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Never Mind The Buzzcocks: The Doctor Who Special

Simon Brew


David Tennant, Bernard Cribbins and Catherine Tate invaded last night’s Never Mind The Buzzcocks, with some style…

Published on Dec 17, 2009

Last night saw the broadcasting of a very special episode of panel game Never Mind The Buzzcocks, which pretty much amounted to a Doctor Who takeover. Buzzcocks is a terrific show at the best of times, but the bringing in of David Tennant as guest host for the week was an inspired move. We're not going to attempt to review it, we just want to give you enough tasters to go and seek it out on BBC iPlayer if you've not seen it yet!

Joining Tennant on the show was Catherine Tate, sitting alongside Noel Fielding and Jamie Cullum, while the other team - captained by Phill Jupitus - featured Doctor Who fan Jo Whiley, and the mighty, mighty Bernard Cribbins.

Seriously: the man is a genius. The highlight for me was when Noel Fielding asked Cribbins - who was banging out terrific one liner after terrific one liner - if he wanted to write for The Mighty Boosh (although Cribbins' line about Kylie's bra nearly beat that). The promotion of Bernard Cribbins to the Doctor Who assistant role for the forthcoming two specials, The End Of Time, looks to be an inspired move, and he was clearly having a whale of a time here.

Catherine Tate, meanwhile, was more than holding her own. Her lack of Who knowledge proved to be very funny, indeed, not least Tennant's wide-eyed surprise at just how much she didn't know about the show. And naturally enough, he did the decent thing and started asking her Doctor Who questions.

Throw in an appearance from the Ood, a Dalek turning up in the identity parade and a look of bewilderment on the face of Jamie Cullum for most of the show, and it was a terrific half hour of fun. Which you can catch up with now on the BBC iPlayer, incidentally. Here's the link...

 

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Re: Never Mind The Buzzcocks: The Doctor Who Special
Posted By cordas2 1 December 17, 2009 10:18:39 AM

Gonna have to watch it again as I missed half of it because I was laughing too hard.

Re: Never Mind The Buzzcocks: The Doctor Who Special
Posted By lillibetlovesyou 1 December 17, 2009 05:47:11 PM

I thought Tate came off like a drunk embarrassment. But I really don't find her funny or appealing at all. Cribbins was godly though.

Re: Never Mind The Buzzcocks: The Doctor Who Special
Posted By 1tango13 1 December 18, 2009 12:46:50 AM

Agreed, Cribbins was amazing & I dislike Tate even more now. Jo Wiley is also no where near as cool or interesting as she thinks she is.

Re: Never Mind The Buzzcocks: The Doctor Who Special
Posted By MillzyBoy 1 December 18, 2009 02:08:54 PM

I will not watch this just because Joe "I look like Freddy Kruger with small boobs" is on it, shame becuase i love the show but she is like Davina Mcall of the radio over the top and name dropping all the time

Re: Never Mind The Buzzcocks: The Doctor Who Special
Posted By FallenAngel2106 1 June 25, 2010 08:24:59 AM

Not sure how I've only just seen the review. Was fortunate enough to be at the recording, believe me, even though the show was hilarious, lots of class Cribbins was cut! Oh and FWIW Tate is a tee-total and very very funny on the night!
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