Never 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 can exclusively reveal.
Airing on 16th October, the episode will be the first not to feature Daisy May Cooper as a team captain since Sky revived the music panel show in 2021. The This Country star is taking time off following the birth of her third child, though she is returning for a Christmas episode.
As BCG revealed in July, Sophie Willan is taking over the captaincy for a handful of episodes, while four more will feature guest captains, including Love for the Rock special, Mel B for one focused on the Nineties, The Gossip's Beth Ditto appearing on the Noughties instalment and Little Mix's Perrie Edwards taking over the chair for Buzzcocks Does... Girl and Boy Bands.
Other comics appearing across the series include Susan Wokoma, Joe Wilkinson, Lucy Beaumont and Julian Clary.
Love and Fielding briefly dated almost 20 years ago. In an interview with the Guardian earlier this month, Fielding said that in his hedonistic younger days, "partying with Kate Moss and Courtney Love, you've gone as far as you can go.
"A few friends ended up in rehab. I was sick of partying anyway and lucky enough to have my family at the right time. It was like: 'This is what I was looking for!'"
Speaking at the time of the fourth series' commission, Davies said: "I am genuinely thrilled to be returning to the mayhem of Buzzcocks but realistically who reads these press quotes and why? Watch the show please and in-between episodes get out into the air, talk to your partner, read to your children. Live, for God's sake live."
Produced by Talkback, Never Mind The Buzzcocks is executive produced by Fremantle's director of programmes Kate Edmunds, Jonno Richards and Jordan Read. The series was commissioned by Zai Bennett, managing director of content at Sky and Phil Edgar-Jones, director of Sky Arts and Entertainment. Shirley Jones is the commissioning editor.