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Eddie Izzard As ... Doctor Who?

Posted by timothy on from the charming-gentleman dept.

cmdr_forge writes "The BBC is reporting that Former Doctor Who Tom Baker says that Eddie Izzard is to be the next doctor for the TV show that starts 2005. How awesome is that!"

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  1. Actually by gdav · · Score: 4, Informative

    Bill Nighy is the front runner. Tom Baker was just voicing his opinion. See the Times.

  2. but wait, there's more by mentaiko · · Score: 5, Informative
    Ok, let's get this straight. The BBC news division is reporting that Tom Baker made this claim, which has been denied, in turn, by somebody back at the BBC entertainment division.

    So I think this can still be filed under "rumors", same as 4 days ago when this appeared on the bbc.co.uk website. Way to stay on top of late-breaking news, /.

  3. Re:Doctor... who?! by MosesJones · · Score: 5, Informative


    Eddie Izzard is a commando Transvestite commedian Extremely funny, bizarre use of imagery, his act in French is funnier than his English act as his vocab is limited so it just sounds even more brilliant.

    Has done gigs in the US, been in a few films and is generally a bit of an all rounder. As a comic he'd be a sort of cross between Bill Hicks and Robin Williams, some politics, loads of insanity.

    Describes himself as a "militant liberal"... this means you storm the parliment building and start with the words

    "Its okay, we'll pay for all the damages"

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  4. Re:Dr Who - The Next Generation by PCM2 · · Score: 4, Informative
    the big fat guys with no neck that you had to stab in the back to kill them
    Sontarans.

    God, I'm such a nerd.

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