In case you thought we were done mooning over our beloved Benedict Cumberbatch, fear not. There’s more. Mr. Cumberbatch played sportingly along with Jimmy Kimmel in this little video about changing his name. On of my favorite literary heroines, Anne Shirley, once surmised it would be hard to imagine a rose could smell as sweet were it called a skunk cabbage. So, then, would a Benedict Cumberbatch be as totally awesome if his name were, say, Gary Miller? I say not. For sure not. (No offense to any Gary Millers out there, or to anyone who might know or love one. Of course.). The set up is absurdly incongruous: Benedict Cumberbatch hitting on women in a bar, using a variety of potential new names for himself. You’re welcome.
Which new name was your favorite? I not telling mine, but I will say I lost it at “Chad” and snorted til the end. Jimmy Kimmel has it right, Benny’s parents deserve an Oscar for bestowing the grand and quirky name upon him. No other name will ever do.
Kimberly
...by day, making a home where the buffalo roam. By night, pretty much the same thing, punctuated by the occasional fantasies of sunny beaches, italian movies and sparkling lemonade.
