{"id":8687,"date":"2021-12-14T18:26:24","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T17:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1536942"},"modified":"2021-12-14T18:51:31","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T17:51:31","slug":"never-mind-the-buzzcocks-2021-christmas-special-hosts-channel-and-how-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/never-mind-the-buzzcocks-2021-christmas-special-hosts-channel-and-how-to-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"Never Mind the Buzzcocks 2021 Christmas special: hosts, channel and how to watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Daniel Furn\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 14 December 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Legendary panel show Never Mind the Buzzcocks made a triumphant return on Sky Max earlier this year and now it is also bringing back the traditional Christmas special also.<\/p>\n<p>Taskmaster\u2019s Greg Davies now presides over presenting duties, with regular panelists Noel Fielding, Jamali Maddix and Daisy May Cooper joining him in joking about pop music \u2013 and each other.<\/p>\n<p>The comedy panel show has had an annual Christmas special going all the way back to 1998, so it\u2019s only fitting the revival does also \u2013 here\u2019s everything you need to know about the Never Mind the Buzzcocks 2021 Christmas special.<\/p> <h2><strong>Never Mind the Buzzcocks 2021 Christmas special air date<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>With Christmas songs now taking over the airwaves, it\u2019s the perfect time for a music-themed panel show \u2013 the Never Mind The Buzzcocks Christmas Special airs on <strong>Sky Max at 9pm on Wednesday 15th December.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The special will be repeated on Sky Max at 9pm on Friday 17th December, and will be available to watch on demand on Sky and NOW.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Never Mind the Buzzcocks 2021 Christmas hosts<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/Greg-Davies-1-2e59d40.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/Greg-Davies-1-2e59d40.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/Greg-Davies-1-2e59d40.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/Greg-Davies-1-2e59d40.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/Greg-Davies-1-2e59d40.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/Greg-Davies-1-2e59d40.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1388927\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/Greg-Davies-1-2e59d40.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;Greg\" davies=\"\" title=\"&quot;Greg\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Greg Davies<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Sky<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/taskmaster-new-year-treat-episode-line-up-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Taskmaster<\/a> presenter Greg Davies will be sitting in the host\u2019s chair, having previously presented the first eight episodes of the revived series.<\/p>\n<p>Davies was announced as the new host in July 2021, and follows in the footsteps of previous presenters Mark Lamarr, Simon Amstell and Rhod Gilbert.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019ll be joined by the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/never-mind-the-buzzcocks-presenters\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Never Mind the Buzzcocks presenters<\/a>, which includes The Great British Bake Off presenter Noel Fielding, This Country star Daisy May Cooper and comedian Jamali Maddix.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Never Mind the Buzzcocks 2021 Christmas guests<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Frankie Goes to Hollywood\u2019s Holly Johnson, BBC Radio 6\u2019s Lauren Laverne, and comedian Asim Chaudhry will be joining the panelists to take on the show\u2019s many famous rounds.<\/p>\n<p>This will be Laverne\u2019s sixth time on the long-running panel show, having first appeared during series one all the way back in 1997.<\/p>\n<h2>Never Mind the Buzzcocks 2021 Christmas trailer<\/h2>\n<p>While there\u2019s no full-length trailer, Sky has released a very short clip of the panellists in action. We can\u2019t quite tell what they\u2019re reacting to without context, but it looks like the special will be full of a lot of festive fun:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">You didn&#8217;t think we&#8217;d leave you without a Christmas special, did you? <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/AsimC86?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@AsimC86<\/a>, <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/laurenlaverne?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@laurenlaverne<\/a>, and <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheHollyJohnson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@TheHollyJohnson<\/a> join this week&#8217;s table of <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NeverMindTheBuzzcocks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#NeverMindTheBuzzcocks<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/RMHX4Q9o6p&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/RMHX4Q9o6p<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Sky TV (@skytv) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/skytv\/status\/1470491276147576840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">December 13, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>Sky has also released a <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/never-mind-the-buzzcocks-christmas-special-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Never Mind the Buzzcocks\u00a0Christmas special clip<\/a> exclusively for readers of <span class=\"&quot;skimlinks-unlinked&quot;\">RadioTimes.com, which sees the panel discussing photos showing the Buzzcocks team celebrating Christmas as kids \u2013 with hilarious results.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Never Mind The Buzzcocks Christmas Special airs on Sky Max at 9pm on Wednesday 15th December. Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Entertainment<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>This year\u2019s\u00a0<a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/when-does-the-radio-times-christmas-issue-go-on-sale-3\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/when-does-the-radio-times-christmas-issue-go-on-sale-3\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">Radio Times Christmas double issue<\/a>\u00a0is on sale now, featuring two weeks of TV, film and radio listings, reviews, features and interviews with the stars.<\/b><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Daniel Furn Published: Tuesday, 14 December 2021 at 12:00 am Legendary panel show Never Mind the Buzzcocks made a triumphant return on Sky Max earlier this year and now it is also bringing back the traditional Christmas special also. 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