Returning this week...

Never Mind The Buzzcocks Sky Max, Tuesday, 9pm

The iconic pop culture panel show returns exclusively to Sky. New host

Greg Davies oversees the musical festivities, while the teams will be headed up by Buzzcocks veteran Noel Fielding, NMTB newcomer Daisy May Cooper and regular guest Jamali Maddix.

Joining them will be a roster of top stars from the world of music and comedy as they test their wits against classic rounds returning for the new series along with some new surprises.

In the first episode of the series, Daisy May Cooper welcomes singer AnneMarie and Little Mix’s Jade Thirlwall to her team as they go head-to-head against Noel Fielding, series regular Jamali Maddix and comedian Nish Kumar. In true Buzzcocks style, the episode covers an eclectic mix of music related mayhem, from discussing Liam Gallagher’s and Steve Tyler’s strange claims to identifying members of Bucks Fizz and N-Trance. We caught up with host Greg Davies...

What did you think when you heard that they were bringing the show back

and they wanted you in the hot seat?

Well, I was delighted, I’ve always been such a fan of Buzzcocks. They went through a phase of having guest hosts a few years ago; I was asked to do one and loved it, so when Sky offered me the job it wasn’t a difficult decision. I’d worked with Daisy, Noel and Jamali so was excited by the team too so I knew it’d be fun.

Given that you’d hosted the show before, did you feel any pressure coming back?

There’s always pressure that comes with being the host and things filtering through you, but It wasn’t long until we built up a head of steam as a group, hosting becomes less ominous as it goes on. And having people that funny on your teams makes it less daunting. Certainly, for the first two or three episodes, yeah, you do feel the pressure a bit, but we’ve got to put that pressure in context. It’s a music quiz eh?

How would you rate your musical knowledge?

I’ve been a music obsessive all my life, but someone once told me that the sign that you’re officially older is when you start re-buying albums that you had earlier in life. And that’s certainly been true of me. But that’s one of the many joys of Buzzcocks, I’ve got to meet and hear all these exciting new artists.

Some people might say that like the music scene is perhaps not as wild as it was back in the Buzzcocks heyday, what would you say to that?

I’d say it’s just different, I don’t think newer musicians are repeating rock cliches so much. Who wants to chuck a plasma tele out of a hotel window? But they’re having a good time. I think the music scene has retained a lot of the madness.

You’ve got Daisy and Noel as team captains, what are they like?

Well it couldn’t be a more ragtag bunch, really. The four of us, Jamali included, I just don’t know in what walk of life the four of us would ever come together. I don’t think we’ll be a successful team in any other field of human endeavour - just the visual of the four of us is preposterous enough. But I think they’re all great-so uniquely funny in their own ways. As we all got to know each other and as the show went on, we found a really ludicrous chemistry. I certainly do not do a good job of keeping them in check, of being in charge but I wouldn’t want to. It’s a very different vibe from Taskmaster where I’m all powerful. I feel like the teacher who’s gone to the pub with the kids and had a breakdown. There was often the feeling of a disastrous school trip to the whole thing.