100 People Who Would Make Great Hosts of Top of the Pops

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1. James Richardson

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Friday, 1 August 2003 12:26 (twenty-three years ago)

2. That guy off of Top Gear that isn't Jeremy Clarkson or Richie Hammond.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Friday, 1 August 2003 12:26 (twenty-three years ago)

3. Valentino Rossi

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Friday, 1 August 2003 12:27 (twenty-three years ago)

4. Rodney P and Skitz ("'oo is at numbah 12 den dis week bruv?" "It's some lowdown grimey crew that call themselves "All-American Rejects" "Big tings appening")

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Friday, 1 August 2003 12:27 (twenty-three years ago)

5. Pretty much any human being alive that isn't Colin Murray

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Friday, 1 August 2003 12:28 (twenty-three years ago)

6. The boy from that "retarded kids can play football too" advert

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Friday, 1 August 2003 12:28 (twenty-three years ago)

7. Jerry Sadowitz

― Lynskey (Lynskey), Friday, 1 August 2003 12:32 (twenty-three years ago)

8. Marcello Carlin

― Dr. C (Dr. C), Friday, 1 August 2003 12:42 (twenty-three years ago)

Hannibal Lecter

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 1 August 2003 12:46 (twenty-three years ago)

10. John Lydon

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 1 August 2003 12:47 (twenty-three years ago)

11. Ozzy Osbourne

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 1 August 2003 12:48 (twenty-three years ago)

12. Stephen Fry

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 1 August 2003 12:48 (twenty-three years ago)

13. Casey Kasem

― James Ball (James Ball), Friday, 1 August 2003 12:48 (twenty-three years ago)

14. Richard Whiteley

― James Ball (James Ball), Friday, 1 August 2003 12:49 (twenty-three years ago)

15. Ian Hislop

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 1 August 2003 12:50 (twenty-three years ago)

16. David Beckham

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 1 August 2003 12:51 (twenty-three years ago)

17. Brian Sewell

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 1 August 2003 12:52 (twenty-three years ago)

18. David Dickinson

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 1 August 2003 12:53 (twenty-three years ago)

19. Jon Tickle

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 1 August 2003 12:54 (twenty-three years ago)

20. Patrick Moore

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 1 August 2003 12:57 (twenty-three years ago)

21. Jon Humphries

― Jez (Jez), Friday, 1 August 2003 13:05 (twenty-three years ago)

22. Henry Rollins

― M Carty (mj_c), Friday, 1 August 2003 13:06 (twenty-three years ago)

23. Mark Chapman

― M Carty (mj_c), Friday, 1 August 2003 13:07 (twenty-three years ago)

24. Dame Thora Hird

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 1 August 2003 13:08 (twenty-three years ago)

25. Prince Charles

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 1 August 2003 13:08 (twenty-three years ago)

Geoff Boycott

― Jez (Jez), Friday, 1 August 2003 13:09 (twenty-three years ago)

Stewart: Brian Sewell indeed...this is going to end in laughter-induced hiccups :-)

― Jez (Jez), Friday, 1 August 2003 13:10 (twenty-three years ago)

...you'll be saying Jimmy Savile next!

― Jez (Jez), Friday, 1 August 2003 13:12 (twenty-three years ago)

...so that's 26 & 27

― Jez (Jez), Friday, 1 August 2003 13:12 (twenty-three years ago)

28. MATOS!!!

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Friday, 1 August 2003 13:13 (twenty-three years ago)

29. Michael Jayston (bloke off the ads & the last St Etienne album)

― Jez (Jez), Friday, 1 August 2003 13:14 (twenty-three years ago)

29. John Leslie

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 1 August 2003 13:17 (twenty-three years ago)

30. Annabel Chong

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 1 August 2003 13:19 (twenty-three years ago)

31. Bill "Ken Barlow" Roach

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 1 August 2003 13:20 (twenty-three years ago)

32. Fred West

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 1 August 2003 13:21 (twenty-three years ago)

33. Jill Dando

― neil, Friday, 1 August 2003 13:21 (twenty-three years ago)

40. C3P0

― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Friday, 1 August 2003 13:23 (twenty-three years ago)

35) Stephen Hawking

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 1 August 2003 13:25 (twenty-three years ago)

36. Johnny Vegas

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 1 August 2003 13:28 (twenty-three years ago)

37) with Calista Flockhart

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 1 August 2003 13:33 (twenty-three years ago)

38) Gentle Ben

― stevem (blueski), Friday, 1 August 2003 13:36 (twenty-three years ago)

39. Ann Widdecombe

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 1 August 2003 13:36 (twenty-three years ago)

40) with Tony Benn (not so unlikely as i he was on Jools Holland one night...)

