Underplayed Gems

Never Mind the Buzzcocks (1996)

Never Mind the Buzzcocks poster
Genre
panel game, comedy television series
Country
United Kingdom
Length
28 seasons, 281 episodes
Rated
15
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 63 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This is a British comedy panel show where teams of musicians and comedians answer questions about pop music. The hosts and captains trade insults and jokes with the guests.

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What happens

Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a British comedy panel game show with a pop music theme. It has aired on Sky Max from 21 September 2021 to 18 December 2025, having originally aired between 12 November 1996 and 15 January 2015 on BBC Two. 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 28th series, and Greg Davies hosting since series 29. 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. From series 29–31, Fielding and Daisy May Cooper were the team captains, with Cooper replaced by Sophie Willan in some of series 32. 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 28-series run. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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