finals. He gave a flatulist performance of the "Blue Danube" waltz and was "buzzed" out by all three judges — despite two of them, Piers Morgan and Amanda Holden, laughing uncontrollably, while Simon Cowell called him "a disgusting creature". He received negative reactions from some audience members, while others were seen to be in hysterics. That same year, Mr Methane also auditioned for Das Supertalent in Germany, but was eliminated in the semi-finals. In 2013, Mr Methane performed in The World Farting Championships at Utajärvi, Finland, though he did not participate in the contest itself. July 2014, saw Mr Methane release a fart app for Android devices. The app had originally been developed in 2010, for the iPhone, but was rejected by Apple. The app was retired in April 2019. A former employee of National Rail, Oldfield resides in Macclesfield, England. His residence is officially referred to as Farting House. DVDs Methane, Mr (2000), Mr Methane Lets Rip! See also Flatulence humor Le Pétomane Roland the Farter Toilet humour Books Featured in Jennings, Charles (1995). "Up North — Travels Beyond The Watford Gap". Abacus. . p. 51. Mentioned in Frank Skinner's Autobiography (2001). Frank Skinner by Frank Skinner. Century. . pp. 311–12. Chapter on Mr Methane in Kelner, Martin (2003). When Will I Be Famous. BBC Books. Featured in Foster, Tim (2007). Superman's Pockets. FiveFootSix. There is a lengthy chapter on Mr Methane called "The Man With the Singing Sphincter" in Jim Dawson's 2006 book Blame It on the Dog: A Modern History of the flatulence. Ten Speed Press The British comedian Peter Kay remembered the time he worked with Mr Methane in his book, Saturday Night Peter (2009). Century. . Story starts bottom of p. 95. The British author Dougie Brimson writes about Mr Methane in the 'Famous flatuists' chapter of his book The Art of Fart: The joy of flatulence References Footnote Daily Telegraph (London), 17 March 2001 Interview/feature in The Age (Australia), 20 March 2005 Guardian G2 p. 14 http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2008/jul/23/edinburghfestival.comedy July 2004 The 150 Greatest Rock Lists, Q special edition in the UK and a MOJO special edition overseas, including the US. p. 6. mrmethane.com CD voted No2 in a chart of The 20 Most Bizarre Albums. Letters between Mr Methane and Tony Smith personal and business manager to Phil Collins regarding his refusal for Mr Methane to release a parody of "In The Air Tonight" http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/mr-methane-deflated-0