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 1 August 2003 13:37 (twenty-three years ago)

41) Henry Kissinger

― Nathan W (Nathan Webb), Friday, 1 August 2003 13:38 (twenty-three years ago)

42) JG Ballard

― Nathan W (Nathan Webb), Friday, 1 August 2003 13:39 (twenty-three years ago)

42) Jeffrey Archer

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 1 August 2003 13:40 (twenty-three years ago)

43. Skippy The Bush Kangaroo

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 1 August 2003 13:40 (twenty-three years ago)

44. Lady Penelope from "Thunderbirds"

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 1 August 2003 13:41 (twenty-three years ago)

45) Idi Armin

― Nathan W (Nathan Webb), Friday, 1 August 2003 13:41 (twenty-three years ago)

45) The Clangers

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 1 August 2003 13:42 (twenty-three years ago)

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ok so mine is now 85

― Bob Shaw (Bob Shaw), Friday, 1 August 2003 14:29 (twenty-three years ago)

86. Denis Leary

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 1 August 2003 14:29 (twenty-three years ago)

87. Timothy Leary

― James Ball (James Ball), Friday, 1 August 2003 14:30 (twenty-three years ago)

88. Timothy Taylor

(hang on a minute, you can't have a pint presenting Top Of The Pops)

― James Ball (James Ball), Friday, 1 August 2003 14:31 (twenty-three years ago)

89 Johnny Depp - as Captain Jack Sparrow

― Bob Shaw (Bob Shaw), Friday, 1 August 2003 14:32 (twenty-three years ago)

90. GG Allin

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 1 August 2003 14:33 (twenty-three years ago)

91. Andi Peters

Nah, not really, I'm only joking - that would be a ridiculous suggestion!

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 1 August 2003 14:34 (twenty-three years ago)

91. Zig and Zag!

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 1 August 2003 14:34 (twenty-three years ago)

92. Clarence The Cross-Eyed Lion

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 1 August 2003 14:35 (twenty-three years ago)

93. Bill Hicks

― James Ball (James Ball), Friday, 1 August 2003 14:35 (twenty-three years ago)

94. Marvin The Paranoid Android

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 1 August 2003 14:35 (twenty-three years ago)

95. Bill Gates

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 1 August 2003 14:35 (twenty-three years ago)

96. Bill Clinton

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 1 August 2003 14:36 (twenty-three years ago)

97. Bill Cosby

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 1 August 2003 14:36 (twenty-three years ago)

97.) Bernie Clifton (with the ostrich)

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 1 August 2003 14:36 (twenty-three years ago)

99 Ronald Reagan

― Bob Shaw (Bob Shaw), Friday, 1 August 2003 14:37 (twenty-three years ago)

100) Walken.

― Alex K (Alex K), Friday, 1 August 2003 14:37 (twenty-three years ago)

98) Norman Collier (he could pretend his mike was broken...)

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 1 August 2003 14:37 (twenty-three years ago)

... and me!

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 1 August 2003 14:38 (twenty-three years ago)

Twelvety. Tubbs from The League Of Gentlemen

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 1 August 2003 14:42 (twenty-three years ago)

Almost certainly up to as much as in excess of 100 or possibly even more than that. Chris Langham as Roy Mallard

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 1 August 2003 14:43 (twenty-three years ago)

Chris Langham as George Orwell. OK, maybe not. But he was good.

― James Ball (James Ball), Friday, 1 August 2003 14:47 (twenty-three years ago)

Tubbs from Miami Vice

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 1 August 2003 14:49 (twenty-three years ago)

Papa Lazarou

"Dave! Oh Dave! You're my audience now!"

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 1 August 2003 14:52 (twenty-three years ago)

dave q indeed

― Felcher (Felcher), Friday, 1 August 2003 14:54 (twenty-three years ago)

Bea Arthur.

