new feature film, Maria . Amstell directed a series of shorts written by Jessie Cave starring Olly Alexander . In 2015, he wrote and directed the short film William , starring Alex Lawther . In 2016, Amstell wrote and directed Something More for Channel 4. On 21 September 2017, Amstell published his first book, Help ,
1020-498: 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 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
1071-579: The Buzzcocks episodes. It was followed in February 2008 by Never Mind the Buzzcocks: A Moving Tribute , which jokingly implied that Amstell had either died or retired from the show. 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 stand-up performances. Amstell received several accolades for his work on Never Mind
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1173-767: The UK and Ireland. From 10 July to 9 August 2012, Amstell performed 'Numb' in New York City at Theatre 80 in the East Village. On New Year's Eve 2012, a one-off stand-up special performance of Simon Amstell's stand-up show, 'Numb', which he toured to sell-out audiences in 2012, was recorded for the BBC at TV Centre. In 2014, Amstell announced a new tour of UK and North America, titled 'TO BE FREE'. In 2017, Amstell announced his third stand-up UK tour, titled 'What Is This?'. It began in London on 22 September 2017. In 2019, Amstell announced
1224-594: The audience out-of-context punchlines which weren't used during the show. Often these have included incongruous references to fingerless gloves. In most of the episodes in the Spring 2006 series, there was an intro or outro sketch where Phill, Bill and Athelston Williams (a frequent member of the lineup in the Identity Parade round) played in a pub band called "Fat, Gifted and Black" (a play on Young, Gifted and Black ), or "Athelston, Lake and Palmer" (a play on Emerson, Lake & Palmer ). The guest presenter would usually be
1275-657: The autumn of 2009. Amstell performed Do Nothing in 2009 at the Royal Court Theatre, raising money for their young writers programme. In May 2010, Amstell recorded Do Nothing in Dublin 's Vicar Street venue for a November DVD release. In December 2011 and April 2012, it was shown on BBC3 and the BBC iPlayer. In April 2012, Amstell performed at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival . From May to June 2012, Amstell began his 'Numb Tour' in
1326-463: 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 that were not broadcast, with
1377-456: The characters "Timothy the Popworld melon" and "Richard the Popworld horse" and developed a highly ironic, surreal and left-field style which gained the show a cult following but angered many of its guests. One example was a mock interview with singer Lemar called "Lemar From Afar" in which Amstell shouted questions into a megaphone from one end of the world's largest car park while Lemar stood at
1428-429: The comedic voice over on the first episode of series 24. In July 2014, it was announced that Rhod Gilbert would be the next permanent presenter for the 28th series. Bill Bailey was unable to attend filming at the beginning of series 21, so Noel Fielding provided cover for three episodes starting 22 November 2007. Bill Bailey officially left the show after series 21 to pursue other commitments. His role as team captain
1479-401: The course of the show. In early series it was often Freeze Frame (where a music video was paused at a key point and teams had to guess what happened next) or I Fought The Law (where teams had to guess which of a given list of crimes or lawsuits a pop star had been involved in, and whether they'd won or lost their case). Later, it usually consisted of the teams being asked a question concerning
1530-532: The decade by The Times . In 2009, BBC Two 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. Grandma's House received a generally positive reaction from critics and audiences alike and Samantha Spiro, who played 'Liz' won
1581-444: The end of 2005, it was announced that Mark Lamarr was to take a break from the show after 150 episodes, to concentrate on other projects. The series that aired in early 2006 was hosted by guest presenters, before being permanently handed over to Simon Amstell, who had appeared twice as a panellist ( series 13, episode 8 and series 16, episode 11 ), and once as a guest presenter ( series 18, episode 2 ). The first time Amstell appeared as
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1632-496: 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 hosts were good enough" according to
1683-588: The guests to identify as being part of the answer. The second round is the Intros Round , wherein two members of a team (the captain and usually the musical guest) were asked to convey the introduction of a song a cappella (but using vocal sounds for instruments rather than words) for their teammate to guess. During the Christmas specials, the teams were often given instruments with which to play, though they are usually inappropriate or toy instruments. The third round
1734-582: The latter case, guests often prove incapable of reciting the lyrics to their own songs; for example, Romeo Stodart of The Magic Numbers failed entirely to recognise a line from a song which he joked was "like the B-side from our first single". For the Christmas Eve 2006 Bumper Edition, the Next Lines round was omitted in order that the teams, plus a guest band and members of that show's Identity Parade, performed
