The internet wants Matt Berry to replace Matt Lucas on 'The Great British Bake Off' - NME

The Great British Bake Off viewers person called for Matt Berry to regenerate Matt Lucas arsenic the show’s co-host.

On Tuesday (December 6) Lucas announced that helium was leaving the Channel 4 amusement aft 3 years owed to his commitments to different projects.

“Farewell Bake Off! It’s been a delicious acquisition and I can’t ideate a much amusive mode of spending my summers, but it’s go wide to maine that I can’t contiguous some Fantasy Football League and Bake Off alongside each my different projects,” the comedian wrote.

“So, aft 3 bid and 51 episodes, I americium cheerfully passing the baguette connected to idiosyncratic else.”

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— Matt Lucas HQ (@RealMattLucas) December 6, 2022

Since the announcement galore person speculated implicit who volition beryllium his replacement, with immoderate putting guardant the Toast Of London prima arsenic the adjacent co-host to articulation Noel Fielding.

“Have Matt Berry big Bake Off. There it is. The champion thought I’ll ever have,” 1 spectator wrote.

Another added: “Make Matt Berry the adjacent co-host of The Great British Bake Off, you cowards.”

Have Matt Berry big Bake Off. There it is. The champion thought I’ll ever have. pic.twitter.com/Jo7wtiVsAx

— Wendy Syfret (@WendyWends) December 7, 2022

Matt Berry is trending and for a 2nd I thought helium mightiness beryllium the caller big of Bake Off. Damn.

— HappyToast★ (@IamHappyToast) December 7, 2022

Make Matt Berry the adjacent co-host of The Great British Bake-off, you cowards.

— Lisa Schmeiser (lschmeiser@mastodon.social) (@lschmeiser) December 7, 2022

If Matt Berry doesn't regenerate Matt Lucas connected Great British Bake Off, we riot

— It’s the anticipation that kills you (@JonathanSacks) December 6, 2022

I emotion Noel, but what if helium besides retires with Matt Lucas and the caller judges are Matt Berry and Natasia Demetriou? #GBBO pic.twitter.com/cLQvuQqZLS

— Ben (@thatwasnifty) December 6, 2022

Matt Berry would beryllium the cleanable replacement for Lucas connected GBBO

— (Mart) 🌐 (@_YoungerQ) December 6, 2022

Berry has collaborated antecedently with Fielding connected The IT Crowd and The Mighty Boosh.

He’s presently champion known for playing Laszlo Cravensworth successful drama bid What We Do In The Shadows, which released its 4th play this year. The amusement has since been renewed by FX for a 5th and sixth season.

Berry is besides acceptable to look successful Steven Knight’s (Peaky Blinders) upcoming adaptation of Great Expectations, wherever helium plays Mr. Pumblechook alongside Olivia Colman and Fionn Whitehead.

Fielding marked Lucas’s departure from The Great British Bake Off connected Instagram, writing: “Farewell buddy convey you for 3 astonishing years. I volition truly miss your spark and immense grin successful the structure and I volition miss your kindness arsenic a idiosyncratic and to each the bakers.”