Bella Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 Hmmm... as long as they all bring a dish each - Alan Sugar John Barrowman Leonard Cohen Bill Bailey Stephen Fry David Tennant Sandi Toksvig Jenny Eclair Hilary Clinton Davina McCall Joan Rivers Ruthie Henshall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baggiesfan Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I got this idea from a radio phone in i listened to, you are allowed 5 people alive or dead for your idea dinner party, mine would be Tony Hancock, Ken Dodd, Spike Milligan, Ronnie Barker and Eric Morecambe. at least i would be sure of a laugh or ten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruth Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Ooh, great question! Mine would be: Jeff Bridges Bill Hicks Barack Obama Susan Sarandon Jon Stewart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisJ Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 My Grandad (Died before i was born) Winston Churchill Brian Clough Robert De Niro and the girl from Emmerdale Roxanne somebody or other.She in dancing on ice now....PHWOOR.Ha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charm Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 and the girl from Emmerdale Roxanne somebody or other.She in dancing on ice now....PHWOOR.Ha. Behave! Stephen Fry Lee Evans Russell Brand Jack Nicholson My granda, my great granda and my great great granda, when they were about 40ish to hear about what life was like when they were my age and to hear about all my past relatives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 I'd go for a party of eight, so my seven guests would be: Stephen Fry - do I really need to explain? Katherine Hepburn - my favourite actress ever, and just to be able to listen to her voice in real life would be amazing. Charles Babbage - fascinating mathematician, and would be able to ask his thoughts on the modern computer age. Ella Fitzgerald - the most mellifluous voice I've ever heard, and again, to hear her in real life would be a dream come true. Humphrey Lyttleton - for the music and the conversation, plus, hopefully, a sprinkling of innuendo thrown into the mix. Germaine Greer - fascinating woman, who would certainly enrich the dinner discussions! David Tennant - just for me, because how could I not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 Mine would be: Rob Brydon (genius); Jeremy Hardy (very randomly funny); Cate Blanchette (beautiful, intelligent, witty and (did I say?) beautiful; Matthew Paris (a hero of mine) and, just for me, so she can sit next to me and hang about with me after everyone's gone, Zooey Deschanel *sighs* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookJumper Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 For my party of eight I'd have to have: John Milton Lord Byron Jane Austen Albert Einstein John Lennon Stephen Fry Jasper Fforde I could have said William Shakespeare, but how could he ever measure up to my idolatrous expectations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 Jasper Fforde Somehow, I knew he'd be on your list! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readwine Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 Dinner at eight for eight: Stephen Fry (if he is available - his presence is required at so many parties in this thread) Cesar Millan Barak Obama Ewan McEwan Nostradamus Gil Grissom Darwin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceinwenn Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 For my party of 8 I would have: Matthew Perry - just because I think he's lovely Kathy Reichs Jeffery Deaver Dian Fossey Michael J. Fox Terry Fox Derren Brown I tried to even it out guy-girl wise, but didn't quite succeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peacefield Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 Wow this is tricky. I am going to try very hard not to regress and add the chin in my avvie to this list, but I'm not making any guarantees! In no particular order: Ella Fitzgerald: Best female jazz vocalist in the world. Gene Kelly: Who else would I want to do an after dinner dance with?! Ralph Sprague: My 8th great-grandfather. I would love to know what it was like to be the first of my family's ancestors in the US and what it was like to be in Massachusetts in the 1600's. Chris Cornell: Strictly for the eye candy, and oh maybe a serenade. John Singer Sargent: A most brilliant painter, and one of my favorites. Frank Lloyd Wright: An amazing architect and one I would love to talk with. Ayn Rand: What an interesting brain to pick! Also my dad and both sets of grandparents, all passed on. Just to have one more meal with all of them would be heavenly! I know that's more than 8 people but I can't help it. At least I didn't go down the RP path... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 Ooh, I should have read that I could have eight people...I might revise my list... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 Ooh, I should have read that I could have eight people...I might revise my list... There's a post earlier that says there is no limit, so I just decided to go for eight because it's a nice number, enough to make for interesting conversation, but not too many that people could get left out. Go mad, and have 8 or 12 or 20 if you want! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rach.at.the.disco Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 (edited) My revised list would be: Hugh Laurie Audrey Tatou Tim Burton Johnny Depp Helena Bonham Carter Jodi Picoult Elvis Presley Sean Locke Kat Von D Alan Rickman Mark Ryden And for the eye candy Leland Chapman . Oh and Russell Howard. Edited September 12, 2009 by rach.at.the.disco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawr Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 I shall take these three from your list Rach, Tim Burton, Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter for my party as them by theirselves is too much amazingness, let alone inviting anyone else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrysalis_stage Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 I shall take these three from your list Rach, Tim Burton, Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter for my party as them by theirselves is too much amazingness, let alone inviting anyone else I agree! I wouldn't want too many people, small gatherings are better, if there were many people they would have to be people who like listening to people not speaking over people (that annoys me ) I would like to have dinner with anyone who is deep and openminded, even confusing at times, quiet but witty, random and eccentric who can keep me interested and be able to speak about a variety of topics with ease Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 I'm just going to have dinner a deux with Stephen Fry I think .. keep him all to myself and just sit and listen. I'm reckoning he's a sort of rocket, olive oil, goats cheese, balsamic vinegar sort of a person .. what do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysterioso Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 I'm just going to have dinner a deux with Stephen Fry I think .. keep him all to myself and just sit and listen. I'm reckoning he's a sort of rocket, olive oil, goats cheese, balsamic vinegar sort of a person .. what do you think? To quote Blackadder I think it's more likely to be 'two crossed dead animals emblazoned on a mound of dead animals motif' but definitely organically raised and probably from Norfolk.... My dinner guests would be: Michael Caine Tony Benn Dave Gorman Rich Hall Morgan Freeman Barack Obama Jenny Eclair Sheila Hancock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fi. Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 My dinner guests would be - Terry Pratchett Tim Burton Jane Austen Shakespeare Matt Bellamy Mary Shelley Richard Armitage Helena Bonham Carter Cary Elwes Russell Brand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanwa Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Ooh I think: The Inklings (all of them, would be fantastic to eavesdrop on some of those conversations!) Chaucer (I would love to have a conversation Chaucer-esque!) Terry Brooks (I wonder how he would converse with Tolkien) Jane Austen (just so I could say thank you ) Peter Jackson (so I could see how he interacted with Tolkien, and witness what Tolkien's response to the movies and their director would be) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blithe Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 For my fantasy dinner party I'd invite: Django Reinhardt Jane Austen Shakespeare Michel de Montaigne Epicurus Josh Holloway Simon Baker Johann Sebastian Bach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babe*With*Brains Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 (edited) hmm just 4? that's tough! it'd be between these people though: . Roald Dahl . the president / prime minister . some form of spiritual guru (yes, odd i know!) . Linda McCartney . Arnulf Rainer (artist) . Walt Disney hmm i'm sure there's many, many more...i may up-date my list in the future Edited September 12, 2009 by Babe*With*Brains Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funrun Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 the queen ian thorpe john marsden lance armstrong:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busy91 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Stephen King (because...well just because) Malcolm McDowell (from his pre drug days) Jesus (because he is the most interesting man) Seth McFarlane (so he can make me laugh) ...and all of the married men listed can leave their wives at home!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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