1785-419: The lead singer for this segment (e. g. Lauren Laverne and Ricky Wilson ). A running joke of the show was for Noel or Phill to remark on passing comments as "good band names", an example of this being "The Diabetic Squirrels". Until series 18, Never Mind the Buzzcocks was chaired by Mark Lamarr . Until series 10, the team captains were Phill Jupitus and Sean Hughes . After series 10, Hughes departed and
1836-534: The line-up, giving them humorous names based on either the name of the musician in question or their song. When the series returned in 2021, the Identity Parade instead sometimes included multiple members of a band or even the entire band. The final round is called Next Lines , in which the host speaks a line of a song and the team has to name the next line of the song. Often the songs chosen are ones mentioned in earlier rounds and ones recorded by panel members. In
1887-472: The other end. Another was a "Si-chiatrist" interview with Luke Pritchard and Hugh Harris of The Kooks in which Amstell played the role of psychiatrist with Pritchard and Harris as 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 becoming permanent host from 2006 to 2009. He said at
1938-419: The release of an hour-long Netflix stand-up special, 'Set Free', which premiered on 20 August. In 2021-22, Amstell toured a new show, 'Spirit Hole'. In 1995, Amstell created Radio XL at his secondary school, Beal High School, which is still a big part of Beal tradition today. Amstell co-wrote an episode of Channel 4 teenage drama Skins in 2007, titled " Maxxie and Anwar ". In 2011, Amstell appeared in
1989-475: The round on the card. For "In the Style of…", it is always one point for the song, and two points for the artist they are doing the song in the style of. At the end of their turn, the team moves their counter on the outer ring clockwise, by the number of points they scored. The team that overtakes the other on the squares on the edge of the board wins the game. In 2015 Paul Lamond Games released an updated version of
2040-429: 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
2091-488: The show from 2004 until his departure). Simon Amstell started hosting in October 2006. Regular team captains include Phill Jupitus , Sean Hughes (until May 2002), Bill Bailey (September 2002 – February 2008), Noel Fielding (October 2009 – December 2014), and also the guest captains (October 2008 – January 2009). Bill Bailey had appeared as a guest in series 4 on Phill Jupitus' team and series 5 on Sean Hughes's team. At
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2142-414: 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,
2193-536: The show, after eleven series, to concentrate on other commitments. While Simon Amstell and Phill 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
2244-409: The show, in order to "create space for new entertainment formats". In September 2020, it was announced that Sky was reviving the show. In June 2021, Sky confirmed that eight episodes and a Christmas special would be shown later in the year, with Davies hosting. The show ran on the BBC from 1996 until 2015. From its inception until December 2005, it was presented by Mark Lamarr (who also produced
2295-666: The show, or episodes being pulled from broadcast due to guest behaviour: In 1999, BBC Worldwide published Never Mind the Buzzcocks: The Book, the CD, the Brief Intense Rush (followed by a feeling of paranoia and insecurity) . The book includes famous moments from the first five series of the show, from selected Identity Parades , I Fought the Law , Word Up and Connections rounds, along with collections of Mark Lamarr 's one-liners from
2346-502: The show. The book also features new material, including comic strips (one explaining the origin of The Human League frontman Philip Oakey 's 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
2397-489: 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 2007, Amstell and long-term collaborator Dan Swimer wrote Imagine... A Mildly Amusing Panel Show , a spoof version of Alan Yentob 's arts programme Imagine . Yentob and Amstell play themselves in a mock interview between what a number of commentators described as "overtly sexual" clips taken from Amstell's Never Mind
2448-591: Was brought up in a Jewish family, and he is the eldest of four children. He was educated at Beal High School , a state comprehensive school in Ilford . Amstell's first television appearance was in 1993 when he appeared as a contestant on the Channel 4 game show GamesMaster . In 1994, he appeared on Good Morning with Anne and Nick performing an impression of Dame Edna Everage . Also that year, he appeared in an episode of Family Catchphrase , describing himself as
2499-402: Was filled by several 'guest captains' for series 22 and permanently filled by Fielding from series 23 onward. Apart from one episode in series 25, and the 2011 Comic Relief special, Phill Jupitus appeared in every episode of the programme from its debut in 1996 until it was cancelled in 2015. Jupitus did not return for the revived series on Sky in 2021, making series 29 the first series in which he
2550-427: Was hosted by David O'Doherty, had the 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,
2601-437: Was replaced by Bill Bailey . Lamarr left after series 17, and series 18 was chaired by a series of guest hosts. One of these, satirical comedian and former Popworld presenter Simon Amstell , took over as presenter from series 19 to series 22. Amstell sent an email to his fans on 24 April 2009, stating "I am Simon Amstell. Here is some news, should you be interested in this sort of thing. I will not be hosting another series of
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