Matt LeBlanc has been announced as the new co-host of Top Gear and the world has gone mad at the news.
Because Matt is basically Joey Tribbiani, right, and Joey Tribbiani couldn’t be the Top Gear host, could he?
Matt LeBlanc's early Stig impression. We should've seen this coming. #TopGear pic.twitter.com/gdqIjrzn01
— Josh Barrie (@joshbythesea) February 4, 2016
Twitter has done what Twitter does best and saluted the appointment with its favourite Joey moments.
It will be a wasted opportunity if @BBC_TopGear don't dress Matt Le Blanc like this for a Porsche episode. pic.twitter.com/GeKynp3BQq
— Jennifer (@jenbrewitt) February 4, 2016
Love that Matt Le Blanc's joined TopGear. pic.twitter.com/xyJRRcT9zD
— Sam Homewood (@SamHomewood) February 4, 2016
This is what @Matt_LeBlanc thinks if you don't like his appointment on @BBC_TopGear #TopGear pic.twitter.com/ikXlsM90T4
— Paul Gosling (@Paul_Gosling) February 4, 2016
I'm just pleased that Estelle finally got Joey a decent gig. pic.twitter.com/1HlFmN2WWm
— Greg James (@gregjames) February 4, 2016
Matt LeBlanc announced as new Top Gear host. I'm picturing him standing next to some shiny sports car doing this: pic.twitter.com/i6fYfEfnKL
— Kaya Burgess (@kayaburgess) February 4, 2016
And one clever tweeter has even dug up the truth behind how they convinced him to do the job – with a signed photo of James May.
how many signed photos of ex top gear presenters did they have to give matt leblanc for this?! pic.twitter.com/lhx3tpChnV
— anna leszkiewicz (@annaleszkie) February 4, 2016
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