After watching QI for awhile I did a search for “Alan Davies” on youtube just to see if there was any stand up that I could watch. Instead what I got was Never Mind the Buzzcocks, which is another quiz show, only instead of just comedians they have celebrities, not quite celebrities, musicians and no longer all that famous ‘celebrities’. The show is hosted by Simon Amstell and features team captains Phil Jupitus and Bill Bailey who are also often featured on QI.
Never Mind the Buzzcocks is comparable to QI in the way that they often get distracted from the questions by random trains of thought and fits of giggles. There was one episode where a guest walked off because he felt insulted or something and they replaced him with a random audience member, which really is quite wonderful because it’s not as if it’s televised live or anything, they probably could have found a replacement. I’ve mostly just watched episodes from seasons 20 and 21, my favorites mainly being the episode with alan davies (s20e1) and episodes with Noel Fielding, who was a guest in season 20 (e2) and a fill in team captain for three episodes in season 21 (e 2-4).
Probably the best part of this show is the way all of the guests get mercilessly ridiculed by Simon Amstell and they make fun of him right back.
Here is one of my favorite clips with Noel Fielding
This is a clip from the episode where guest Preston walked off the show
