Noel Fielding
- 51 years old
- Actor, writer, comedian and artist
Press clippings
Noel Fielding confirms Great British Bake Off return
Noel Fielding will be continuing in his role as host of The Great British Bake Off for the 2025 season, his spokesperson has confirmed. There had been doubt that Fielding may not be able to reprise his role - which he has held since 2017 - after his Apple TV+ comedy series The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin was cancelled mid-shoot after it was reported he had pulled out.
Patrick Cremona, Radio Times, 21st January 2025Why Apple TV+'s Noel Fielding comedy came to an untimely halt
Filmed footage cannot be fashioned into a scaled-back season and there is no hope of getting the show back on the road, according to three sources familiar with Dick Turpin's demise.
Jake Kanter, Deadline, 17th January 2025The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin axed mid-production
Production has halted on the second series of The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin, due to "a health issue with a cast member". The Sun newspaper reports that star Noel Fielding has "failed to come to work". Apple TV+ says there are now no plans for the show to return.
British Comedy Guide, 16th January 2025Greg Davies: "I'm not allowed to ring Noel Fielding's mum!"
Greg Davies continues to make a career out of managing difficult personalities.
Dale Maplethorpe, Far Out, 17th November 2024The Mighty Boosh turns 20 - in pictures
While filming the surreal comedy, Dave Brown AKA Bollo was on hand with a camera to snap awkward kisses, creepy venues ... and crack foxes ordering pie and mash.
The Guardian, 8th October 2024Noel Fielding and an exposed bellybutton: Dave Brown's best photograph
"Noel can usually spot a camera 500 yards away so it's unusual to capture him unposed. And Rich Fulcher's bellybutton was an essential part of his act - if it wasn't out, the comedy wasn't as good."
The Guardian, 2nd October 2024Never Mind The Buzzcocks returns with Courtney Love and Joel Dommett
Noel Fielding will face off against his ex, Courtney Love, in the first episode of the fourth Sky series of Never Mind The Buzzcocks, with the Hole frontwoman joining host Greg Davies, regular Jamali Maddix, Joel Dommett, The Sex Pistols' bassist Glen Matlock and The Zutons' saxophonist Abi Harding for a special rock-themed episode.
British Comedy Guide, 26th September 2024Noel Fielding on Bake Off, booze and the Boosh
He has gone from cult niche to smash hit and he still can't believe it. As Bake Off returns, the comic talks about his 'feral' upbringing, his party years - and the day Alison Hammond fell out of a hammock.
Michael Hogan, The Guardian, 13th September 2024Sophie Willan steps in for Never Mind The Buzzcocks captaincy
Daisy May Cooper is stepping aside as team captain on Never Mind The Buzzcocks, with comedian Sophie Willan and guest musicians, including Courtney Love and Beth Ditto, deputising in her place when the show returns later this year. However, Cooper will return for a Christmas episode of the Sky Max music panel show.
British Comedy Guide, 18th July 2024Chris Morris, Noel Fielding & more voice Richard Ayoade's spoof memoir
Chris Morris is returning to acting for the first time in eight years, voicing the audiobook of Richard Ayoade's latest spoof memoir, The Unfinished Harauld Hughes, alongside Stephen Merchant, Noel Fielding, David Mitchell, Sally Hawkins and Lydia Fox.
British Comedy Guide, 15th July 2024