Amusing IMDB rumor for the Christmas special

[captcalhoun]

Kylie is stunt casting.

James Corden is not.

Richard Dawkins, Anne Widdecombe, McFly, et al are just pop culture cameos.

 

[Australis]

I like to think they cast Kylie because she's a fan.

 

[Sci]

^So you're basically saying any well known actor or actress who's had a popular role previously is stunt casting?

No, I'm basically saying that the definition is subjective, but that I'd say the general guideline is that if you're paying more attention to who the actor is than the acting itself, it's stunt casting. Now, like I said, it's subjective -- there's never going to be a universally agreed-upon definition.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

^So you're basically saying any well known actor or actress who's had a popular role previously is stunt casting?

No, I'm basically saying that the definition is subjective, but that I'd say the general guideline is that if you're paying more attention to who the actor is than the acting itself, it's stunt casting. Now, like I said, it's subjective -- there's never going to be a universally agreed-upon definition.

So, wait. It's stunt-casting if the viewer persceives it as stunt-casting? That's a bit ridiculous.

 

[Sci]

^So you're basically saying any well known actor or actress who's had a popular role previously is stunt casting?

No, I'm basically saying that the definition is subjective, but that I'd say the general guideline is that if you're paying more attention to who the actor is than the acting itself, it's stunt casting. Now, like I said, it's subjective -- there's never going to be a universally agreed-upon definition.

So, wait. It's stunt-casting if the viewer persceives it as stunt-casting?

Yes. Because, as I've said two times already, the entire concept is subjective.