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Noel Fielding

Noel Fielding

  • 51 years old
  • Actor, writer, comedian and artist

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Noel Fielding has cooked up £2million thanks to Bake Off

The host's earnings have grown by £400,000 on the previous year thanks to his humour and popularity on the hit show.

The Mirror, 15th January 2022

I still can't get over the fact that Noel Fielding - such a brazen goth! - presents Bake Off. Last week he also returned as one of the team captains on Sky's fresh spin on the long-running music quizshow Never Mind The Buzzcocks, alongside new host Greg Davies, new team captain Daisy May Cooper (This Country) and regular contestant Jamali Maddix. The guests were Jade Thirlwall (ex-Little Mix), singer Anne-Marie and Mash Report comedian Nish Kumar.

If you want to feel old, watch a music panel show where no one recognises Buck's Fizz in the lineup section. Elsewhere, it was entertaining: Cooper, in particular, channelled her own rock star to the point where she started reminding you of everyone you've ever seen stealing other people's drinks in a backstage area. If I have one criticism, it's that the music content is now almost jarringly mainstream. With previous Buzzcocks personnel, you got the impression that they knew and cared enough about music to descend, if necessary, into an unseemly row about Fall lyrics. Comedy is crucial, but don't (completely) forget the music.

Barbara Ellen, The Observer, 26th September 2021

Never Mind The Buzzcocks review

It's back? I'd barely noticed it had gone.

James Jackson, The Times, 22nd September 2021

Review: Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Sky Max

They said it couldn't and maybe shouldn't be done. They did it and it worked. Welcome back.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 22nd September 2021

Taskmaster: what's not to love?

Is it comforting during this time to watch other people trapped in a house, doing extremely silly projects and having fun in the process? It's worth a try.

Rebecca Shaw, The Guardian, 21st September 2021

Never Mind The Buzzcocks review

The music quiz is back from rehab, cleaned up and on Sky. Girls are finally allowed, too - though with a show this confused, they might regret smashing this glass ceiling.

Stuart Heritage, The Guardian, 21st September 2021

Never Mind The Buzzcocks review

Times have changed - this reinvention proves it's cool to be kind.

Ed Power, i Newspaper, 21st September 2021

Never Mind The Buzzcocks review

Panelists laughed so heartily at each other's jokes it may as well have been a rehearsal - time to put some booze in those famous mugs?

Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 21st September 2021

The return of Buzzcocks: "It was chaos"

Telly's piss-taking pop panel show is back on the box. New host Greg Davies teases anarchy in the studio...

Gary Ryan, NME, 16th September 2021

Greg Davies to host Never Mind The Buzzcocks on Sky

Sky has confirmed the return of Never Mind The Buzzcocks, with Greg Davies hosting, Noel Fielding and Daisy May Cooper as team captains, and Jamali Maddix as a regular panellist.

British Comedy Guide, 14th July 2021

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