Simon Amstell has quit Never Mind The Buzzcocks! Can you believe that? Amstell has stated that he wants to concentrate on his stand-up after three years hosting the show. Apparently, BBC bosses are more than shocked. Amstell sent out a message to members of his mailing list on Friday night saying: “Here is some news, should you be interested in this sort of thing. I will not be hosting another series of the fun pop quiz, Never Mind the Buzzcocks. When I first took on the role, my only hope was to bring joy and laughter to the world and if I was lucky, put an end to war, disease and poverty. Now that I have achieved that, I plan to concentrate on my live work. Thank you. Please now continue to enjoy your life as best you can.” It’s looking rather likely that when the show returns for a new series, Simon will be replaced by a series of guests hosts. So who would be a good permanent replacement?

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I while ago, in a different article, I came up with some replacements for Amstell. Some of them were rubbish… but some of them were surprisingly bob-on. The hightlights of the replacements were Marc Riley, who you might know as Lard, Ed Byrne and, my favourite for the job by a country mile, Adam Buxton. Buxton can be sarcastic and definitely has the knowledge of pop-culture to handle a show like that.

Sadly, I fear the BBC will be looking at someone like Russell Howard because he looks like the imagined audience to BBC bosses. If he gets the gig, the show will fail miserably. However, and here’s a thought, Mark Lamarr could come back. He’s been a bit quiet of late and knows the show inside out. Could he still cut it? Would he lose some of the younger viewers as coaxed in by Amstell?

Whatever happens, it’ll be interesting to see how things develop and quite a few of you are already quite upset by this news (not in a Crying Uncontrollably way, but y’know, miffed).

[viaChortle]