Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Athelston Tribute 3 

Am I alone in thinking the only person Mark ever genuinely, genuinely liked in 17 series of Buzzcocks was Athelston?

I like how in the Scotland line-up they have Athelston and his stand-in in the same line :D

2023 and I'm still loving the vids of the legend that is Athelston

R.I.P. Athelston you absolute legend - no one has got more laughs just by standing still and doing nothing.

God bless Athelston. Famous just for being the LEGEND that has become... ATHELSTON!!

They dedicated an episode to his memory when he died. I do hope they include him in the compilation of classic Buzzcocks moments that's supposed to air, though

Athelston Williams is one of the best things to happen to the old Never Mind The Buzzcocks! He's stareing at god now! God Bless you Athelston!

ive been looking for clips of him for so long. from the bottom of my heart, thank you. the very bottom.

"tiny wood.....yes" is one of my favourite quotes from anythin

I'll be surprised and upset if the last episode isn't basically this set of clips. There's been nothing of Athelston in that 'best of' series so far and he is Buzzcocks's ultimate cult hero.

Would loved to have seen a line-up of Athelston (RIP), the Pirate, the Scary Man, a well-trained penguin and one of the guys from Kraftwerk.

@MrBuch169169 I simply love the idea of having two running gags parallel to each other before finally merging after a patient build-up.

I love the tribute athelston when he wasn't on.

6:47 "Hold on..." PMSL

4:10 Forget the Harlem Shuffle, do the Athelston Shuffle!

Awww, Mark's reaction from 2:10 is soo sweet :)

4:10-4:15 The Athelston Shuffle

@mrwishart Athelston will forever be a legend simply for diluting Mark of all his trademark cynicism whenever he shuffled in.

It gets more ridiculous every time - 'Okay this time put Athelston AND the pirate in there', 'This time Athelston and TWO pirates,' 'Now they're all pirates and Athelston...', 'Now Athelston is also dressed as a pirate!' 'Now it's three pirates, Athelston in a pirate costume, and the GUEST is dressed as a pirate!'

I’m sure I remember Athelston’s appearances in the line-up getting to the point where Lamarr would run through numbers 1-4 then just go “Or is it Number 5: Athelston?” Am I misremembering? Did all that tequila and Smirnoff Ice back in the early 00s rot my brain?

I know Mark and the team captains actually went out together, to concert etc..I wonder if Athelston joined them sometimes?

1:30 “Casting call: bald black man, aged 50 to 75, must be able to stand still and look comatose”

Can we *please* give a tip of the cap to Lionel Blair with the excellent Hemingway reference!

as the a currently airing compilations of classic buzzcocks moments, im waiting for that Athelson Tribute

He was always the funniest part of Buzzcocks for me. Does anyone know if they had a tribute to him when he died? Even if it was just a screen at the end, it seems horrible that they wouldn't remember such a well remembered part of the show.

"burns victim" classic !

Is that right Athelston? .....

Lol Kenzie: "Am I bein' awkward".

The Athleston shuffle.

There was a short film in a pub that featured Athelstan but I don't know what it was called.

Has anyone got the episode where Huey Morgan hosted? He’s a funny guy!

Athelston made the show.

That's a tribute Athelston though...

Was 6:08 the tribute Athelston?

@cfbgoespop What about Jimmy Cliff?

@kisbie I don't think he could talk to Jimmy Cliff for logn enough to work out whether he liked him or not...too much swooning!

1:06 isnt Athelston We have an imposter RIP AW

NONE of this would be allowed now. Look at it once more, before it's deleted by Your Betters forever.