ABOUT NOEL FIELDING
British comedian and actor who played the role of Vince Noir on The Mighty Boosh and starred as Richmond Avenal in The IT Crowd . In 2012, his solo comedy sketch show, Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy, premiered on the U.K.'s channel E4. In 2017, he became a host of BBC's The Great British Bake Off .
He was educated at Croydon Art College in South London and at Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College. He gained attention as a comedian when he began appearing on Lee Mack 's Gas, a popular television stand-up showcase.
He received an honorary master's degree from Buckinghamshire New University. He sat on the music panel of Never Mind the Buzzcocks.
He grew up with a brother named Michael. Both his mother and his father appeared on The Mighty Boosh. He started dating radio DJ Lliana Bird in 2010. Their first child together, a daughter named Dali, was born in spring 2018, and the couple's second daughter, Iggy, was born in August 2020.
Bill Bailey asked Fielding to be a part of Never Mind the Buzzcocks.
