Matt LeBlanc isn’t too sure about his future on “Top Gear.”
The former “Friends” star was asked Wednesday whether he would return as a cohost on the popular British car show, which got a makeover after the departure of scandal-plagued Jeremy Clarkson, who was accused of physically abusing a producer on the show.
“I don’t know – call the BBC,” LeBlanc told reporters at the Television Critics Association’s summer press tour in Beverly Hills, after he was asked whether he would be back.
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Instead, he is focused on his new CBS family comedy, “Man With a Plan,” which he came to TCA to promote.
“I’m not sure what’s happening with ‘Top Gear’ just yet, but this is my priority,” LeBlanc said, referring to “Man With a Plan.”
“Top Gear” has a passionate fan base, many of whom expressed displeasure with the new cohost team, which included LeBlanc, along with Rory Reid, Chris Harris and Chris Evans. (Evans, already under fire in a sex-abuse investigation, left after just six episodes.)
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“Flop Gear” was how some fans derided the new, post-Clarkson version of the series.
LeBlanc spent four seasons on Showtime’s acclaimed comedy “Episodes,” which was his biggest success since “Friends.” A previous comedy, NBC’s “Friends” spin-off “Joey,” failed.
“Episodes” “was my first foray back at work after taking a handful of years off after ‘Joey’ ended,” LeBlanc said. “That whetted my appetite and I wanted to work more.”
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But he didn’t necessarily want to return in a single-camera comedy, which looks like a film and has very long production days. The multi-camera comedies that are shot before a live audience — such as “Friends” — require one night of filming per week and much less time from cast members.
“I wanted to get back to multi-camera because I have a family,” LeBlanc said.
