Amy Winehouse

When you book one of the most controversial women in music to appear on your show, you expect controversy. Winehouse did not disappoint and very soon it became apparent that the singer had taken full advantage of the free booze in the green room. Amstell, being a personal friend, made an appeal for her to sober up but Winehouse laughed it off and went on to declare that she would rather have 'cat aids' then do a duet with Katie Melua.

Samuel Preston

Preston's brief appearance on Buzzcocks has gone down in the quiz show history books, and even made the news at the time. The newly married pop star stormed off the set like a big girl's blouse after Amstell read extracts from his wife's autobiography. With one team now a man down, the producers recruited a member of the studio audience who proved to be much more game for a laugh. Afterwards Preston was quoted as saying that if he was in any other situation, "he would have hit him."

Anthony Costa

If Buzzcocks has a natural prey it is the boyband member, and any that are brave enough to appear on the show are usually dealt with in a suitable manner. Anthony Costa from Blue, was no exception and was subjected to one of the most sustained periods of ribbing ever recorded. Towards the end of the show Costa simply gave up trying to answer back to the torrent of questioning and simply replied: "Yes Simon" to everything the presenter threw at him. You almost felt sorry for him. Almost.

Jamelia

The R&B singer is far too nice to mock, so instead Amstell concentrated on the other guests. Unfortunately though, Jamelia still didn't escape unscathed because his jokes made her laugh so much that it gave her a hernia. Causing physical injury through humour is surely the greatest accolade a comedian can receive.

Donny Tourette

The posh punk-rocking front man of The Towers of London provided Amstell with an almost un-missable target when he appeared on Buzzcocks. Usually Amstell has to coax his guests into speaking, but Tourette wanted to be centre of attention from the off. First he tried to humiliate professional comedian Bill Bailey, with predictably imploding results. Then he turned on the studio audience, accusing them of not being sharp enough for his jokes. This is a man with a very low embarrassment threshold.

Catch Series 19 of Never Mind the Buzzcocks every Monday at 9.40pm, from 26th May.