― j0e (j0e), Friday, 1 August 2003 16:08 (twenty-three years ago)

Silent Bob. He'll only ever speak to let out occasional frustration over the demise of The Time anyway.

― Barima (Barima), Saturday, 2 August 2003 03:45 (twenty-three years ago)

Vince McMahon: Think of the overacting that will be involved...

― Bryan Moore (Bryan Moore), Sunday, 3 August 2003 04:08 (twenty-three years ago)

The Pope. In a special edition featuring tATu and Jnr Snr.

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Sunday, 3 August 2003 07:58 (twenty-three years ago)

William Bloody Swygart

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 3 August 2003 12:32 (twenty-three years ago)

Vince McMahon: Think of the overacting that will be involved...

Surely Jim Ross?

"By GAWD!!! BY GAWD!!!! BLU CANTRELL IS AT NUMBER ONE! THIS IS THE BIGGEST THREAT TO THE CHARTS IN IT'S VERY EXISTENCE!!!!"

"HELLFIRE AND BRIMSTONE, IT'S LUCY CARR!!!!"

"Kelly Jones, a collegiate stand-out for Cardiff State University there... what a hoss this young Oakie is"

And so on and so forth.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 3 August 2003 13:27 (twenty-three years ago)

Comic Store Guy

Tim Westwood

Gareth Keenan

Sid Waddell

Murray Walker

― Nick H, Sunday, 3 August 2003 19:49 (twenty-three years ago)

Chris Eubank

''In at number feffen, Fuggf with Ferfeelia.''

Nah. That could never happen!!!!!!

― Kim Tortoise, Monday, 4 August 2003 14:47 (twenty-three years ago)

Stewart Osborne, who could introduce bands by way of an impression of a popular celebrity or TV character, being sure to include that person or character's most obvious catchphrase. Perhaps the TOTP studios could be redone to look like an It's A Scream pub.

[PS I was going to put GG Allin as well :( ]

― DJ Mencap (DJ Mencap), Monday, 4 August 2003 15:14 (twenty-three years ago)

I could only manage that by doing an impression of Phil Cornwell doing an impression of the relevant celebrities - would that be OK?

NB I can't do Gilbert The Alien

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Monday, 4 August 2003 15:23 (twenty-three years ago)

Melvyn Bragg

― Snowy Mann (rdmanston), Monday, 4 August 2003 16:04 (twenty-three years ago)

Simon Callow

― Snowy Mann (rdmanston), Monday, 4 August 2003 16:04 (twenty-three years ago)

Roger Scruton

― Snowy Mann (rdmanston), Monday, 4 August 2003 16:05 (twenty-three years ago)

Roger Mellie

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Monday, 4 August 2003 17:48 (twenty-three years ago)

Roy Cropper from Corrie.
Dennis Pennis
Bernie Mac
Chris Rock
Tony Blair in voter recruitment mode

― Barima (Barima), Monday, 4 August 2003 18:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Gorilla Mcmahan and "The Body" Ventura would be ace doing totp. God only knows what Ventura would make of Robbie Williams.

― Johnney B (Johnney B), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 12:14 (twenty-three years ago)

"Gorilla Mcmahan"? Dude. Come on now. Gorilla Monsoon.

― Tom Breihan (Tom Breihan), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 12:24 (twenty-three years ago)

Bonnie Greer

― j0e (j0e), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 12:37 (twenty-three years ago)

Bonnie Langford

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 12:41 (twenty-three years ago)

Karlheinz Stockhausen

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 12:42 (twenty-three years ago)

Penny from Big Brother 2

― j0e (j0e), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 12:47 (twenty-three years ago)

Wendy Craig

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 13:00 (twenty-three years ago)

five years pass...

reggie yates is prob the worst totp presenter. he had nothing to say at all on the bbc's glasto coverage. he was just trying to pose and pout every other second.

― titchy (titchyschneiderMk2), Tuesday, 30 June 2009 18:09 (seventeen years ago)

bjork

― Sandy Blair, Tuesday, 30 June 2009 20:39 (seventeen years ago)

Barack Obama

― Geir Hongro, Wednesday, 1 July 2009 01:04 (seventeen years ago)

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