Sophie Willan joins Never Mind The Buzzcocks

As Daisy May Cooper stands aside

Sophie Willan is to stand in for Daisy May Cooper as team captain on Never Mind The Buzzcocks.

The news comes the day after series two of her BBC Two comedy, Alma's Not Normal, had its world premiere in Manchester.

Willan will replace This Country co-creator Cooper on a number of episodes of Sky Max's pop quiz when it returns for a fourth series this autumn, the British Comedy Guide reports.

But in other shows, the position will be taken by a rotating line-up of guest musicians including Beth Ditto and Courtney Love – who briefly dated opposing team captain Noel Fielding in the mid-2000s.

And Cooper, who recently gave birth to her third child, will return for a Christmas episode.

Cooper on Buzzcocks

Greg Davies will again host with Jamali Maddix back as a regular panellist, while the new run will also include four themed episodes on the Nineties, Noughties, rock and girl and boy bands.

Phil Edgar-Jones, director of Sky Arts and Entertainment at Sky, has called this season’s guests ’the starriest line-up you could hope for ‘

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Published: 18 Jul 2024