To ask who you'd like most to come round for Christmas dinner?

[savagebaggagemaster]

This is a lighthearted thread for a bit of fun.
I'd love to know who you would invite and why.
I'll start. I'd invite the Dalai Lama because I'm sure he would put everything that stresses me out into perspective.

Anybody who would cook it

My gramp, 10 years without him and every year at Christmas it feels like the hole in my heart gets bigger.
On a lighter note, I'd absolutely love Paul Rudd, the Queen and Louis Theroux.

A chef to cook it

@MyOtherCarIsAPorsche

Bob Mortimer - what a character!

He always has the best stories on 'would I lie to you'

Lucy Worsley
Hilary Mantel
Anne Boleyn
Thomas Cromwell

should be a laugh

Jk Rowling because she's amazing and I could quiz her about hp.
Robert Carlyle for eye candy.
Sarah Pascoe and the guy that does Ranganation, because they'd entertain us and not turn their noses up at veggie fare.
George RR Martin so I could discuss asoiaf but only if it didn't interfere with him writing wow.

My MIL. She died really suddenly 2 years ago and it would make my husband so happy to show her our beautiful children and spend the day with her.

Ruby Wax I am often compared to her, comedy wise not looks. I am sure we would have a ball

I'd like Sara Cox, Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet. I think Dorothy Parker might be a laugh too.

My Gran
The Queen
Ozzy Osbourne
Jason Momoa
Freddie Mercury

Michel Roux Jr. He'd be cooking, obvs

Jane Austen, so she could tell me about her blokes.

@uneffingbelievable
Me too

My lovely big sister who we lost five heard ago and my darling mum who is in a dementia care home.

Jamie Oliver.

“Kitchen’s through there, mate. Crack on.”

Apart from dear departed relatives... Jo Brand, Caroline Quentin, that pissed Irish fellas from Black Books, The Pogues can bring some tunes and Nigella Lawson can help me cook.

Damn I wish I'd thought of inviting Louis Theroux! Sounds like he's got plans with PP now, though

My mum, she died recently and I didn't see her last xmas because I didn't want to kill her with covid.

As far as lighthearted goes, a musician I quite fancy would do, can't say who as it's super outing.

@CactusLemonSpice

Damn I wish I'd thought of inviting Louis Theroux! Sounds like he's got plans with PP now, though

I love Louis Theroux but I'd worry he was secretly filming my crazy family life for a new series!

marcus and monica from masterchef
alison hammond
tim rice
ben shepherd
kai from strictly
oprah could host
also freddie mercury and brian may

if i don't have enough chairs i'll get some from the garden. i don't mind sitting on dirty plastic for this lot.

James Corden
Mickey Flannigan
Sharon Osbourne
David Williams and the queen

*walliams

My nana my auntie Mary for the love and Freddie Mercury for everything else .

Tom Hardy. Alone.

My parents. Even though I found it hugely stressful, it's Christmas number 2 without them both and I would love to have them knock on my door tomorrow.