Joey from Friends, er, we mean Matt LeBlanc from Episodes, has joined BBC’s Top Gear.
Joey Tribbiani and Chris Evans are doing a show about cars. Nope, this isn’t some crazy fanfic.
BBC revealed Thursday morning that Matt LeBlanc is joining Top Gear on a permanent basis, to present with Chris Evans (the British one) starting in May 2016:
Official: @achrisevans reveals @Matt_LeBlanc as new #TopGear presenter https://t.co/A7qNYqQrol pic.twitter.com/jRqgwSjZhl
— Top Gear (@BBC_TopGear) February 4, 2016
The press release describes LeBlanc as, “the fastest-ever Star in a Reasonably Priced Car – he famously set an as-yet unbeaten lap time of 1m 42.1s in the Kia cee’d.”
Matt LeBlanc says, “As a car nut and a massive fan of Top Gear, I’m honored and excited to be a part of this iconic show’s new chapter.”
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As for existing Top Gear presenter Chris Evans, he appears just as thrilled. “Matt’s a lifelong fellow petrolhead and I’m thrilled he’s joining Top Gear. Acting out our craziest car notions on screen is a dream job and I know we’ll both be debating some epic road trip ideas,” he says. “We can’t wait to share what we’ve been up to on screen later this year.”
Matt LeBlanc’s appointment shouldn’t come as a surprise. As the press release points out, he recently presented the standalone spin-off Top Gear: The Races.
Well, you know how it goes…
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Alright, alright, we’ll let the Joey jokes go… until the Friends reunion special airs, that is.