Today I had the esteemed pleasure of working with, not just a celebrity voice, but a celebrity voice that totally kicks ass.
I can’t say that I’ve been a fan of Tom Baker from the Dr. Who days. I mean, I’m American, who the fuck is Dr. Who to me? The doc I know best wore fancy sweaters and went by the name of Heathcliff Huxtable (“Cliff” to his friends and insurance salesman).
Even now, after having lived in the UK for 5 years, I still haven’t watched a single episode of this crazy futuristic Who-fest. (I have, however, watched one episode of ‘Torchwood’ which, I believe is either a rip-off or a spin-off of Dr. Who. (It was, for the record: OK.))
So why was I so psyched to use Mr. Tom Baker? Because he’s the brilliant voice of Little Britain (no, I’m not going to hyperlink. You can do that yourself, you lazy bastards.)
He was genius (I’m talking about today and his stint on Little Britain. I don’t know if he was brilliant or not in his Dr. Who days. I told you, I’ve never seen ‘em). He had all of us in the studio crumpled over in tears of laughter (I’m talking about today. Keep up, please).
This ad might not reflect the true impact of what he did (today) but he turned a mediocre script into something pretty damn good (he’s probably done this before). This is why I love writing for radio.
Thank you Dr. Who.
