Your celebrity "phone a friend"

[HRG]

So, you're allowed one celebrity as a phone a friend. Personally I think I'd choose Stephen Fry, he seems to know just about as much about random stuff as it's possible to know without being a computer... Fredrick Forsythe seems to be pretty knowledgeable chap too, but I've not seen him on TV enough to know his weaknesses

Obviously Stephen Fry will be st at the footie questions, but you can't have everything.

So who would be your celebrity phone a friend?

[okgo]

Ohhh tough one..

I think Mr Fry is a good choice..

I think I would select Michael Palin..

[central]

[wadgebeast]

James Hewitt. He'd just have to cough in the right place at the right time.

[Romanymagic]

Stephen Hawking for me!

[_Batty_]

[Sciroccology]

HRG said:

Obviously Stephen Fry will be st at the footie questions, but you can't have everything.

And that's where you'd be wrong. He actually played centre-forward for Wigan Athletic between '86 and '89 and is now on the Board at Norwich City. So he knows quite a bit about football.

Maybe.

[Maxf]

Stephen Hawkin. There would be the added bonus that if he didn't know the answer he could just use his speak and spell to read straight from google.

[chunkymonkey71]

Jerry Sadowitz. Just to put the wind up the producers!!!

[mel]

Boris Johnson

[Strangely Brown]

I'd go with John Sessions. He always seems to be the most knowledgeable on QI.

[randomman]

Chris Hughes from Eggheads, not only knows everything but knows everything to know about it!

[Strangely Brown]

randomman said:

Chris Hughes from Eggheads, not only knows everything but knows everything to know about it!

I'd argue that Kevin or Daphne are better than Chris.

[touching cloth]

I'd have Shaun Ryder for comedy value.

[carmadgaz]

Romanymagic said:

Stephen Hawking for me!

Would take longer than the 30sec to get a reply!!

Stephen Fry would be my first choice

[raharley]

Anyone - get them to post on PH forum - usually get a reply within 30 seconds

[dmitsi]

Strangely Brown said:

randomman said:

Chris Hughes from Eggheads, not only knows everything but knows everything to know about it!

I'd argue that Kevin or Daphne are better than Chris.

Daphne, no chance! Of course Kevin, the guy is some sort knowledge machine sent back in time to make mortals feel stupid, but Daphne? I'd let her make the tea, maybe keep my Gran company for a bit while I'm on the show.

Regardless, I don't think they are true celebrities. I'm choosing James Woods, that guy is smart.

[10 Pence Short]

I'd ring Jade Goody on the first question and let her get it wrong in front of a few million people.

[toasty]

Chris Tarrant

[captainzep]

Emily Maitlis.

Brainy enough, but with the added kicker that she might feel guilty enough to 'accomodate' me should she get the question wrong.

You see?

-Always thinkin'.