And we're back. Our weekly guess-the-next-Buzzcocks-team-captain blog had a rest last week as "Jack Dee goes on panel gameshow" isn't really news anywhere in media-land.
If you missed it and are wondering what happened, well, the spectre of Sachsgate hung over the show and Simon Amstell wore a rabbit suit.
As for Dee, surprisingly, he never really wrested enough control - and thus airtime - away from Amstell to make much of an impact. Especially as the host's chosen target for the night - Lisa Maffia - was on the opposing team.
Dee did his bewildered, world-weary thing perfect well, although it could have been genuine - and frankly was not unreasonable given his team mates. The combination of the comedian, pop singer Stine B and TV presenter Anna Richardson was not a comfortable one. At one point, Richardson said she felt like Dee was her dad at a wedding. Yes, I imagine he did too.
Week seven then, and it's Frank Skinner in the hot seat.
As was the case with Dee, Buzzcocks doesn't seem like a natural fit for him. Sure, he's a popular comic with a quick wit and he's even had the odd brush with the pop world, but I immediately got the feeling that he couldn't wait for the show to be over.
From the off, Amstell tormented Skinner over his age, which - to be fair to Frank - he took in good spirit, long after it had become tiresome.
I'm pretty sure that Skinner is supposed to be something of crooner, so I was surprised by how appalling he was at the intros round. Or maybe I missed the point and he was doing it badly on purpose.
Overall, Skinner took a workmanlike approach to the show. He proved to be a decent captain and, most importantly, helped turn the show into more of an ensemble piece - something that's been lacking since Bill Bailey's departure. Let's hope whoever gets the gig has that skill in spades.
