Never Mind the Buzzcocks axed by BBC after 18 years

Time to start sobbing into your sofa cushions – the iconic music quiz has been pulled after 18 years on our screens

Never Mind the Buzzcocks has weathered Huey Morgan smashing his mug in a giant man-baby strop, Donny Tourette of Towers of London being the biggest of the biggest of twats, and the pompom-covered hurricane that was Paloma Faith and Noel Fielding’s love connection, but not even a show as classic as NMtB can survive the big bosses at the BBC and their big swinging axe.

After a huge run of 28 series over 18 years, Never Mind the Buzzcocks is no more. Relive happier times by watching the ultimate NMtB clip below – the one where Preston of the Ordinary Boys walks off after Simon Amstell ribs him about his one-time wife Chantelle Houghton’s autobiography.

RIP Buzzcocks.