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Never Mind The Buzzcocks

Never Mind the Buzzcocks
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Also known as Buzzcocks
Genre Comedy panel game
Presented by Mark Lamarr
Simon Amstell
Rhod Gilbert
Guest presenters
Starring Phill Jupitus
Sean Hughes
Bill Bailey
Noel Fielding
Guest captains
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 28
No. of episodes 281 (list of episodes)
Production
Location(s) BBC Television Centre (1996–2012)
Riverside Studios (2013)
Elstree Studios (2014–15)
Running time 30 minutes
Production company(s) Talkback (1996–2005, 2012–15)
Talkback Thames (2006–12)
Distributor FremantleMedia
Release
Original network BBC Two
Original release 12 November 1996 (1996-11-12) – 15 January 2015 (2015-01-15)
External links
Website

Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a British comedy panel game show with a pop music theme which 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 was 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 Lamarr, then by Simon Amstell, and later by a number of guest presenters, with Rhod Gilbert hosting the final series.

The show was noted and known for its dry, sarcastic humour and scathing, provocative attacks on other people and objects. It has also had some controversial guests throughout its 18-year run. On 26 May 2015, it was announced that the BBC had decided not to re-commission the show to “create space for new entertainment formats."

The show ran from 1996 until 2015. From its inception until December 2005, it was presented by Mark Lamarr (who also produced the show, from 2004 through to 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's team and series 5 on Sean Hughes's team.


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